Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) With warm weather approaching and the promise of a “one-dose summer” on the horizon, many Canadians are making plans for the summer and fall, eager for life to get back to pre-pandemic “normal.” But not all Canadians are happy to see the end of lockdown life brought about by COVID-19 restrictions.
The term ‘cave syndrome’ has been bandied about in news headlines and on social media, a term being used to describe people who may not be so willing to resume normal life when the COVID-19 pandemic sees its end. But while it may accurately describe people’s genuine struggle to return to normal lives as restrictions ease, psychologists say it’s a term that oversimplifies and pathologizes things.
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On March 8, 2020, Gillian Isabelle started to feel under the weather as she arrived back in Regina after attending a dental conference in Vancouver.
Hearing reports of a new coronavirus starting to spread across Canada, she was worried. She and her partner were asked to get tested for COVID-19, so she booked the tests for March 13 and they hunkered down at home to wait.
The day after the test, and just two days after Saskatchewan declared its first case of COVID-19, Isabelle received a call saying she and her partner were the first people in Regina to test positive.
Try refreshing your browser, or COVID-19: One Year Later â From fear to fatigue and pandemic perceptions Back to video
On March 8, 2020, Gillian Isabelle started to feel under the weather as she arrived back in Regina after attending a dental conference in Vancouver.
Hearing reports of a new coronavirus starting to spread across Canada, she was worried. She and her partner were asked to get tested for COVID-19, so she booked the tests for March 13 and they hunkered down at home to wait.
The day after the test, and just two days after Saskatchewan declared its first case of COVID-19, Isabelle received a call saying she and her partner were the first people in Regina to test positive.
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The warmer weather is arriving, daylight saving time returned Sunday and the exasperatingly slow vaccine rollout in Canada is sputtering to life.
While acknowledging there are good reasons for optimism, and an end to the year-long COVID-19 pandemic, the overarching messaging from Canada’s leaders hasn’t budged in a meaningful way from earlier scripts.
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On Friday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam encouraged Canadians to “keep to a steady and cautious pace.” “Racing towards the finish line could cost us what we’ve gained,” said Tam, while Trudeau stuck to his “by end of September” timeline for having all adult Canadians who want it vaccinated.