Michael Schwandt
@michaelschwandt.bsky.social
Public health physician in Vancouver. Antiracist ecoanxious xennial numtot. Healthy environments, equity, climate. Once posted a viral tw!tter thread on COVID prevention. Views mine. He/him.
October 28, 2025 at 10:29 PM
October 27, 2025 at 10:28 PM
"Getting a vaccination is one of the simplest and most effective ways we can look out for each other."
And now is a great time.
Vaccines against influenza and COVID-19, free in BC.
news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
And now is a great time.
Vaccines against influenza and COVID-19, free in BC.
news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
October 27, 2025 at 4:42 PM
"Getting a vaccination is one of the simplest and most effective ways we can look out for each other."
And now is a great time.
Vaccines against influenza and COVID-19, free in BC.
news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
And now is a great time.
Vaccines against influenza and COVID-19, free in BC.
news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
October 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
‘Established in 2020, the Equity Office played a key role in building a strong foundation for equity, diversion, and inclusion across the organization. Over the past years, EDI has been embedded into training, policy and leadership...’
So job done, a wrap for the program that drove this forward?
So job done, a wrap for the program that drove this forward?
September 30, 2025 at 12:32 PM
‘Established in 2020, the Equity Office played a key role in building a strong foundation for equity, diversion, and inclusion across the organization. Over the past years, EDI has been embedded into training, policy and leadership...’
So job done, a wrap for the program that drove this forward?
So job done, a wrap for the program that drove this forward?
I’m from Winnipeg, and “between -30 and -60” is overstating things.
Many winter cities have supported cycling, far more so than is seen in the North American prairies.
Many winter cities have supported cycling, far more so than is seen in the North American prairies.
August 30, 2025 at 6:00 AM
I’m from Winnipeg, and “between -30 and -60” is overstating things.
Many winter cities have supported cycling, far more so than is seen in the North American prairies.
Many winter cities have supported cycling, far more so than is seen in the North American prairies.
‘Like having a team of PhD-level experts in your pocket’ — and a massive excess of bromide in the blood, in this guy’s case.
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ChatGPT isn’t going to ‘solve healthcare.’ Real solutions can: _access to healthcare_, illness prevention, and health promotion.
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ChatGPT isn’t going to ‘solve healthcare.’ Real solutions can: _access to healthcare_, illness prevention, and health promotion.
August 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
‘Like having a team of PhD-level experts in your pocket’ — and a massive excess of bromide in the blood, in this guy’s case.
😳
ChatGPT isn’t going to ‘solve healthcare.’ Real solutions can: _access to healthcare_, illness prevention, and health promotion.
😳
ChatGPT isn’t going to ‘solve healthcare.’ Real solutions can: _access to healthcare_, illness prevention, and health promotion.
I Mother Earth: deeply 90s sound, deeply 90s album art.
August 3, 2025 at 5:15 AM
I Mother Earth: deeply 90s sound, deeply 90s album art.
Sky Follower Bridge for the win!
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July 8, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Sky Follower Bridge for the win!
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Very interesting phenomenon and methods.
And the authors have a sense of humor...
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And the authors have a sense of humor...
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July 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Very interesting phenomenon and methods.
And the authors have a sense of humor...
😆
And the authors have a sense of humor...
😆
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'Large language models are infamous for making up references, providing inaccurate summaries, and making false claims that sound authoritative and convincing...'
'Large language models are infamous for making up references, providing inaccurate summaries, and making false claims that sound authoritative and convincing...'
July 7, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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'Large language models are infamous for making up references, providing inaccurate summaries, and making false claims that sound authoritative and convincing...'
'Large language models are infamous for making up references, providing inaccurate summaries, and making false claims that sound authoritative and convincing...'
'..an agency that made the world a better place, and that shouldn't have been subject to all of the cruelty, lies and chaos that occurred over the past few months.'
Heartfelt words from a long-term worker, posted on another platform.
Reeling from this truly done as of last week.
#USAID
Heartfelt words from a long-term worker, posted on another platform.
Reeling from this truly done as of last week.
#USAID
July 7, 2025 at 7:37 PM
'..an agency that made the world a better place, and that shouldn't have been subject to all of the cruelty, lies and chaos that occurred over the past few months.'
Heartfelt words from a long-term worker, posted on another platform.
Reeling from this truly done as of last week.
#USAID
Heartfelt words from a long-term worker, posted on another platform.
Reeling from this truly done as of last week.
#USAID
Locally, BCCDC materials do support of N95 use for protection from smoke...
www.bccdc.ca/resource-gal...
www.bccdc.ca/resource-gal...
July 2, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Locally, BCCDC materials do support of N95 use for protection from smoke...
www.bccdc.ca/resource-gal...
www.bccdc.ca/resource-gal...
It's not really starting at symptoms; we've traded dozens of posts here about root causes, all before I shared this publication (in response to your request for evidence).
The authors aimed to examine the content of anti-vaccination websites, which isn't incompatible with examining root causes...
The authors aimed to examine the content of anti-vaccination websites, which isn't incompatible with examining root causes...
June 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
It's not really starting at symptoms; we've traded dozens of posts here about root causes, all before I shared this publication (in response to your request for evidence).
The authors aimed to examine the content of anti-vaccination websites, which isn't incompatible with examining root causes...
The authors aimed to examine the content of anti-vaccination websites, which isn't incompatible with examining root causes...
June 25, 2025 at 12:26 AM
That's one model of vaccination determinants -- here's another...
June 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
That's one model of vaccination determinants -- here's another...
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Quite an eight-year term!
Quite an eight-year term!
June 23, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Quite an eight-year term!
Quite an eight-year term!
40°C in Minneapolis is wild. 👀
June 19, 2025 at 7:26 PM
40°C in Minneapolis is wild. 👀
