If the province weren't so invested in boosting productivity by normalizing COVID-19, they'd see that more can be gained by not sickening entire workplaces. Promote regular testing & airborne precautions, provide more job-protected leave days so people return to work RAT-. 32/?

When the stakes of going without COVID-19 testing are so high, why should it be singled out for payment? What little the province can save on RATs, we will pay in exponents to expedite waitlists & provide for those who are now permanently disabled from repeated infections. 30/?

2: "Provincially supplied kits do not expire until 2026". Will SARS-CoV-2 have ceased to exist by then? Doubtful. What about the people who had no idea that the distribution program had ended? Stocks have dried up & they've been left with no way to replenish their supply. 20/?

Thread in essay format + unedited slides: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

I will begin with a brief timeline of how the BCCDC has worsened COVID-19 related programs & why they matter:

4/16: The amount and timeliness of SARS-CoV-2 sample data uploaded to GISAID deteriorated. 3/?

This is the second iteration of a thread I posted on November 6. It doesn’t contain a great deal of new information, but I have responded to recent changes that the BCCDC made to the wastewater dashboard. 2/?

5/ And finally, this. A condensed version of the above piece. My Protect our Province B.C blog contribution: protectbc.ca/public-healt...

4/ A complete timeline of the behind scenes knowledge via B.C’s PC-ICCN & F.O.I.s, as per above, as well as a breadth of long Covid/PCC facts & recipient information gleaned from Protect our Province New Brunswick’s incredible R.T.I work. My third piece: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

3/ B.C F.O.I documents reveal indisputable proof that our health ministry & senior PH officials have all known about long Covid risks as far back as April 2020. This 2nd piece also compares & contrasts timeline of public health messaging & legislature reveals…& more: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

2/ As far back as Spring 2020, B.C was ahead of the pack when it came to access to real-time updated evidence about long Covid & PC multi-system damage via it’s recovery clinics & it’s one of a kind Post Covid-19 Interdisciplinary Clinical Care Network. My 1st piece: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Oops…Infection, *Prevention & Control

The pandemic has revealed a disturbing number of people in healthcare (especially leadership) are there just because they were good at memorizing stuff, rather than because of any real depth of understanding of health (or empathy for patients).

And now he’s on his 2nd bacterial infection. My blood runs cold worrying about him. And all the other kids & young adults like him. The continuous #Covid19 infections circulating & wreaking havoc on organs & immune systems. What will young lives look like in just a few years from now?

And no, she did not do the test for POTs during that appointment. She did though prescribe him allergy meds for his chronic mucous problem & cream for the psoriasis on his back. Both of which were nonexistent before his #Covid19 infections.

I’m so sorry for all you’ve endured. On top of what must be unimaginable stress of 3 heart surgeries & weeks of recovery, you had to worry about C19. You’re so strong! I’m so glad you were able to protect yourself, but it’s absolutely criminal you weren’t protected by those in charge of your care.