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Excellent question. Over 6M 🇨🇦don’t have family doctors. This should be in every measles article Pls share: “without a family doctor, how do you proceed? Head straight to your public health unit. Below is a list of public health units by province and territory.” thehealthinsider.ca/getting-vacc...

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Entertaining talk by @dfisman.bsky.social on confounders in epidemiology, RCT and more. Made it easy for non-epidemiologists to follow. One of the take aways- How well masks protected us during the pandemic? Really well.

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So what’s the plan to mitigate this airborne virus in Ontario schools and on school buses? Hmm? CC: MPP Paul Calandra #onpoli #onted

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#Ontario #wastewater graph updated with Mar 16 data - Sudbury data updated: wwater.ca/Ontario - Also updated: BC, NB, NS, PEI, SK wwater.ca Source: health-infobase.canada.ca/wastewater/

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#Medsky🧪 #IDsky #publichealth An excellent talk by @virusesimmunity.bsky.social about breakthroughs in understanding #LongCOVID, and the importance of diverse voices in #science 👇🏿

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"The lease between Therme and Ontario binds the Ford government to have a parking solution with 1,800 spots ready for the spa to open in 2028 — or face a penalty of $5 per space per day." Doug "Art of the Deal" Ford strikes again.

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It seems like a good time to repeat how thankful I am that the entire Canadian federal election process has a campaign period that’s at least 36 days and no more than 50 days. That’s it. With strict spending limits. And every single time, that ends up seeming long and expensive to me.

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If you're writing a book on COVID interventions and dynamics outside your area of expertise, approaching it by talking to absolutely nobody whatsoever seems less than ideal. (From: undark.org/2025/03/07/i...)

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In <24 hours, Covid funding is DOGEd across HHS, CDC, NIH as if it and Long Covid didn't exist and there is no worry for future pandemics www.science.org/content/arti... www.nbcnews.com/health/healt... www.science.org/content/arti...

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Fun fact! Before 1930s it was common for children to be born with horns in the United States. More common in the Southern states, horns were prized. Artificial light caused the trait to disappear.

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“Kids keep getting sicker as evidence for COVID immune damage builds” www.thegauntlet.news/p/kids-keep-...

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Things COVID has proven: 1) The job you were told couldn’t be done remotely, can be done remotely. 2) Many disabled workers could have been working from home, but corporations just didn’t want them to. 3) Internet is a utility and not a luxury. 4) Universal healthcare is a necessity.

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From losing 2-6 IQ points per infection to activating autoimmune conditions to long-term organ damage, none of this is good. It’s time to #CleanTheAir in all indoor workplaces, daycares, schools, etc. www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...

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Jesus--almost 100 books and articles of mine are in this. A few are false positives where I was a journal editor instead of author but still probably 90+ articles to train their fucking AI.

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"Beyond long COVID — how reinfections could be causing silent long-term organ damage" "Even if you think you're done with COVID, COVID might not be done with you" "There is no such thing as a COVID infection without consequence," says long COVID researcher, David Putrino Source: archive.md/pwmdd

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I do keep thinking about the fact that courage, like fear (and measles) is highly contagious

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These are just unimaginably ugly days we’re living through.

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Who wants some good news? The overwintering monarch population, which had plummeted last winter, has doubled this winter! www.worldwildlife.org/stories/east...

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Long-term heart risks from COVID-19. "A study found that having a COVID-19 infection doubles the risk of cardiovascular diseases, with risks extending up to 3 years." "The risks presented by COVID-19 apply to all patients, regardless of age, gender, or prior health conditions."

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"They all know we have to dramatically decline to get to zero by 2030, but every company in every country wants to be the last barrel sold, so until we have more international cooperation between countries to stop stockpiling, to manage the wind down, who gets to produce #FossilFuels and how much?"

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An excellent long read about the current reality around COVID. These are the high profile stories that open eyes and ears to science-based criticisms of pandemic mismanagement by public health. You can't fool all of the people, all of the time. www.salon.com/2025/03/14/m...

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In case you wondered… Measles is one of the most infectious diseases on Earth. An infected person can walk through a room and up to two hours later a healthy person can walk through the same room and get sick, just by breathing the lingering air. thetyee.ca/News/2025/03...

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First Nations offer to buy ‘iconic’ Hudson’s Bay store chain for tobacco, blanket

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Great. Big grocery chains should donate their US produce to the food banks.

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data minimization: sometimes, the only ethical way to handle data is to never collect it in the first place

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I know this is going to sound naive or earnest, but I genuinely find myself shocked by how little people seem to be upset by the levels of corruption we're seeing. Is that the median voter assumes everyone is corrupt already? Or isn't actually getting stories about the corruption?

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When someone becomes disabled or chronically ill, people will twist themselves into knots finding a way to blame them. They need to find fault so they don’t have to face the randomness of life. The truth is, anyone can become disabled at any time. Good health is not a guarantee.

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Five years on and we’re still going round and round with whether Covid is airborne. There’s no scientific doubt. Denial broke us. healthydebate.ca/2025/03/topi...

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Correct www.canada.ca/content/dam/...

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The 1957 #birdflu outbreak could have been catastrophic, but a medical historian explains how a combination of scientific knowledge, public health measures and luck prevented a repeat of the deadly 1918 flu #pandemic 🩺 #episky buff.ly/MD5N4Qx

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@effinbirds.com nailing it as always

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For International Women's Day, I give you Lise Meitner, one of the discoverers of nuclear fission, the first to formulate and understand it. Never won the Nobel Prize despite being nominated 49 times, though she does have the element Meitnerium named after her. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lise_Me...

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Chaque jour, du 1er au 15 mars, sensibilisons au #CovidLong ! #ApresJ20 #LongCovid #LongCovidAwareness #LongCovidAwarenessDay

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Five years on: Britons among hardest hit by Covid fallout www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m... Yet we act like it has all gone away. #CovidIsNotOver #wearamask

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Today is an important day. #DayOfReflection Our thoughts are with all those who have experienced loss. We call for pandemic communications to recognise morbidity and mortality. Using past tense to talk about the pandemic implies the risk of COVID has passed. #DayOfReflection #LongCovidKids

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🌬️'The COVID‑19 pandemic made the ocean of gases surrounding us visible'. In 'Air-Borne', @carlzimmer.com shows us that the world needs to see what’s never been seen (by so many) before. @nytimes.com @ukhadds.bsky.social @erictopol.bsky.social @jljcolorado.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/b...

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Great article on how CBC's Cross Country Checkup echoes the dangerous "both sides" and "just asking questions" style journalism used to report on trans rights. "No one feels comfortable hearing or participating in a discussion where their very core identity is put forward as a subject for debate."

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#COVID19 joins syphilis, AIDS, and tuberculosis as diseases that persist despite medical breakthroughs. A medical historian explains why social and economic factors are just as crucial as #vaccines in eliminating epidemics. buff.ly/00XyFdb By Powel H. Kazanjian, University of Michigan 🗃️ 🩺 #episky

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🎁 article: Many are discussing this as a cautionary tale of hantavirus and Alzheimer’s but isn’t it also a cautionary for us all to touch base with family and friends, particularly those who are vulnerable? www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/u...

Entertaining talk by @dfisman.bsky.social on confounders in epidemiology, RCT and more. Made it easy for non-epidemiologists to follow. One of the take aways- How well masks protected us during the pandemic? Really well.

So what’s the plan to mitigate this airborne virus in Ontario schools and on school buses? Hmm? CC: MPP Paul Calandra #onpoli #onted

#Ontario #wastewater graph updated with Mar 16 data - Sudbury data updated: wwater.ca/Ontario - Also updated: BC, NB, NS, PEI, SK wwater.ca Source: health-infobase.canada.ca/wastewater/

#Medsky🧪 #IDsky #publichealth An excellent talk by @virusesimmunity.bsky.social about breakthroughs in understanding #LongCOVID, and the importance of diverse voices in #science 👇🏿

"The lease between Therme and Ontario binds the Ford government to have a parking solution with 1,800 spots ready for the spa to open in 2028 — or face a penalty of $5 per space per day." Doug "Art of the Deal" Ford strikes again.

It seems like a good time to repeat how thankful I am that the entire Canadian federal election process has a campaign period that’s at least 36 days and no more than 50 days. That’s it. With strict spending limits. And every single time, that ends up seeming long and expensive to me.

If you're writing a book on COVID interventions and dynamics outside your area of expertise, approaching it by talking to absolutely nobody whatsoever seems less than ideal. (From: undark.org/2025/03/07/i...)

In <24 hours, Covid funding is DOGEd across HHS, CDC, NIH as if it and Long Covid didn't exist and there is no worry for future pandemics www.science.org/content/arti... www.nbcnews.com/health/healt... www.science.org/content/arti...

Fun fact! Before 1930s it was common for children to be born with horns in the United States. More common in the Southern states, horns were prized. Artificial light caused the trait to disappear.

“Kids keep getting sicker as evidence for COVID immune damage builds” www.thegauntlet.news/p/kids-keep-...

Things COVID has proven: 1) The job you were told couldn’t be done remotely, can be done remotely. 2) Many disabled workers could have been working from home, but corporations just didn’t want them to. 3) Internet is a utility and not a luxury. 4) Universal healthcare is a necessity.

From losing 2-6 IQ points per infection to activating autoimmune conditions to long-term organ damage, none of this is good. It’s time to #CleanTheAir in all indoor workplaces, daycares, schools, etc. www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...

Jesus--almost 100 books and articles of mine are in this. A few are false positives where I was a journal editor instead of author but still probably 90+ articles to train their fucking AI.

"Beyond long COVID — how reinfections could be causing silent long-term organ damage" "Even if you think you're done with COVID, COVID might not be done with you" "There is no such thing as a COVID infection without consequence," says long COVID researcher, David Putrino Source: archive.md/pwmdd

I do keep thinking about the fact that courage, like fear (and measles) is highly contagious

These are just unimaginably ugly days we’re living through.

Who wants some good news? The overwintering monarch population, which had plummeted last winter, has doubled this winter! www.worldwildlife.org/stories/east...

Long-term heart risks from COVID-19. "A study found that having a COVID-19 infection doubles the risk of cardiovascular diseases, with risks extending up to 3 years." "The risks presented by COVID-19 apply to all patients, regardless of age, gender, or prior health conditions."

🍵😏

"They all know we have to dramatically decline to get to zero by 2030, but every company in every country wants to be the last barrel sold, so until we have more international cooperation between countries to stop stockpiling, to manage the wind down, who gets to produce #FossilFuels and how much?"

An excellent long read about the current reality around COVID. These are the high profile stories that open eyes and ears to science-based criticisms of pandemic mismanagement by public health. You can't fool all of the people, all of the time. www.salon.com/2025/03/14/m...

In case you wondered… Measles is one of the most infectious diseases on Earth. An infected person can walk through a room and up to two hours later a healthy person can walk through the same room and get sick, just by breathing the lingering air. thetyee.ca/News/2025/03...

First Nations offer to buy ‘iconic’ Hudson’s Bay store chain for tobacco, blanket

Great. Big grocery chains should donate their US produce to the food banks.

data minimization: sometimes, the only ethical way to handle data is to never collect it in the first place

I know this is going to sound naive or earnest, but I genuinely find myself shocked by how little people seem to be upset by the levels of corruption we're seeing. Is that the median voter assumes everyone is corrupt already? Or isn't actually getting stories about the corruption?

When someone becomes disabled or chronically ill, people will twist themselves into knots finding a way to blame them. They need to find fault so they don’t have to face the randomness of life. The truth is, anyone can become disabled at any time. Good health is not a guarantee.

Five years on and we’re still going round and round with whether Covid is airborne. There’s no scientific doubt. Denial broke us. healthydebate.ca/2025/03/topi...

Correct www.canada.ca/content/dam/...

The 1957 #birdflu outbreak could have been catastrophic, but a medical historian explains how a combination of scientific knowledge, public health measures and luck prevented a repeat of the deadly 1918 flu #pandemic 🩺 #episky buff.ly/MD5N4Qx

@effinbirds.com nailing it as always

For International Women's Day, I give you Lise Meitner, one of the discoverers of nuclear fission, the first to formulate and understand it. Never won the Nobel Prize despite being nominated 49 times, though she does have the element Meitnerium named after her. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lise_Me...

Chaque jour, du 1er au 15 mars, sensibilisons au #CovidLong ! #ApresJ20 #LongCovid #LongCovidAwareness #LongCovidAwarenessDay

Five years on: Britons among hardest hit by Covid fallout www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m... Yet we act like it has all gone away. #CovidIsNotOver #wearamask

Today is an important day. #DayOfReflection Our thoughts are with all those who have experienced loss. We call for pandemic communications to recognise morbidity and mortality. Using past tense to talk about the pandemic implies the risk of COVID has passed. #DayOfReflection #LongCovidKids

Great article on how CBC's Cross Country Checkup echoes the dangerous "both sides" and "just asking questions" style journalism used to report on trans rights. "No one feels comfortable hearing or participating in a discussion where their very core identity is put forward as a subject for debate."

🎁 article: Many are discussing this as a cautionary tale of hantavirus and Alzheimer’s but isn’t it also a cautionary for us all to touch base with family and friends, particularly those who are vulnerable? www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/u...

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