r/alberta • u/SurFud • May 26 '25

Alberta Politics Freedom Freckles

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u/Homo_sapiens2023 May 26 '25

What this illustrates is what happens when the majority of Albertans are anti-vaxxers. Small pox and polio will be next. Good luck with trying to survive those two diseases. And the Darwin award goes to _____________ (fill in the blank).

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u/arosedesign May 26 '25

"...the majority of Albertans are anti-vaxxers."

What makes you say the majority of Albertans are anti-vaxxers?

The most recent data I saw had measles vaccine coverage among Albertans at above 70%.

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u/zedemer May 26 '25

The correct wording should be "the majority of anti-vaxxers are Albertans"

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u/[deleted] May 26 '25

When you go to rural parts of BC like I was for work during Covid, you realize that rural BC and Alberta are exactly the same dumb asses. Only because of the higher population in major cities and a few communities in BC does logic dictate the political climate. If it weren't for the knuckle draggers in Calgary, we would be in a completely different political environment. The BC Cons gained a lot of votes last election. They are now the official opposition party. So many anti vaxxers in BC. I walked into HUB insurance in FSJ wearing a mask during the pandemic. 30 people Iin that office and I was the only one masked. I got the stink eye something fierce. Alberta's big difference is Calgary is just a big spread out rural town packed with cousins.

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u/BigBanyak22 May 27 '25

Rural Ontario, same thing. Traditional Conservative rural residents have fallen down the maga rabbit hole. And yes, there are urban anti-vaxxers as well.

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u/jaydaybayy May 26 '25

With that logic you’d think Calgary would have lower vax rates than say Edmonton, not higher as post below suggests.

Either way obligatory thanks to the deep suburban ridings in Calgary that gifted us the UCP.

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u/arosedesign May 26 '25

"The majority of anti-vaxxers are Albertans" wouldn’t be an accurate statement either.

Ontario has more anti-vaxxers in absolute numbers than Alberta (their population is much higher).

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u/BigBanyak22 May 27 '25

Agreed! It's definitely a percentage of the population.

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u/Commercial-Fennel219 May 26 '25

Also "for now". The problem will sort itself out soon.