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A_Scott
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Avid reader. Passionate about education, health, social justice and environmental issues. Science. Evidence. Caring human being.
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allenescott.bsky.social
"Most of Canada’s EDs now operate in a perpetual state of what we used to consider disaster-mode." @ghostgurney.bsky.social @onthealthcoalition.bsky.social
nicktsergas.ca Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 5d
Unsafe care delays are now routine across the country, and waiting room deaths have crossed the line from being tragic anomalies into policy outcomes.

Dr. Paul Parks writes:
February 4, 2026 at 1:57 PM
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moriartylab.bsky.social
Prévisions de COVID pour le Canada : 31 JAN - 13 FEV, 2026

CANADA

TRÈS ÉLEVÉ [stable]

Environ 1 personne sur 122 est infectée

Par rapport au point le plus bas de la pandémie au Canada :

-Infections : 11.0 x🔺
-COVID longue : 6.3 x🔺
-Hospitalisations : 13.4 x🔺
-Décès : 14.9 x🔺
February 3, 2026 at 10:55 PM
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moriartylab.bsky.social
Canadian COVID Forecast: Jan 31 - Feb 13, 2026

SEVERE: AB, MB, NB, PEI, SK
VERY HIGH: CAN, North, NS, ON, QC
HIGH: BC, NL
MODERATE: none

About 1 in 122 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
This image shows gauges with the Jan 31 - Feb 13, 2026 COVID Forecast scores for Canada, the provinces, and territories. From left to right: Canada: VERY HIGH - 13.1 Alberta: SEVERE - 18.6 British Columbia: HIGH - 6.3 Manitoba: SEVERE - 18.4 New Brunswick: SEVERE - 19.2 Newfoundland & Labrador: HIGH - 7.7 North: VERY HIGH - 13.9 Nova Scotia: VERY HIGH - 10.4 Ontario: VERY HIGH - 14.5 Prince Edward Island: SEVERE - 18.9 Quebec: VERY HIGH - 10.0 Saskatchewan: SEVERE - 18.7 A text box reads: 'The COVID Forecast is calculated from 3 equally weighted categories: 1) Current infections and spread; 2) Healthcare system impact; 3) Mortality. Within each category there is one sub-category for trends over the most recent week (Trends) and one sub-category for current parameter values relative to a specified baseline (Current values). Trends and current values are weighted equally when determining the final score for a category. All Forecast input data and sources are available here (https://datastudio.google.com/embed/u/0/reporting/42b886cf-d661-488e-b7d8-5c5836b55ab6/page/p_2yqs028mwc). Past Forecast scores are available in the table below. Forecast scores are grouped into 4 ranges: MODERATE (1 to <5, white), HIGH (6 to <10, yellow), VERY HIGH (10 to <15, orange), SEVERE (>15 red).'
February 3, 2026 at 11:01 PM
allenescott.bsky.social
"[S]he didn't imagine measles could do this much damage....Renae would still be alive if others were immunized against measles. "You never think it's going to happen to you. It does make me really angry, and make me want to help people understand how serious it is." #vaccines #measles
chantzy.bsky.social Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 5d
I think about this girl a lot.
She got Measles at 5 months, too young to be vaxxed & seemed to recover

10 yrs later, the virus that persisted in her brain triggered SSPE, which is almost always fatal

For kids who get Measles before 15 months, SSPE risk is ~1 in 609

www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
With measles outbreaks growing in Canada, this mother pleads with parents to vaccinate | CBC News
With measles cases on the rise in Canada at rates unseen in almost three decades — and vaccination coverage for childhood vaccines like the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) shot falling since the pand...
www.cbc.ca
February 2, 2026 at 3:01 PM
allenescott.bsky.social
"We could have saved *millions* of lives if this finding had been accepted." @circaliz.bsky.social
njbbari3.bsky.social Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 6d
I’ve just read again the aerosol study on C19 carried out in Nebraska, in 2020.

They showed RNA in the air, on surfaces that could only be contaminated by the airborne route, and they even showed cytopathic effect and intact virus particles in cultures…

And this wasn’t enough to change anything.
February 1, 2026 at 1:19 PM
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circaliz.bsky.social
HI all,
Files from the #C19RC Testing Methods and Tools meeting are now available:  drive.google.com/drive/u/0/fo...

Use the File list to access links to the recording and transcript:  docs.google.com/document/d/1...
drive.google.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:52 AM
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circaliz.bsky.social
#C19RC covid19resources.ca is hosting Part 2 of our
SPECIAL DATA DISCUSSION on COVID-19 Testing / Une discussion particulière sur les données des tests de dépistage de la COVID-19
Please join us by registering at covid19resources.ca/discussions/ .
COVID-19 Resources Canada
An online national platform where we can join efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.
covid19resources.ca
January 27, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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minnmax.com
In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
January 23, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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drseanmullen.bsky.social
Just look at these ACT subject areas and SAT Math scores.

Gee golly, I wonder if there’s something going around that causes neurological malformations in fetuses, developmental delays in children, and cognitive dysfunction and brain damage in teens and adults?

🤦‍♂️
SAT averages from 1952-present ACT scores from 1970 to 2025 across subject areas
January 16, 2026 at 4:27 AM
allenescott.bsky.social
"Alberta’s Bill 11...creates the legal framework for two-tier medicare. It establishes private health insurance and direct charges to patients for medically necessary health care. It will cause gross inequities in access to health care in Alberta and it threatens public health care across Canada."
onthealthcoalition.bsky.social Ontario Health Coalition @onthealthcoalition.bsky.social · Dec 16
Health Coalitions Demand Action: Alberta’s Bill 11 Threatens Public Health Care for All Canadians (Joint Letter)

Read it here: www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca/index.php/jo...

#abpoli #canpoli #onpoli #healthcare #markcarney #marjoriemichel #daniellesmith
January 20, 2026 at 12:15 AM
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onthealthcoalition.bsky.social
Great story about the privatization of our blood plasma services 👇 And good research about this important issue on the part of this reporter.

www.torontotoday.ca/local/health...

#onpoli #cdnpoli #healthcare
Why can a for-profit plasma company collect plasma more often than Canadian Blood Services?
Health Canada cleared Grifols, which operates two paid collection clinics in Toronto, to extract plasma from its clients up to 104 times per year
www.torontotoday.ca
January 7, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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onthealthcoalition.bsky.social
In just 5 days, 10,000 more people signed our petition. Let’s try to double it - pls ask your friends, neighbours & colleagues to sign. We're making great progress together!

www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

#onpoli #cdnpoli #healthcare #dougford #markcarney
January 13, 2026 at 7:21 PM
allenescott.bsky.social
Only three days left. Please sign and share widely. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Learn more:
www.youtube.com/shorts/egIT_...
January 13, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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brownecfm.bsky.social
As a recovered alcoholic, I am very aware of the dangers of both denial and normalisation. They are seductive cognitive processes, and they will inevitably be your downfall unless you are very, very mindful of them. This applies to the pandemic, the environment, and politics.
January 9, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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maggieastor.bsky.social
Copy Editing Matters, from HHS's release on the new childhood vaccine schedule: All the diseases will still be available to anyone who wants them
Ensures that all the diseases covered by the previous immunization schedule will still be available to anyone who wants them through Affordable Care Act insurance plans and federal insurance programs, including Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and the Vaccines for Children program. Families will not have to purchase them out of pocket. Among peer nations, the U.S. will continue to offer the most childhood vaccines for free to those who want them.
January 6, 2026 at 1:12 AM
allenescott.bsky.social
"Respect for these principles [i.e., of the UN Charter] is indispensable."
adamjschwarz.bsky.social Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · Jan 5
France at the UN Security Council:

"The military operation which led to the capture of Nicolas Maduro runs counter to the principle of peaceful dispute resolution and the principle of non use of force. Violations of the UN Charter... chips away at the very foundation of the international order."
January 6, 2026 at 1:28 PM
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sameo416.bsky.social
Another actuarial report from June 2025 concerning excess mortality.

"The analysis of excess mortality offers valuable insights into the Covid pandemic. Excess mortality was originally attributed to the Covid pandemic; however, it has persisted beyond the height of the Covid pandemic,
December 25, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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archive.org
Celebrate the Public Domain with the Internet Archive in 2026!

#PublicDomainDay is nearly here. Works from 1930 & sound recordings from 1925 will soon be open to reuse.

Enter our film contest & join our events! All the details ⤵️
blog.archive.org/public-domai...

#PublicDomain #event #contest
Colorful montage of works entering the public domain in 2026, including vintage posters, book covers, comic panels, and film stills. Prominent titles shown include All Quiet on the Western Front, Animal Crackers, As I Lay Dying, The Little Engine That Could, The Secret of the Old Clock, King of Jazz, The Maltese Falcon, The Cat Who Went to Heaven, Morocco, and Murder at the Vicarage. Music titles such as Georgia on My Mind, I Got Rhythm, and Dream a Little Dream of Me appear, along with early cartoon images of characters who would later become Betty Boop and Disney’s Pluto. The collage highlights iconic literature, films, music, and comics transitioning into the public domain. Poster for the Internet Archive's 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest, featuring the "Lockette," a cartoon character with an open lock, seated in a director's chair, legs crossed, and holding a megaphone. Projected on a screen to her right is a frame from the 1930 film "King of Jazz". Illustrated by Freya Morgan. A noir-style illustrated poster titled “The Case of the Disappearing Copyright.” The Lockette—a cartoon character whose body is an open yellow padlock—cautiously steps out of an open vault marked with a copyright symbol. A strong beam of light shines from outside the frame, casting a large copyright symbol onto the floor. Floating eyes and a magnifying glass with a question mark evoke a detective mystery. Red footprints lead toward the open vault door. Text reads: “Public Domain Day 2026” and “Jan 21st @10am PT: Virtual.” Illustrated by Freya Morgan.
December 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
allenescott.bsky.social
#ventilate #ASHRAE243 #IAQ
mamatoronto.bsky.social TorontoBikeMama @mamatoronto.bsky.social · Dec 23
Clean air for kids & staff in schools & daycares shouldn’t be controversial

No IAQ policy at any level of govt ensuring indoor air is clean & safe to breathe atm

Petition to Toronto Board of Health to direct TO Public Health to adopt Health🇨🇦's new IAQ Guidance:
bsky.app/profile/mama...
mamatoronto.bsky.social TorontoBikeMama @mamatoronto.bsky.social · Dec 23
Clean air for kids & staff in schools & daycares shouldn’t be controversial

No IAQ policy at any level of govt ensuring indoor air is clean & safe to breathe atm

Petition to Toronto Board of Health to direct TO Public Health to adopt Health🇨🇦's new IAQ Guidance
preview.mailerlite.io/preview/1297...
December 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM
allenescott.bsky.social
#vaccin #ASHRAE243 #masque
moriartylab.bsky.social Tara Moriarty @moriartylab.bsky.social · Dec 22
Notre aperçu national en français : bsky.app/profile/mori...
moriartylab.bsky.social Tara Moriarty @moriartylab.bsky.social · Dec 22
Prévisions de COVID pour le Canada : DÉC 20, 2025-JAN 2, 2026
SÉVÈRE : aucun
TRÈS ÉLEVÉ : AB, MB, NB, Nord, QC, SK
ÉLEVÉ : CAN, CB, TNL, NÉ, ON, ÎPÉ
MODÉRÉ : aucun

Environ 1 personne sur 55 est actuellement infectée au Canada.
December 23, 2025 at 2:29 PM
allenescott.bsky.social
#N95 #vaccine #ASHRAE243
moriartylab.bsky.social Tara Moriarty @moriartylab.bsky.social · Dec 22
Canadian COVID Forecast: Dec 20, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026

SEVERE: none
VERY HIGH: AB, MB, NB, North, QC, SK
HIGH: CAN, BC, NL, NS, ON, PEI
MODERATE: none

About 1 in 55 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
This image shows gauges with the Dec 20, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Forecast scores for Canada, the provinces, & territories. From left to right: Canada: HIGH - 10.0 Alberta: VERY HIGH - 12.4 British Columbia: HIGH - 7.6 Manitoba: VERY HIGH - 10.3 New Brunswick: VERY HIGH - 10.5 Newfoundland & Labrador: HIGH - 9.1 North: VERY HIGH - 10.3 Nova Scotia: HIGH - 9.9 Ontario: HIGH - 9.2 Prince Edward Island: HIGH - 6.6 Quebec: VERY HIGH - 10.4 Saskatchewan: VERY HIGH - 14.0 A text box reads: "The COVID Forecast is calculated from 3 equally weighted categories: 1) Current infections and spread; 2) Healthcare system impact; 3) Mortality. Within each category there is one sub-category for trends over the most recent week (Trends) and one sub-category for current parameter values relative to a specified baseline (Current values). Trends and current values are weighted equally when determining the final score for a category. All Forecast input data and sources are available here (https://datastudio.google.com/embed/u/0/reporting/42b886cf-d661-488e-b7d8-5c5836b55ab6/page/p_2yqs028mwc). Past Forecast scores are available in the table below. Forecast scores are grouped into 4 ranges: MODERATE (1 to <5, white), HIGH (6 to <10, yellow), VERY HIGH (10 to <15, orange), SEVERE (>15 red)."
December 23, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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ghostgurney.bsky.social
UPDATE : in 2025, temp ER closures in #ONTARIO are @ 9️⃣4️⃣2️⃣.5️⃣hours, perm closure/hour reduction in #Durham #Minden #Chesley #Clinton are @2️⃣3️⃣6️⃣4️⃣4️⃣hr
ghostgurney.bsky.social Ghost Gurney @ghostgurney.bsky.social · Dec 19
UPDATE : in 2025, temp ER closures in #ONTARIO are @ 9️⃣3️⃣2️⃣.5️⃣hours, perm closure/hour reduction in #Durham #Minden #Chesley #Clinton are @2️⃣3️⃣5️⃣7️⃣0️⃣hr
ghostgurney.bsky.social Ghost Gurney @ghostgurney.bsky.social · Dec 18
UPDATE : in 2025, temp ER closures in #ONTARIO are @ 9️⃣0️⃣8️⃣.5️⃣hours, perm closure/hour reduction in #Durham #Minden #Chesley #Clinton are @2️⃣3️⃣5️⃣0️⃣6️⃣hr
December 20, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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ghostgurney.bsky.social
UPDATE : in 2025, temp ER closures in #ONTARIO are @ 9️⃣0️⃣8️⃣.5️⃣hours, perm closure/hour reduction in #Durham #Minden #Chesley #Clinton are @2️⃣3️⃣5️⃣0️⃣6️⃣hr
ghostgurney.bsky.social Ghost Gurney @ghostgurney.bsky.social · Dec 17
UPDATE : in 2025, temp ER closures in #ONTARIO are @ 8️⃣9️⃣8️⃣.5️⃣hours, perm closure/hour reduction in #Durham #Minden #Chesley #Clinton are @2️⃣3️⃣4️⃣4️⃣2️⃣hr
ghostgurney.bsky.social Ghost Gurney @ghostgurney.bsky.social · Dec 16
UPDATE : in 2025, temp ER closures in #ONTARIO are @ 8️⃣9️⃣8️⃣.5️⃣hours, perm closure/hour reduction in #Durham #Minden #Chesley #Clinton are @2️⃣3️⃣3️⃣7️⃣8️⃣hr
December 18, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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elhopkins.bsky.social
Covid is an occupational health hazard to all workers because it’s airborne everywhere. Peru are doing better than us in the UK. From a year or so ago! www.covid19litigation.org/news/2023/09...
Peru – Lima High Court declares COVID-19 an occupational disease for all workers
Peru – Lima High Court declares COVID-19 an occupational disease for all workers
www.covid19litigation.org
December 18, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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moriartylab.bsky.social
Afin de limiter la propagation de ce virus, faites-vous vacciner contre la grippe.

Portez un masque bien ajusté à la forme de votre visage (p. ex. N95).

Utilisez une boîte Corsi-Rosenthal pour améliorer la qualité de l’air intérieur.

#grippe #H3N2 #vaccin

surreynowleader.com/2025/12/06/o...
OPINION: Don’t wait for B.C. public health to protect you this flu season - Surrey Now-Leader
H3N2 could make this a rough winter – be prepared
surreynowleader.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:29 PM