Having said that… it’s my professional duty to not spread disease at work, so what I like, or don’t like, is irrelevant.

There should be zero job descriptions on the planet that require workers to regularly get infected. Zero. Working with communicable disease should equal PPE, including respirators, as well as hand hygiene etc.

Providing Health Care to Refugee, Immigrant and Migrant Populations Hybrid course from June 17-19, 2026 www.mcgill.ca/summerinstit...

Yet it's being fully funded & rolled out at an alarming pace. Meanwhile, other projects need more study: UBI, affordable housing, free transit

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The long shadow of long COVID. Years after infection, thousands — possibly millions — of Canadians remain unable to return to the lives they once knew, by Meagan Gillmore www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/05/29/t... via @cdnaffairs.bsky.social

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Join us on June 17th for the Canadian Covid Society's Annual General Meeting, featuring guest speaker Barry Hunt, a health care advocate who will be sharing his talk "Onward Together: Grassroots Action & Real Change in PPE & Engineered Infection Prevention.”
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NB Lung launched our Spacer Replacement Program for #AsthmaAwarenessMonth — and 100+ spacers have already gone to New Brunswickers in need. Spacers improve medication delivery and symptom control. Fill out our request form: https://tinyurl.com/mr23ez6s#AsthmaAwarenessMonth #Asthma #COPD #NewBrunswick

Sadly, Global North folks need to be constantly reminded that we are connected to others, need to care about others, and that our safety is always collective You would have thought a global pandemic would have been enough to realize that, but....

Hantavirus Shrinks the Lines Between Human and Animal Health. The cruise ship outbreak shows how a changing climate and culture of travel bring people closer to pathogens that spread disease, by Pratvia Baral, Joanne Liu, Veasna Duong thetyee.ca/Analysis/202... via @thetyee.ca

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I get a lot of Qs about the hell we're supposed to do about young men and radicalization. There are lots of different resources on this and @whiteribbon.bsky.social has just created a new one specific for those who are raising boys and young men.

A very good interview with Arijit Chakravarty concerning the state of public health globally. Not a happy read. It’s honest and brutal but also quite on point. Talks about COVID, MPox, H5N1 influenza, measles, Andes Hantavirus and Ebola. We really have to up our public health game! By a lot!!

They are arguing about building early warning systems. Meanwhile, Epiwatch (where I work) detected haemorrhagic fever, and unknown illnesses, since around March in the DRC. It listens to chatter in media. Sewage monitoring would also be good, if you can get samples.

Headed out for a holiday weekend vacation? Take steps to keep yourself and others safe, whether boarding a plane or just hanging out by the pool!

Stop Israeli weapons dealers from coming to Canada for a big arms show in Ottawa. Use this link to send a message to the CBSA: actionnetwork.org/letters/clos...

“Long COVID will cost the US an estimated $8 billion over just 3 years due to healthcare burden, managing symptoms and loss to the workforce” theconversation.com/long-covid-w...

Memo to the global community: Canada has officially abandoned climate action. PM Carney has systematically dismantled all the insufficient policy we had in place. A clear-eyed and devastating piece by my brother, @sethdklein.bsky.social. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The response to the new Ebola outbreak has been significantly hindered by the near-absence so far of the United States. Story by @stephanienolen.bsky.social & @apoorvanyt.bsky.social Gift link: nyti.ms/4wEzlfA

C'est honteux.

To enhance communication this wildfire season, we've launched a new Facebook page. Follow https://www.facebook.com/WildfiresFeuxNB/, your official government source for information on wildfire activity, safety and burn conditions in New Brunswick.

This is socialism. Conservatives hate socialism.

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May is National Stroke Awareness Month! A stroke can happen to anyone, but there are things you can do to significantly lower your risk. Eat a healthy diet, get plenty of exercise, limit your smoking and drinking, and take steps to protect yourself from viruses to limit your risk of strokes!

Tomorrow! Give me 60 minutes of your time and I'll teach you different ways you can de-escalate and build community care. It's open to anyone, anywhere aged 12+ and it's not recorded, so don't miss out! zoom.us/webinar/regi...

How to stop AI from turning your brain to mush www.bbc.com/future/artic... @thomasgermain.bsky.social "There's plenty of evidence that if you are not doing as much of the actual thinking, then your capability to do that kind of thinking is going to atrophy." Be critical. And create – paper & pen.

The t-shirt says it all. Do we aspire to health for all or health for some in Ontario and Canada? The closure of the CTS in Peterborough is resulting in more outside use of drugs and healthcare strain here my story from my run last night.

"Depraved" is nowhere close to being strong enough for every American whose vote allowed this to happen. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Africa is always the easiest target for travel bans "Last in line for vaccine access, first in line for travel bans" as someone once put it

We cancelled Ghomeshi. That man was *the* Canadian media darling. He was not convicted on any of the charges he faced. But we all collectively sent his ass packing. We've cancelled abusers before and we can do it again. So, why don't we?

Travel bans do not stop viruses from spreading. Resources, global solidarity and collaboration do. News that an American missionary has tested positive for Ebola is being airlifted out of the DRC while the US rolls out travel bans is eerily reminiscent of the 2014-2016 outbreaks in W Africa.

A shocking report by Ontario’s Auditor General concerning the Ontario government’s use of AI by the public service! Very poor controls of how AI is being used and lack of training! Unacceptable risk to citizen’s privacy and the accuracy of work done!

The boy who always cried "Wolf!" eventually got himself eaten by a wolf. The mayor of Amity Island who minimized the threat got a lot of other people eaten by a shark. Fear-mongering is bad. Calm-mongering is at least as bad.

I’d like to see every patient having airborne disease control as a standard part of post operative care. We need to be aware of flu and COVID waves… and not working when sick.

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Understanding the Ebola outbreak and new hantavirus case A brief interview and update www.ctvnews.ca/video/2026/0...

Bonnie Henry just said “PPE, that word that we all dread” On TV! Ummm We also dread helmets? Seatbelts? Cold weather clothing? Now that’s something that’ll cover up your head/face… I despair. We are where we are because we dread mitigations and protections.

I’m going to slowly put together the Ebola aerosol stuff on this thread. I don’t have a lot of time right now, but let’s start with Ebola super-spreading. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Public Health officials should not generate mask phobia and mask aversion in the public. (Even if personally they have a mask aversion). It’s horribly irresponsible.

Sitting in the ER waiting room with many people coughing and feeling like shit and suspecting influenza. Masks? What are those? Neither nurse, doctor, or patient wearing one. We are wearing ours because we've learned so much...

Great NYT essay by @linseymarr.bsky.social, framing the hantavirus story. Independently, the same key points and perspective from @donmilton.bsky.social in our conversation that day erictopol.substack.com/p/assessment...