Happening this Sunday from 1-7pm - The 3rd Annual Clean Air Festival in Vancouver. How has it been three years already? This is a Covid safer hybrid event with respirator masks required 😷 & available free onsite. Lots of prizes & music too! 🎶 Register here 🔗 www.tickettailor.com/events/clean...

The BOHS in the UK is officially recommending respirators instead of surgical masks in healthcare settings. Let’s hope that the CSA standard Z94.4 for use of respirators in all healthcare settings will become official in Canada to protect healthcare workers and patients. x.com/SafeDavid3/s...

Parent advocacy groups have asked the Ministry of Health to install HEPA filters in all BC schools to protect our kids with no results. Private schools like St. Georges upgraded their HVAC's with HEPA filters according to ASHRAE guidelines. x.com/InspiredAqua...

Long COVID in kids happens at a critical time when kids are physically and mentally developing and may increase their risk for long term disability. This is why we need more research and resources for this condition to help kids now. archive.ph/7mtb8

Sign the letter from the Canadian Aerosol Transmission Coalition: We support the latest draft CSA Z94.4, Selection, Use and Care of Respirators – to protect ALL workers, especially healthcare. www.aerosoltransmissioncoalition.ca

Protect healthcare workers and patients by supporting the landmark standard Z94.4 for the use of respirators in healthcare proposed by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA). August 19th is the deadline to weigh in at : publicreview.csa.ca/Home/Details...

The Federal government gives BC $194 million annually to treat rare diseases. Medications are not just for curing diseases but to alleviate suffering and improve quality of life. If the drug was $1 the committee would never have been involved. vancouversun.com/news/member-...

Measles, like COVID is a contagious airborne virus. Handwashing is ineffective for prevention but what is effective includes vaccination, use of masks especially N95 masks, cleaning the air in schools and a public awareness campaign. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

New: Our open letter to PM Mark Carney on the urgent need for COVID-19 mitigations 🍁 @mark-carney.bsky.social - We’re calling for action in 4 key areas to protect public health 📝 Read the full letter & share: protectbc.ca/open-letter-lettre-ouverte-pm-mark-carney 

Come to the Millions Missing BC Rally On Saturday, May 10th from 1-2:30 pm at Jack Poole Plaza to support people living with ME/ CFS and Long COVID in BC and advocate for more funding for research into treatment.

“ There is no single universal drug for treatment (of Long COVID in kids). Some people think there is nothing we can do. But there are a variety of specific symptom-based therapies we can use now. “ ( while waiting for RCT trials). Dr. Peter Rowe protectbc.ca/long-covid-r...

Dr. Peter Rowe on Immunity Debt: “ I don’t know what the rationale would be to say that children should be exposed to major illnesses ( to help their immunity) – people will die.” protectbc.ca/long-covid-r...

New briefing alert: Long Covid in Kids! Millions of children globally now have Long Covid. We interviewed Dr. Peter Rowe, Professor of Pediatrics, at John Hopkins in Long Covid in kids Watch here👇🏼 youtu.be/QbUjM-Pb8Z8?...

What makes a good health leader? As soothing as "Be Kind, Be Calm, Be Safe" may sound, without action, it’s just another empty slogan. Canadians need someone who takes timely, decisive actions to truly protect us. Now, and when the next pandemic strikes. canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/04/13/w...

The BCCDC is conducting a survey on Long Covid in the province. They ask whether Long Covid was diagnosed by a healthcare provider, which could underestimate the prevalence. Share your thoughts! Survey 🔗 ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...?

BC patients, health advocates slam removal of healthcare mask protections DoNoHarm BC March 31, 2025 📰 Read the press release: stillcoviding.ca/en/communiti... #CovidIsNotOver #COVID #BCPoli #CdnPoli #health

Vancouver, BC today 🍁 Long COVID is real. These pillow cases tell the heartbreaking stories of some of the over 3.5 million Canadians who were previously healthy now suffering from this debilitating disease with over 100, 000 people unable to work. Governments need to help them now.

Today, we invite you to send a letter to your Prov /Fed reps asking for more support. Please follow the instructions on the website, include a link of the letter of support from Senator Kutcher (found on the main Long Covid page) cc the email given to track! #CureLongCovidNow #LongCovidAwareness

Reminder: Tomorrow, March 15th is International Long Covid Awareness Day and the 5 yr anniversary since the start of the Covid pandemic. It is the first year Canada is participating nationwide. In Vancouver join us outside the Vancouver Art Gallery at 10:45 am to support Long COVID!

Saturday March 15th is International #LongCovid Awareness Day & the 5 yr anniversary since the start of the Covid pandemic. It is the first year Canada is participating nationwide. In Vancouver join us outside the Vancouver Art Gallery at 10:45 am to support Long COVID!

New hazard index from Covid-19 Resources Canada, based on federal wastewater data. COVID rates are very high across Canada (~1 in 42 people) & high in BC (~1 in 56). Infections this week are expected to cause 2,900 hospitalizations, 630 deaths, & 14,000 new Long COVID cases 😣

#Covid turns five today. The next pandemic is lurking. thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

We’re being joined by @protectbc.bsky.social & @cancovsoc.bsky.social calling for mask requirements in healthcare. You can also find our press release & media kit at donoharmbc.ca/advocates-ur... - and if you know journalists or outlets that should be covering this issue, please do tag them!

Top graph… what we have going on with C19 (scaled down compared to flu due to most people using RAT, or nothing). Bottom graph, flu. No matter how hard you stare at it, C19 graph is just refusing to morph into a tidy spike like flu. Wishful thinking doesn’t work.

Happening Wednesday, Sept 4! Live briefing on Clean Air in Schools with Protect our Province BC's Dr. Susan Kuo and below guests ⬇️ Webinar link 🔗 protectbc.ca/live

Don't forget to test to protect! Watch this fantastic how-to video from @protectbc.bsky.social In Nova Scotia you can still pick up at-home rapid test kits at public libraries, MLA offices, Access Nova Scotia, and Feed Nova Scotia!

We've also put together this FAQ on Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs). Let's us know if anything's unclear, or if we've missed including your question. protectbc.ca/covid-19-rap...

We warned the BC gov't of the rising threat of looming Covid hospitalizations and deaths *in August.* Our warning was heavily covered by BC media, so we know that gov't heard us. They did nothing. And here we are. #bcpoli

“Covid and other viruses rely on human behaviour, and ignoring what we can see happening in other countries while continuing to act like the pandemic is over will bring on the next wave; that is a mathematical fact.” - @Protect_BC on June 28, 2023. This was preventable. #BCPoli #BCEd

CTV News: "Protect our Province B.C. – an independent advocacy group of doctors and policy specialists – has criticized Henry and Dix for not taking further measures to limit Covid transmission, particularly in schools." #bcpoli bc.ctvnews.ca/more-in-hosp...

Now we're talking! A trivalent nasal vaccine vs mumps, measles and Covid, broadly effective vs SARS-CoV-2 variants, with expected long duration (using preS-6P), in multiple experimental models pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Yup.

I feel very lucky to have had my updated mRNA booster against sars-2 today, as well as my annual flu shot, at a Walgreens in the US. I remain baffled by the sluggish roll out in Canada.

COVID-19 linked to more sepsis cases than previously thought “Viral infections, including the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19, can trigger the same dysregulated immune response that leads to organ dysfunction as in bacterial sepsis”

They won the Nobel prize for their work developing Covid vaccines and they wore masks to receive their prizes - even after the advent of the vaccine they developed. They are demonstrating that they understand that layering protections works better against infection than any one measure. Bravo!

The communities harmed most by COVID are the same communities who are harmed most by climate change. They are most likely to live near fossil fuel plants, they have the highest ER visits & cancer rates due to toxic air, they are most impacted by disasters like heatwaves & storms.

To reduce the harms of COVID, we are fighting for: public health tools, clean indoor air, universal healthcare, sick pay, work protections etc. All these things also reduce the health impacts of climate change including wildfire smoke, heatwaves, insect-borne diseases and more.

Something climate activists who are ignoring COVID need to know: Working to reduce the harm of current pandemics, and preparing for future pandemics, is a key component of climate adaptation. Health justice isn't a distraction. The climate crisis IS a public health crisis.

We are not yet set up to live-post on Bluesky and Mastodon simultaneously with Twitter, but if anyone is interested in our live-tweet of the BC govt briefing on masks and vaccination today, here is the link to the thread. We will give you the tl;dr shortly. x.com/Protect_BC/s... #bcpoli #covid19BC

BREAKING: In the absence of action by BC public health & with Covid skyrocketing & flu rising, @Protect_BC has issued an open letter calling on BC Section of Emergency Medicine to step up & require universal masking (all staff, patients & visitors) in all BC ERs. Read here: #bcpoli #bcmedia

What would it take? We will have a go. "Immunity debt" is the false theory that people (esp kids) got so sick last fall because for a very brief period early in the pandemic they were somewhat protected from viruses like RSV due to masks & to schools closing. It's poppycock. Here's why. 1/x

"We cannot risk further harm to children." NEW: Please read this open letter co-written by @protectbc.bsky.social's Dr Lyne Filiatrault & other signatories on the threat of a tripledemic this fall - Covid, RSV and flu on track to hit school kids yet again. 1/x www.burnabynow.com/opinion/opin...

“Negative connotations”, “media attention”, and “closing of all admissions to affected units” are reasons why BC public health won’t declare COVID outbreak at a hospital with over a dozen patients infected. Latest for CBC: https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/covid-vancouver-island-no-outbreak-1.6959369

"if we want to keep COVID in the rearview mirror, we need to act like it's still right in front of us. Because it is." Thank you, Toronto Star for this excellent editorial #cdnpoli #bcpoli www.thestar.com/opinion/edit...

NEW: Multiple healthcare facilities in BC have (or have had) COVID-19 spread recently, with no public outbreak declared. According to health ministry, "non-outbreak circumstances" include increase in COVID & more severe cases among vaxxed.

Please read our open letter to the BC government calling for a return to masking in healthcare and also a return to masking in schools, because they're an inextricable part of the transmission equation and a tripledemic is coming. Hospitals won't be enough. #bcpoli protectbc.ca/open-letter-...

“It’s better to avoid infection in the first place and not roll the dice.”

My interview with Spice Radio regarding Back to School & Protect our Province BC’s Open Letter demands to gov’t so BC can avoid another tripledemic.
 Gov’t needs to #CleanTheAir & #BringBackMasks. 
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Belated Labour Day: Protecting workers = protecting them from ALL work injuries & illnesses/disabilities. Where have the unions been? #SARSCoV2 infection is an occupational hazard. It's the new TB or Asbestos. Top 3 @ risk industries are same in BC as in UK, & likely many high income countries.