Alexandra Evershed
@alexandra-e.bsky.social
Senior Partner at Prospectus Associates. PR strategist. POR and communications specialist. Québécoise. St FX grad. Happy wife. Proud mom.
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Ontario is now reporting 440 measles cases in 2025 so far, compared to 64 in 2024, and 101 between 2013 and 2023.
The vast majority of infections are in unvaccinated individuals.
The measles vaccine is free, widely available, highly effective and backed by decades of safety data.
The vast majority of infections are in unvaccinated individuals.
The measles vaccine is free, widely available, highly effective and backed by decades of safety data.
March 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Ontario is now reporting 440 measles cases in 2025 so far, compared to 64 in 2024, and 101 between 2013 and 2023.
The vast majority of infections are in unvaccinated individuals.
The measles vaccine is free, widely available, highly effective and backed by decades of safety data.
The vast majority of infections are in unvaccinated individuals.
The measles vaccine is free, widely available, highly effective and backed by decades of safety data.
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Word of the Day is ‘ingordigiousness’ (18th century): extreme greed at the expense of principles.
February 26, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Word of the Day is ‘ingordigiousness’ (18th century): extreme greed at the expense of principles.
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Here is the data on fentanyl caught at US borders. The yellow line (Canada) is close to zero because the numbers are so small (50 lbs last year vs some 20,000 lbs from Mexico).
Source: US Customs and Border Protection.
Source: US Customs and Border Protection.
February 1, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Here is the data on fentanyl caught at US borders. The yellow line (Canada) is close to zero because the numbers are so small (50 lbs last year vs some 20,000 lbs from Mexico).
Source: US Customs and Border Protection.
Source: US Customs and Border Protection.
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“Efforts to undermine public confidence in proven cures are not just uninformed, they’re dangerous,” -- Republic leader Mitch McConnell, a #Polio Survivor, Defends Vaccine, an Apparent Warning to RFK Jr., by @sherylnyt.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/u... via @nytimes.com #vaccination
McConnell Defends Polio Vaccine, an Apparent Warning to RFK Jr.
“Efforts to undermine public confidence in proven cures are not just uninformed — they’re dangerous,” said the Republican leader, who is a polio survivor.
www.nytimes.com
December 14, 2024 at 4:21 PM
“Efforts to undermine public confidence in proven cures are not just uninformed, they’re dangerous,” -- Republic leader Mitch McConnell, a #Polio Survivor, Defends Vaccine, an Apparent Warning to RFK Jr., by @sherylnyt.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/u... via @nytimes.com #vaccination