When I asked my friend who knows about economics about the present moment he said we’re in for a broad decline in economic activity. And when I asked my friend who knows about history about the present moment she said we’re in for a broad decline a very broad decline.

Any push to increase school attendance has to deal with the fact that schools are where sickness spreads - and it doesn't stay there. Forcing sick kids to go anyway will make that even worse. If they're serious, start by cleaning the air. Attendance and learning will improve as kids get healthier.

Poignant read 👇 "The acute illness early in the pandemic was bad. That’s just the tip of the iceberg of suffering and death. Most of that still lies ahead and most people don’t seem to understand it or choose to ignore facing that reality..."

We're trying to make it as easy as possible to locate #CleanIndoorAir Check out map.airspothealth.com

People keep telling me that they were willing to take precautions during the pandemic, and so I keep replying that is also why I am still willing to take precautions now.

Another great update from Jeff on the situation in Ontario. He shares some local data on BA.3.2.* “Cicada” in children, a topic that is relevant globally.

What happens when seniors can't find safe, stable housing? The documentary "No Place to Grow Old" tells that story. Free screening & discussion with a panel of advocates about what we can do about it. 📅 April 22 🕠 Doors 5:30 PM PT 📍 Internet Archive, 300 Funston Ave, SF 🎟️ RSVP luma.com/lrtq1eg5

Mikisew Cree First Nation Billy-Joe Tuccaro spoke about the impact that toxic chemicals leaching and spilling from the oil sands is having on his people. Every Canadian should listen to what he has to say. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

How the pandemic feels from my perspective. icemsg.org/2026/04/13/p...

We're a bit delayed with the forecast. Please check back tomorrow for an update. * * * Notre prévision est retardée. Veuillez revenir demain pour une mise à jour.

It would seem that I am losing patience, for when the man in front of me asked why I was masked I promptly replied: “so I can outlive my enemies,” and based on the expression the man made in response it would seem that was one of my better responses to that question.

Anyone looking for access to #Novavax in #Canada - it’s been approved federally but now we need our provinces/territories to purchase it, educate on it, and make it available to anyone who wants it. Time is of the essence. Time to #MakeYourNoise! stillcoviding.ca/en/take-acti...

As the week begins
I often wonder how it is
that all of us
just keep going to work
when everything 
is falling apart. And as the week begins 
I often wonder
if part of the reason 
why everything
is falling apart
is that all of us
just keep going to work.

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An invitation from comedian Ron Placone to YOU! Come see his new 1-hour standup special this Saturday, April 18, FREE, over Zoom! This event is part of the Inspire Performing Arts Festival by & for the Airborne Aware

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🧵Disinformation/misinformation is a big part of why we’re in the mess we are now with Covid. But there’s a bigger problem I see, and no one is talking about it. One of the foundational concepts of adult learning is that adults reconcile new info with their own lived experiences. (1/10)

Other provinces take safety in hospitals seriously. Not so with UCP. edmonton.citynews.ca/2026/04/09/nurses-union-wants-weapons-screening-officers-for-alberta-hospitals-due-to-violence/

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When we realised COVID-19 was causing massive health problems, and was airborne, we should have immediately turned to improving air safety. And we did know this in 2020. Instead we chose lie and deny. And here we are, in a “absenteeism” crisis.

You are going to see a LOT of photos and videos online today in which people are wearing masks - especially this one, the 3M Aura. They may be worn by people who don't wear them all that often, but they are wearing them. You can like & share their posts, and follow people.🧵

I used to wonder what it felt like to be a scientist sounding the alarm on: tobacco AIDS Now we’re living it. Turns out the barrier isn’t evidence. It’s denial.

The irony that govt hid truth about damage Covid causes to health & ability to work in order to save the economy & it’s hurting the workforce & economy anyway. Subsidizing HEPA air filtration upgrades in workplaces, schools, indoor public spaces would have cost way less than 135 billion per year 🧵👇

BREAKING NEWS! The Novavax Nuvaxovid COVID-19 vaccine is back in Canada - but it’s up to the Province whether BCians will be able to access Canada's only protein-based COVID vaccine option in fall/winter 2026/27. Join us to demand vaccine access & choice: donoharmbc.ca/bc-demands-n...

#Ontario #wastewater graph updated with March 29 data - Kingston, Toronto updated: wwater.ca/Ontario - Also updated: AB, MB, QC, SK wwater.ca Source: health-infobase.canada.ca/wastewater/

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Did a whole civilization die this week, never to be brought back? No, a whole civilization did not die this week never to be brought back. But please remember your whole civilization will never be brought back to where it was before this week.

If I recall correctly it was around this point six years ago when everyone realized they would need to cancel their summer plans, and while it would be wrong to say history is literally repeating, it seems like everyone I talk to is canceling their summer plans.

I know, my cautious friend, that at this point you are probably tired of wearing a mask, but remember, my friend, it is better to wear a plague barrier, than it is to become a plague bearer.

When you hear that the EPA is “proposing gutting rules for handling toxic coal ash, a move that threatens groundwater,” it is important to understand, it is very important to understand, that “threatens groundwater” is just another way of saying “threatens you.”

Ontario Public Health respiratory virus update April 10, 2026 % positivity Covid 4.2 Flu 4.7 RSV 3.7 Entero/Rhinovirus 6.3 Human metapneumovirus 4.5 Seasonal coronavirus 5 Masks, vaccination, ventilation and staying home when sick help to reduce spread. www.publichealthontario.ca/en/Data-and-...

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The professor told me that he recently learned his continued mask wearing has earned him a nickname, apparently students call him: “the man in the iron mask,” and when I asked him how that makes him feel, he laughed and replied: “what matters is I don’t feel sick.”

My friend who studies computers says that this is a week that will go down in history. My friend who studies politics says that this is a week that will go down in history. My friend who studies history says that this is a week that shows we’re all going down.

In the business press I read that “The pandemic might be over, but new research indicates long Covid is likely to reverberate across OECD economies, costing up to $135 billion a year over the next decade,” which really seems to suggest that the pandemic is not yet over.

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Yesterday, one of my children discussed nuclear war, stock market manipulation, and went to see "The Magic Faraway Tree" at the cinema with his Mum. (In case you are asking, of course they were) This is normal childhood behaviour in 2026. The Stolen Child (WB Yeats)

When I asked her how future historians will describe this week, the historian replied: that it is too soon to say as this week is still far from over.

My aunt, the doctor, told me a new joke. She asked: What does this deal have in common with most of us? I said I did not know. And so she replied: Just like most of us, it’s falling apart. And then neither of us laughed.

"No one should be taking medical advice from some dude who looks like an overly frizzy John Oates."

Listen: by this point you should understand that there is a difference between the four horsemen slowing to a momentary trot, and those four horsemen returning to their stable.

My friend who thinks about the past says now is the time to catch your breath. My friend who thinks about the future says now is the time to hold your breath. My friend who thinks about the present says at this time just be thankful you can still draw breath.

My colleague is mad because she has caught COVID at work. However, she also doesn't wear masks most of the time, AND she came to work yesterday symptomatic (before testing positive) and only wore a surgical mask despite N95s being freely available. 🤔

#MedSky These things are noticed. Patients and colleagues may not confront you, because there are power imbalances and other factors… but they are noticed, and not in a good way. Please stay home when sick. Wear a properly fitted respirator at work. It’s the professional thing to do.

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It is no longer possible for us to carry on, but it is still possible for us to carry each other.

When I asked the historian for her thoughts on this moment she grew quiet, and then said: that she used to wonder what it was like to go about your work while seriously thinking that a nuclear bomb might be used that day, but now she no longer needs to wonder.

Please know, my friend, it is completely understandable if today you are finding that it is impossible to focus on your normal routine, indeed, my friend, what is harder to understand is that today so many people are somehow continuing to just go about their routines.