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· Nov 28
..Some people asked for a clearer picture of the infographic, to photocopy. Here it is, attribution: @mosssphagnum.bsky.social
Today on Volts: for years, I've wanted to do a podcast on indoor air quality, and I finally found the perfect guest! Dr. Lagoudas & I discuss indoor air pollutants, the policies and technologies that can control them, and the growing need to frame indoor air quality as a basic human right.
What's the deal with indoor air quality?
From CO2 monitors to better building codes, Dr. Georgia Lagoudas outlines how to clean up the spaces where we spend 90% of our lives.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Parent teacher night is fast approaching & all I need to do is to show them this aranet4 pamphlet. All parents will want optimal CO2 levels for their child
November 19, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Parent teacher night is fast approaching & all I need to do is to show them this aranet4 pamphlet. All parents will want optimal CO2 levels for their child
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CTV News: 'Long COVID more likely in women, study finds'
'New research from the University of Alberta suggests women are three times more likely to develop long COVID symptoms than men'
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/vid...
'New research from the University of Alberta suggests women are three times more likely to develop long COVID symptoms than men'
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/vid...
Long COVID more likely in women, study finds
New research from the University of Alberta suggests women are three times more likely to develop long COVID symptoms than men.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
CTV News: 'Long COVID more likely in women, study finds'
'New research from the University of Alberta suggests women are three times more likely to develop long COVID symptoms than men'
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/vid...
'New research from the University of Alberta suggests women are three times more likely to develop long COVID symptoms than men'
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/vid...
Today I introduce the white blood cells including the "professional antigen presenting cell" I draw it wearing a tie, waiting for "DAMPs" damage-associated molecular patterns which are molecular signals released by damaged host cells
November 18, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Today I introduce the white blood cells including the "professional antigen presenting cell" I draw it wearing a tie, waiting for "DAMPs" damage-associated molecular patterns which are molecular signals released by damaged host cells
November 16, 2025 at 1:22 AM
These are the #HPAI #H5N1 detection in the lower mainland #Vancouver . In the map, the pink/red dot represents wildlife. & the green are sediments that tested positive
November 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
These are the #HPAI #H5N1 detection in the lower mainland #Vancouver . In the map, the pink/red dot represents wildlife. & the green are sediments that tested positive
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最近の外来診療ではインフルエンザたくさん診断しています。東京ではAH3亜型（H3N2、A香港型）が多くて、パラパラとAH1pdm09（H1N1）も出ているような感じなんですかね。気をつけたいところです😷
I've been diagnosing a lot of flu lately. In Tokyo, the AH3 subtype (H3N2, A/Hong Kong type) appears to be predominant, with sporadic cases of AH1pdm09 (H1N1) also emerging. Mask up! 😷
I've been diagnosing a lot of flu lately. In Tokyo, the AH3 subtype (H3N2, A/Hong Kong type) appears to be predominant, with sporadic cases of AH1pdm09 (H1N1) also emerging. Mask up! 😷
November 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
最近の外来診療ではインフルエンザたくさん診断しています。東京ではAH3亜型（H3N2、A香港型）が多くて、パラパラとAH1pdm09（H1N1）も出ているような感じなんですかね。気をつけたいところです😷
I've been diagnosing a lot of flu lately. In Tokyo, the AH3 subtype (H3N2, A/Hong Kong type) appears to be predominant, with sporadic cases of AH1pdm09 (H1N1) also emerging. Mask up! 😷
I've been diagnosing a lot of flu lately. In Tokyo, the AH3 subtype (H3N2, A/Hong Kong type) appears to be predominant, with sporadic cases of AH1pdm09 (H1N1) also emerging. Mask up! 😷
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I wasn't sure if this decision was district by district or as you say, a provincial decision. I suppose I'll be testing it out frequently with the numerous health issues I have.
November 3, 2025 at 6:07 AM
I wasn't sure if this decision was district by district or as you say, a provincial decision. I suppose I'll be testing it out frequently with the numerous health issues I have.
"The risk of long COVID was 36% lower in adolescents vaccinated within 6 months before their first infection than in their unvaccinated peers..." www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/cov...
COVID vaccination cuts risk of long-term symptoms in teens by over a third, data suggest
www.cidrap.umn.edu
November 12, 2025 at 3:53 AM
"The risk of long COVID was 36% lower in adolescents vaccinated within 6 months before their first infection than in their unvaccinated peers..." www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/cov...
👀" the province has been mandated–& funded-to implement an Attendance Management Program to address the costs associated with teacher absenteeism" Are they looking for an obvious cause of employee absence? #covid19 #LongCovid 411.cupe.ca/sd-33-attend...
https://411.cupe.ca/sd-33-attendance-management-program/…
November 3, 2025 at 5:54 AM
👀" the province has been mandated–& funded-to implement an Attendance Management Program to address the costs associated with teacher absenteeism" Are they looking for an obvious cause of employee absence? #covid19 #LongCovid 411.cupe.ca/sd-33-attend...
UTI infections are linked to poultry & food handling is the suspected transmission route
"When you open that package, just assume you've splattered some bacteria in your kitchen; assume every piece of meat is contaminated, &handle it that way," he said" www.cidrap.umn.edu/antimicrobia...
"When you open that package, just assume you've splattered some bacteria in your kitchen; assume every piece of meat is contaminated, &handle it that way," he said" www.cidrap.umn.edu/antimicrobia...
Nearly 1 in 5 urinary tract infections tied to E coli in meat
www.cidrap.umn.edu
October 30, 2025 at 12:52 PM
UTI infections are linked to poultry & food handling is the suspected transmission route
"When you open that package, just assume you've splattered some bacteria in your kitchen; assume every piece of meat is contaminated, &handle it that way," he said" www.cidrap.umn.edu/antimicrobia...
"When you open that package, just assume you've splattered some bacteria in your kitchen; assume every piece of meat is contaminated, &handle it that way," he said" www.cidrap.umn.edu/antimicrobia...
Have any masked educators successfully deducted their own masks as educator expense on CRA? It is a consumable product that we use in the delivery of our program
October 24, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Have any masked educators successfully deducted their own masks as educator expense on CRA? It is a consumable product that we use in the delivery of our program
#H5N1 in a poultry farm located in Abbotsford BC 🇨🇦 looks like the 1st in the fall season in BC
inspection.canada.ca/en/animal-he...
inspection.canada.ca/en/animal-he...
October 20, 2025 at 1:50 AM
#H5N1 in a poultry farm located in Abbotsford BC 🇨🇦 looks like the 1st in the fall season in BC
inspection.canada.ca/en/animal-he...
inspection.canada.ca/en/animal-he...
#measles in #bced Seropositivity >90% for all age groups except
10-19-year-olds 82%
20-29-year-olds 69%
30-39-year-olds 73%
Results remained below 80% for 20- to 39-year-olds
this study showed
" age-related antibody decline" . Where was www.cmaj.ca/content/197/34/E1099
10-19-year-olds 82%
20-29-year-olds 69%
30-39-year-olds 73%
Results remained below 80% for 20- to 39-year-olds
this study showed
" age-related antibody decline" . Where was www.cmaj.ca/content/197/34/E1099
Measles seroprevalence by birth cohort across the lifespan: a population-based, cross-sectional serosurvey in British Columbia, Canada
Background: In 2025, the province of British Columbia (BC), Canada, experienced heightened measles activity, mostly involving unvaccinated communities. Publicly funded measles vaccination for children...
www.cmaj.ca
October 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
#measles in #bced Seropositivity >90% for all age groups except
10-19-year-olds 82%
20-29-year-olds 69%
30-39-year-olds 73%
Results remained below 80% for 20- to 39-year-olds
this study showed
" age-related antibody decline" . Where was www.cmaj.ca/content/197/34/E1099
10-19-year-olds 82%
20-29-year-olds 69%
30-39-year-olds 73%
Results remained below 80% for 20- to 39-year-olds
this study showed
" age-related antibody decline" . Where was www.cmaj.ca/content/197/34/E1099
Ive heard from 2 different offices of municipal workers & the manager of a small cohort actively encourages symptomatic staff to work from home & then go back to office when feeling well 1/
October 16, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Ive heard from 2 different offices of municipal workers & the manager of a small cohort actively encourages symptomatic staff to work from home & then go back to office when feeling well 1/
"A 90-minute walk, jog or bike ride after getting vaccinated may boost your body’s immune response."
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/search/resea...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/search/resea...
News: Exercise May Enhance the Effects of a... (The New York Times) - Behind the headlines - NLM
(The New York Times) Exercise May Enhance the Effects of a Covid or Flu Shot. Associated research findings from the National Library of Medicine.
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October 16, 2025 at 2:05 AM
"A 90-minute walk, jog or bike ride after getting vaccinated may boost your body’s immune response."
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/search/resea...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/search/resea...
All the masked people at the Clean Air Festival are heros
September 15, 2025 at 3:17 AM
All the masked people at the Clean Air Festival are heros
"Collectively, our findings support that tetanus-diphtheria vaccines can prime SARS-CoV-2 cross-reactive T cells and likely contribute to shape the T cell responses to the virus"
www.frontiersin.org/journals/imm...
www.frontiersin.org/journals/imm...
Frontiers | Tetanus-diphtheria vaccine can prime SARS-CoV-2 cross-reactive T cells
Vaccines containing tetanus-diphtheria antigens have been postulated to induce cross-reactive immunity to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SA...
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September 8, 2025 at 3:03 PM
"Collectively, our findings support that tetanus-diphtheria vaccines can prime SARS-CoV-2 cross-reactive T cells and likely contribute to shape the T cell responses to the virus"
www.frontiersin.org/journals/imm...
www.frontiersin.org/journals/imm...
Vaccination reduces #Longcovid in a dose dependant manner & "Only patients with Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccinations were used in our study because of its wide availability in our healthcare system" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Association of COVID vaccinations and treatments with long COVID beyond 6 months: a case-control study on the adult population in a large integrated healthcare system in the United States from 2020 to...
Long coronavirus disease (Long COVID) is a chronic condition causing significant long-term disability and economic burden. This study aims to measure …
www.sciencedirect.com
August 16, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Vaccination reduces #Longcovid in a dose dependant manner & "Only patients with Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccinations were used in our study because of its wide availability in our healthcare system" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"math scores went up by 0.20 standard deviations and English scores by 0.18 standard deviations, and the results hold up even when you control for “detailed student demographics" #CleanAir #filtration #bced
www.vox.com/2020/1/8/210...
www.vox.com/2020/1/8/210...
Installing air filters in classrooms has surprisingly large educational benefits
$1,000 can raise a class’s test scores by as much as cutting class size by a third.
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August 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
"math scores went up by 0.20 standard deviations and English scores by 0.18 standard deviations, and the results hold up even when you control for “detailed student demographics" #CleanAir #filtration #bced
www.vox.com/2020/1/8/210...
www.vox.com/2020/1/8/210...
influenza vaccination is correlated with lower rate of lung cancer pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37849687/
July 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
influenza vaccination is correlated with lower rate of lung cancer pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37849687/
#CleanAir #RebelAlliance I'm so grateful for community donations so my students could build CR boxes this year... "I have friends everywhere" #Andor
July 18, 2025 at 2:13 AM
#CleanAir #RebelAlliance I'm so grateful for community donations so my students could build CR boxes this year... "I have friends everywhere" #Andor
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I hope one day ALL indoor shared-air air standards will include:
HEPA filtration for airborne pathogens
CO2 monitoring for healthy "mix"
UV-C to help combat airborne pathogens
Adequate outdoor air ventilation and "rate of exchange" to adequately replenish clean air in occupied rooms.
HEPA filtration for airborne pathogens
CO2 monitoring for healthy "mix"
UV-C to help combat airborne pathogens
Adequate outdoor air ventilation and "rate of exchange" to adequately replenish clean air in occupied rooms.
July 15, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I hope one day ALL indoor shared-air air standards will include:
HEPA filtration for airborne pathogens
CO2 monitoring for healthy "mix"
UV-C to help combat airborne pathogens
Adequate outdoor air ventilation and "rate of exchange" to adequately replenish clean air in occupied rooms.
HEPA filtration for airborne pathogens
CO2 monitoring for healthy "mix"
UV-C to help combat airborne pathogens
Adequate outdoor air ventilation and "rate of exchange" to adequately replenish clean air in occupied rooms.
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We all soldier on because community health is worth fighting for & once people recognize the benefits of #CleanAir , there is no turning back. I am grateful for community lending initiatives such as the VCH aranet4 lending program www.vch.ca/en/air-quali....
Air quality monitoring projects | Vancouver Coastal Health
Here you will find information on Vancouver Coastal Health’s ongoing air quality monitoring projects. These projects, studies and programs gather data to help increase awareness of air conditions in c...
www.vch.ca
July 11, 2025 at 10:56 PM