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‘We’ll go out less’: Immunocompromised Albertans prepare for lifting of COVID-19 restrictions
COVID-19 restrictions at midnight on Tuesday.Many Albertans are eager to have normalcy back in their lives, but for some, it’s not yet possible.Simone Chalifoux has an immunocompromised daughter. She said though the province is about to be nearly wide-open in terms of restrictions, her family feels more closed off.“Eliminating all of those mandates is actually more isolating for us, because that means we’ll go out less,” she explained.Chalifoux said her family will be avoiding even simple trips like to the grocery store because they want to ensure their daughter Joanne Picard is protected at home.“At this point, you don’t get a day without talking to someone who knows someone with COVID-19,” she said.