Many Albertans are frustrated and angry with the unvaccinated, but what to do with those feelings?
CBC
Dr. Daisy Fung finds it hard to measure time these days. She just keeps working until she's done.
Amidst the fourth wave of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the Edmonton family doctor works "killer hours," treating patients, even visiting some of her palliative, geriatric and house-bound patients in their homes.
"Everything during COVID just seems to take a lot longer," adds Fung, an assistant clinical professor in the department of family medicine at the University of Alberta.
She recently spent two hours talking with a patient hesitant to get a COVID-19 inoculation.
"Drawing empathy has been harder and harder in general during this pandemic for patients," concedes Dr. Fung.
While she inevitably finds understanding for her patients, she struggles to identify with some people.
"It's especially frustrating when in my personal life, I see people who are suffering from COVID or have lost both parents to COVID … [and] they're not vaccinated and they're spreading misinformation."
And Dr. Fung is not alone.
Like the static crackle of electronic noise, an acrimonious current animates social media discussions about Alberta's seemingly interminable COVID-19 situation.
As the provincial government and medical professionals continue to implore Albertans to get vaccinated, the white noise of angry posts, tweets and memes about what for some can feel like a never-ending pandemic pile on top of each other in the forums.
This can lead to anger with each other, and with the provincial government.
According to a new poll conducted for CBC News, anger and frustration top the list of feelings Albertans have when asked about unvaccinated people.
Almost a quarter (23 per cent) of people in Alberta say they are angry with the unvaccinated.
Forty-three per cent feel frustrated.
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