D. Wigmore
@dew13.bsky.social
Occupational health specialist, writer, editor, researcher. Living in Wînipêk/Winnipeg. Reminding folks COVID is still here, in aerosols, so we need fresh filtered air and sometimes respirators.
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If only there was something public health could recommend that would be effective at stopping influenza transmission regardless of strain...
If it doesn't get inside you, it can't make you sick. It's amazing that they still have trouble understanding that concept.
If it doesn't get inside you, it can't make you sick. It's amazing that they still have trouble understanding that concept.
Masks and respirators for prevention of respiratory infections: a
state of the science review | Clinical Microbiology Reviews
SUMMARY This narrative review and meta-analysis summarizes a broad evidence base on the benefits—and
also the practicalities, disbenefits, harms and personal, sociocultural and environmental
impacts—o...
journals.asm.org
November 9, 2025 at 1:01 PM
If only there was something public health could recommend that would be effective at stopping influenza transmission regardless of strain...
If it doesn't get inside you, it can't make you sick. It's amazing that they still have trouble understanding that concept.
If it doesn't get inside you, it can't make you sick. It's amazing that they still have trouble understanding that concept.
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The 3rd annual Canadian Long COVID symposium wrapped up yesterday. It was a great meeting, and I got some nice news at the end!
PDF of the poster is here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/e8wh6...
MP3 of a 5-minute verbal overview is here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ej0lw...
PDF of the poster is here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/e8wh6...
MP3 of a 5-minute verbal overview is here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ej0lw...
October 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The 3rd annual Canadian Long COVID symposium wrapped up yesterday. It was a great meeting, and I got some nice news at the end!
PDF of the poster is here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/e8wh6...
MP3 of a 5-minute verbal overview is here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ej0lw...
PDF of the poster is here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/e8wh6...
MP3 of a 5-minute verbal overview is here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ej0lw...
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It’s time healthy #IndoorAir was declared a fundamental human right. We spend 90% of our time indoors. Our President Kerry Kinney is speaking at the upcoming “Healthy Indoor Air: A Global Call to Action” at the UN General Assembly on 9/23 in NYC.
Register for the event: bit.ly/461pNPq.
Register for the event: bit.ly/461pNPq.
September 12, 2025 at 1:20 PM
It’s time healthy #IndoorAir was declared a fundamental human right. We spend 90% of our time indoors. Our President Kerry Kinney is speaking at the upcoming “Healthy Indoor Air: A Global Call to Action” at the UN General Assembly on 9/23 in NYC.
Register for the event: bit.ly/461pNPq.
Register for the event: bit.ly/461pNPq.
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Jay Bhattacharya claims he is limiting mRNA vaccines because trust in them is low.
3 short videos of his show who is to blame for that.
My latest.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/dr-jay-bhatt...
3 short videos of his show who is to blame for that.
My latest.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/dr-jay-bhatt...
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya: From Massively Overhyping to Limiting and Defunding Vaccines in 4 Years
Who could be to blame for the lack of trust in mRNA vaccines?
sciencebasedmedicine.org
September 12, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Jay Bhattacharya claims he is limiting mRNA vaccines because trust in them is low.
3 short videos of his show who is to blame for that.
My latest.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/dr-jay-bhatt...
3 short videos of his show who is to blame for that.
My latest.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/dr-jay-bhatt...
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Remember, doug is still a corrupt oligarchist...
Elsa Lam continues to prove & document how corrupt & full of lies the Doug Ford closure of the science centre was & is. Read & share widely - not that it matters in Ontario, a province that seems ok w a high level of this.
www.canadianarchitect.com/draft-engine...
www.canadianarchitect.com/draft-engine...
New documents reinforce that Science Centre closure was not supported by engineers
The Ontario Science Centre was shuttered on June 21, 2024, with the Ontario government claiming that a structural roof issue made it unsafe. New documents suggest that the engineers inspecting the roo...
www.canadianarchitect.com
May 17, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Remember, doug is still a corrupt oligarchist...
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ICYMI: Our new report draws on dozens of internal industry documents, providing a decades-long review of the fossil fuel industry's campaign of disinformation and delay on climate action.
Decades of Deceit
Why the case against the major fossil fuel companies for fraud and climate damages is so strong.
www.ucs.org
May 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
ICYMI: Our new report draws on dozens of internal industry documents, providing a decades-long review of the fossil fuel industry's campaign of disinformation and delay on climate action.
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This is why we shouldn't appoint multimillionaire oligarchs to be Treasury Secretary.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Americans ready to retire aren’t worried about ‘day-to-day’ market fluctuations
President Donald Trump warned that the "economic revolution" won't "be easy" in a social media post.
www.nbcnews.com
April 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This is why we shouldn't appoint multimillionaire oligarchs to be Treasury Secretary.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
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April 13, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Personally I prefer "tetrademic"
December 8, 2024 at 3:30 AM
Personally I prefer "tetrademic"
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Recognition of
Covid 19 with
occupational origin
A comparison with European countries
Covid 19 with
occupational origin
A comparison with European countries
November 30, 2024 at 12:27 PM
Recognition of
Covid 19 with
occupational origin
A comparison with European countries
Covid 19 with
occupational origin
A comparison with European countries
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Our new paper, led by @oohgpwales.bsky.social:
Muscle weakness post-COVID: a practical guide for primary care
TL;DR: patients with muscle weakness after COVID-19 infection may have myelopathy, nerve damage or other organic pathology. Not always due to 'deconditioning'!
bjgp.org/content/74/7...
Muscle weakness post-COVID: a practical guide for primary care
TL;DR: patients with muscle weakness after COVID-19 infection may have myelopathy, nerve damage or other organic pathology. Not always due to 'deconditioning'!
bjgp.org/content/74/7...
Muscle weakness post-COVID: a practical guide for primary care
Since the earliest stages of the pandemic, muscle weakness has been a key symptom described by patients post-COVID infection. Estimated to affect up to 60% of those with long COVID, it can have a prof...
bjgp.org
November 29, 2024 at 9:48 AM
Our new paper, led by @oohgpwales.bsky.social:
Muscle weakness post-COVID: a practical guide for primary care
TL;DR: patients with muscle weakness after COVID-19 infection may have myelopathy, nerve damage or other organic pathology. Not always due to 'deconditioning'!
bjgp.org/content/74/7...
Muscle weakness post-COVID: a practical guide for primary care
TL;DR: patients with muscle weakness after COVID-19 infection may have myelopathy, nerve damage or other organic pathology. Not always due to 'deconditioning'!
bjgp.org/content/74/7...
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Northern Health has denied wrongfully demoting the former executive director of its inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility office for making pro-Palestinian statements outside of work.
thetyee.ca/News/2024/11...
thetyee.ca/News/2024/11...
Northern Health Denies It Wrongfully Demoted Former Employee | The Tyee
Amy Blanding is suing after she says she was targeted for making pro-Palestinian statements outside of work.
thetyee.ca
November 29, 2024 at 6:49 PM
Northern Health has denied wrongfully demoting the former executive director of its inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility office for making pro-Palestinian statements outside of work.
thetyee.ca/News/2024/11...
thetyee.ca/News/2024/11...
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"The inability of our security and political elites to perform their core duty of the objective assessment of risk is, however, not due to some particular intellectual failing. It stems from layer upon layer of ancient inherited culture and immensely powerful institutional and economic interests"
I’ve studied geopolitics all my life: climate breakdown is a bigger threat than China and Russia | Anatol Lieven
‘Risk’ analyses largely ignore the dangers of the climate crisis. Unless we wake up to them, they will soon outweigh all others, says Anatol Lieven of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2024 at 8:16 PM
"The inability of our security and political elites to perform their core duty of the objective assessment of risk is, however, not due to some particular intellectual failing. It stems from layer upon layer of ancient inherited culture and immensely powerful institutional and economic interests"
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It occurs to me that Canada could insist that a portion of telecom corporate profits need to be redirected into local news. Rogers, BCE, Quebecor, Telus ... redistribute the wealth they make off charging us globally high telecom fees.
“CBC News is adding up to 25 journalists in more than a dozen communities that are underserved by broadcast news outlets, with a focus on Western Canada.”
“This investment follows the CRTC’s approval of Google’s plan to compensate Canadian news organizations for the use of their news content.”
“This investment follows the CRTC’s approval of Google’s plan to compensate Canadian news organizations for the use of their news content.”
www.cbc.ca
November 16, 2024 at 7:52 PM
It occurs to me that Canada could insist that a portion of telecom corporate profits need to be redirected into local news. Rogers, BCE, Quebecor, Telus ... redistribute the wealth they make off charging us globally high telecom fees.
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A reminder to Canadians frustrated with negligent hospital infection control practices that put patients and HCW in danger that this is an avenue for complaints. Among other things they can require written justifications (which will be useful for lawsuits).
accreditation.ca/info-for-pub...
accreditation.ca/info-for-pub...
Feedback & Complaints
Do you have a question about accreditation or an organization we accredit? Do you have feedback on a recent experience related to accreditation?
accreditation.ca
November 18, 2024 at 4:08 PM
A reminder to Canadians frustrated with negligent hospital infection control practices that put patients and HCW in danger that this is an avenue for complaints. Among other things they can require written justifications (which will be useful for lawsuits).
accreditation.ca/info-for-pub...
accreditation.ca/info-for-pub...
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Some of the best-informed understanding of public health interventions (PPE etc) in COVID has come from sources in Africa, via practitioners who are simply better at their jobs than ours - more practical, and more focused on outcomes.
We ignore them at our peril.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/o...
We ignore them at our peril.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/o...
Opinion | The U.S. Response to Bird Flu is Not Reassuring the World
The U.S. needs to reassure the world it has the outbreak under control.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2024 at 8:28 PM
Some of the best-informed understanding of public health interventions (PPE etc) in COVID has come from sources in Africa, via practitioners who are simply better at their jobs than ours - more practical, and more focused on outcomes.
We ignore them at our peril.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/o...
We ignore them at our peril.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/o...
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For more insightful if disheartening thinking on what we might expect for #OSHA in Trump II, I highly recommend reading Jordan Barab’s Confined Space post on this topic. @jbarab.bsky.social 23/23 tinyurl.com/ed569pr3
Trump 2.0: Something Wicked This Way Comes - Confined Space
What does Trump 2.0 mean for labor and more specifically for workplace safety and health? How many workers will Donald Trump kill?
tinyurl.com
November 20, 2024 at 10:56 PM
For more insightful if disheartening thinking on what we might expect for #OSHA in Trump II, I highly recommend reading Jordan Barab’s Confined Space post on this topic. @jbarab.bsky.social 23/23 tinyurl.com/ed569pr3
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I ran #OSHA 2009-2017, and am now often asked what will happen to #OSHA in the coming Trump administration. In this longish🧵, I try to summarize what happened during Trump I and begin to predict Trump II, recognizing that this one could be wildly different than the last one. 1/
November 20, 2024 at 10:56 PM
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Eric Weems, a lineman working for the city of Griffin, GA was killed Nov. 13. Gov. Kemp sent his thoughts & prayers.
But thoughts & prayers aren't enough. Public employees in Georgia & 22 other states have no #OSHA, no right to a safe workplace. Kemp can change that
jordanbarab.com/confinedspac...
But thoughts & prayers aren't enough. Public employees in Georgia & 22 other states have no #OSHA, no right to a safe workplace. Kemp can change that
jordanbarab.com/confinedspac...
Public Employees: Thoughts and Prayers Aren't Enough - Confined Space
Public employees in 23 states have no right to come home alive at the end of the day. There is a solution. Why aren't more states taking it?
jordanbarab.com
November 22, 2024 at 9:30 PM
Eric Weems, a lineman working for the city of Griffin, GA was killed Nov. 13. Gov. Kemp sent his thoughts & prayers.
But thoughts & prayers aren't enough. Public employees in Georgia & 22 other states have no #OSHA, no right to a safe workplace. Kemp can change that
jordanbarab.com/confinedspac...
But thoughts & prayers aren't enough. Public employees in Georgia & 22 other states have no #OSHA, no right to a safe workplace. Kemp can change that
jordanbarab.com/confinedspac...
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Journalists, our new nominee for the FDA, Marty Makary said we had herd immunity to Covid in May 2021. The delta and omicron waves came within a year.
This was all he did.
Don’t forget to tell your readers.
I’ve got *plenty* more examples.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=ndCN...
This was all he did.
Don’t forget to tell your readers.
I’ve got *plenty* more examples.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=ndCN...
Dr. Marty Makary, "most of the country is at herd". May 2021
YouTube video by Jonathan Howard
m.youtube.com
November 23, 2024 at 1:38 AM
Journalists, our new nominee for the FDA, Marty Makary said we had herd immunity to Covid in May 2021. The delta and omicron waves came within a year.
This was all he did.
Don’t forget to tell your readers.
I’ve got *plenty* more examples.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=ndCN...
This was all he did.
Don’t forget to tell your readers.
I’ve got *plenty* more examples.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=ndCN...
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Journalists writing about Jay Bhattacharya should remember this he GBD wasn’t just about opening schools for poor kids as he now claims.
It was about herd immunity via natural immunity.
Quote this passage from the GBD when writing about it. Don’t gloss over it.
It was about herd immunity via natural immunity.
Quote this passage from the GBD when writing about it. Don’t gloss over it.
November 22, 2024 at 3:47 AM
Journalists writing about Jay Bhattacharya should remember this he GBD wasn’t just about opening schools for poor kids as he now claims.
It was about herd immunity via natural immunity.
Quote this passage from the GBD when writing about it. Don’t gloss over it.
It was about herd immunity via natural immunity.
Quote this passage from the GBD when writing about it. Don’t gloss over it.
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