“We are told by leaders that we are the future. But when it comes to the ongoing pandemic, our present is being stolen right in front of our eyes.” Incredible speech by Violet Affleck who warned about the ongoing dangers of COVID & Long Covid, & advocated for masks and clean air at the UN today!

McKnights: 'Report: COVID-19 patients with food insecurity at higher risk for long COVID' 'COVID-19 patients who experienced food insecurity had a 78% higher chance of contracting long COVID-19....' www.mcknights.com/news/report-...

Lots of people with pre-Covid ME have Long Covid. (That’s it, that’s the tweet.)

Teen climate activist (my son) needs Canadians to respond to a 2-minute survey to help him build data to bring to local Cdn politicians to urge them to make it easier for Canadians to donate used electronics for reuse (after wiped clean) and recycling. Pls share: marketing4health.formaloo.me/b8j3vp

Pediatricians and pediatric societies around the world sowed the seeds of vaccine doubt during the pandemic through discord, wavering and lack of a strong unified voice urging childhood vaccination. It was picked up and amplified by bad actors who are now in charge. The power to undo it is with them

Am I the only one who finds it slightly galling that premiers are pitching major projects to an open-eared prime minister right now -- including pipelines -- as a province burns around them and people are forced to evacuate????? As a result of wildfires which are exacerbated by climate change???

@joeoliver.bsky.social @meetjess.bsky.social @mjnabuurs.bsky.social @tryangregory.bsky.social Is anyone interested in creating Covid safer events (in real life) for children/families? Particularly to help lone masking children feel less alone?

With an estimated 10-20% of people developing long Covid after a Covid infection, it’s imperative that health care authorities institute masking protections in their facilities immediately – not just when there's a spike in cases, but year-round. Because Covid isn't seasonal. 2/2 Source:

The state of affairs at a GTA hospital. Make it make sense.

@n95anaesthetist.bsky.social This is an incredible talk about covid and how we must manage it as the deadly and disabling airborne disease it is.

I have young children who love maskers andI would love to build community (in person) with other families in the same situation to help them feel less alone. Is there anyone in the GTHA Ontario who would be open to that? #covidconscious #lonemaskers

The 👏 point 👏 of 👏 vaccination 👏 is 👏 that 👏 we 👏 don’t 👏 have 👏 to 👏 urgently 👏 treat 👏 severely 👏 ill 👏 children

The American media ought to be ashamed of itself for normalizing the outrageous talk of the US annexing Canada.

This superb interview with David Putrino (@putrinolab.bsky.social) regarding the long term harm caused by COVID on the CBC Radio program Quirks & Quarks should be required listening for everyone, and I do mean *everyone*. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Please listen. Excellent interview with @putrinolab.bsky.social . Thank you! www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Support Canadian creators telling Canadian stories. Now more than ever, we have to do a better job of telling our own stories. #Canada

ELBOWS UP, CANADA!

Agreed. I wish more big COVID-aware accounts would regularly post here, too. (Thank you for doing so, @michael-hoerger.bsky.social, @drseanmullen.bsky.social, @jessicawildfire.bsky.social. @1goodtern.bsky.social, we miss you here.)

Health Imaging: 'Advanced MRI shows decreased lung function in kids with persistent COVID symptoms' New research findings may help explain why children recovering from COVID-19 continue to struggle with lingering fatigue healthimaging.com/topics/clini...

This!!!!!!

Canada is one of the few democracies w/o two-tier citizenship. Born & naturalized Canadians enjoy the same rights & responsibilities and we can't mess with that without opening a portal to hell. Ironically, Musk, who's trying to destabilize our social & national fabric, would like nothing better.

CBC trying to explain how a "conversation" about whether Canada has a right to exist as a nation will be good because they have asked an American DJ to co-host. Like asking Ukraine to join a "conversation" with Russia about their borders. But don't worry it will be done with "care."

Also, complaint forms here bsky.app/profile/kara...

Also, call in to the show. Here’s a suggestion to call them out on air without getting screened out. bsky.app/profile/kara...

Oh my god, how are y'all still not getting this? The title of the program is using and normalizing Trump's phrasing. Before the program has even aired, it's already functioning pro-annexation propaganda. You have already demonstrated a lack of care.

PBS News wants to hear from those who have been affected by COVID. The more information they have on what COVID has done and is still doing to people, the better. pbsnewshour.formstack.com/forms/covid

Ukraine’s present. Canada’s future.

Just reflecting on the realisation that my medical education taught me much more about Munchausen’s, which I have rarely if ever seen, than ME/CFS, which I now see near daily.

“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy-- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.” F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (1925)

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Just a reminder that I'm reporting on the impact the new administration is having on CDC, NIH, HHS, etc, particularly with respect to infectious disease research. If you have information, please reach out. We can speak strictly on background.

Don't wait to stand up for disability rights until you become disabled yourself

All provincial trade barriers need to be removed

Thank you @acog-org.bsky.social #obskyn #obgynsky

A lesson we all learned in grade school. Don’t let bullies bully you. #TeamCanada ❤️🇨🇦

This article is spot on! I see Ford as a Trump lite figure. Corrupt, mendacious, and dismissive of the needs of the people of Ontario. He is trying to extract as much wealth from the public sector as possible and it is okay if we suffer. He lacks empathy. Plus a horrible money manager! #DougFordLies

Reminder: Check polling/projections in your riding for provincial election. In my riding, Liberals are at 20% higher than NDP, so best chance to beat Cons. EVERYONE needs to suck it up and vote strategically. 338canada.com/ontario/

EU medicines agency quits X & moves to Bluesky "EMA will no longer post updates and content on X. We believe the X platform no longer suits our communication needs” the agency said in a statement www.reuters.com/world/europe...

UCDavis as a bunch of education videos on: * Indoor Air Quality Basics * IAQ and Respiratory Diseases * Strategies and Methods for IAQ Assessment Check them out here ( iaq.ucdavis.edu/video-lessons/ ).

Still more deadly than flu or RSV jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Repeat after me: WE ARE STILL LIVING IN THE SARS2 PANDEMIC. “During the pandemic” implies it’s over. We know you want it to be over, but that’s not living in reality. Please live in reality. Otherwise, you’re just delusional. Look it up. It’s a disorder. 👇

If governments and organisations attended to indoor air quality, we’d be less reliant on masks to prevent transmission of respiratory infections.

Because COVID isn't seasonal and there was a surge in summer/fall. Recent/repeated infection/coinfection with COVID could make winter flu more severe. Also, the next major SARS-CoV-2 variant hasn't arrived yet (still Pirola variant soup).

If you want further proof that American journalism is dead, the Hollywood Reporter showed more moral clarity in their coverage of Elon Musk’s Nazi salute than the Washington Post, NY Times, LA Times, WSJ, CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS or NBC. Cowards all. bit.ly/4gdjnQe

Don’t underestimate the impact you’re making when you choose to wear a mask. You’re protecting your health & the health of your community. You’re helping ease the burden on our healthcare system. You’re standing in solidarity with disabled people & telling the government that no one is expendable