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Assoc prof @uottawa . Critical care & palliative doc. Father of 3. Oilers all day. Founder of #RON and Solving Wellness Host of @kwadcast . tweets are my own.

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Kwadwo Kyeremanteng
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Thanks for the support y’all!
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Seeing some wild tweets from MDs saying they won’t see pts that are unmasked. My sisters are dentists that have been seeing pts most of the pandemic. We intubate covid pts and they certainly aren’t wearing a mask. We’re professionals. It’s time to act like it.
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I want as many ppl vaccinated as possible but this talk of limiting care for the unvaxxed is wrong. I can’t get behind it. We need clear messaging & we need compassion to get through this. Let’s avoid the us vs them mentality. We’re in this together.
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#yow I want to remind ppl that we are shutting everything down while having 4 cases in ICU. Remember also a portion of these will be incidental. This isn’t right. #whatstheendgame
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My take on @fordnation announcement. Follow the data. Let’s stop punishing our kids. Where’s the paid leave? Enough is enough.
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Enough is enough. Kids need to be back to school. Let’s advocate for our kids. Let’s all do our part. Please amplify. #ourkidsmatter
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3 years
For those against removing restrictions, when would you feel comfortable? What’s the long term plan? What’s the sustainable approach for when we see future variants? Is the answer lockdowns, school closures etc? IMHO we need better solutions.
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3 years
I’m legit asking, is Ontario the only place in North America where you can’t get a haircut?
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Anyone else find it troubling Ontario doesn’t have a date or a plan for full reopening?
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Let’s prioritize our kids education.
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Dr. @kwadwo777 says that schools "should be an essential service" and that closing them down has been shown to have a detrimental impact on kids' mental and physical health. "If we can keep Amazon factories open, if we can keep malls open, we can serve our kids," he said.
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Hard to be proud to be an Ontarian right now. We should be speaking up for those that can’t speak for themselves. #codepink
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Liberal MP Joël Lightbound’s full remarks: ‘It's time to choose positive, not coercive methods’ | National Post
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Is there value of vaccine passports at this stage of the pandemic? #Omicron
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I’ve wanted to say this for awhile, I underestimated the 3rd wave. I thought with vaccinating our most vulnerable and coming into the spring, we’d be ok. I’m saying this to be accountable and hopefully this will be an example for others. #stayinghumble
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3 years
True leadership. Treating school like an essential service. Truly admirable.
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The New York Times
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Mayor Eric Adams of New York City insisted schools would remain open despite surging Omicron cases in the city. He said remote learning has been too damaging, especially to children in low-income neighborhoods and homeless students.
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We need to see more tools like this:
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I’m still seeing many hospitalizations at this point are incidental. In other words, they are admitted for non-covid illnesses. I’m at a loss
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Big day in Ontario today. Regardless which side of the fence you sit on, please be kind and compassionate, especially to the kids.
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This is ridiculous
@UWaterloo
University of Waterloo
2 years
Starting Nov 9, #UWaterloo will require masks for indoor activity that is part of academic instruction. This includes, but is not limited to, lectures, seminars, labs, tests, exams and all other forms of academic instruction wherever it happens indoors. 🔗
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My thoughts on covid after being outside of Ontario for a few days. Less fear. More hope.
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Genuine question: Why don’t we acknowledge natural immunity in Canada? #MedTwitter have you seen reinfected pts in hospital or ICU?
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Anyone find it odd that many who are asking for stricter covid measures have never seen a covid patient?
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1. I’ve had a string of tweets that were fairly emotional as I was watching the press conference. There’s a lot of emotion cause I’m thinking about my kids. I truly believe they deserve better.
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I’m very pro-vaccine. This is what prevents you from landing in ICU. But vaccinated ppl are still swabbing positive for #omicron . This can’t be an argument for adding restrictions. So many ppl have stepped up and done the right thing. What message are we sending?
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Kwadwo Kyeremanteng
3 years
This will be my only response to your harassing messages. This is classless. Even for you. I actually feel sorry for you.
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Stopping elective procedures? Too far. This is getting out of hand.
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Once again, I’m hearing these decisions are based on modeling. Premier saying we can get 2000 hospitalizations per day. Nonsense. #whatstheendgame
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I still haven’t had a clear answer on what’s the endgame. Do we have the same framework with the next variant? How is this sustainable? We are 2 years in, highly vaccinated and we are still relying on restrictions? Also, isn’t the cat out of the bag? #omicron
@CBCAlerts
CBC News Alerts
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Ontario could soon bring in new COVID-19 restrictions as it tries to find ways to slow the rapid spread of Omicron variant.
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Serious question. What’s the end game? #Omicron
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You want solutions, focus boosters on those at risk of being hospitalized. Focused action. I’m sorry, this all is nonsense
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From a local child psychologist: “We have had to close our waitlist to families requiring services due to overwhelming demand for services that had resulted from extended restrictions, closures and lack of extracurricular activities.” #codepink
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Emotional day for the Kyeremanteng’s. Wanted to post this to show my faith in the science and the safety of vaccine. Here’s to being one step closer to normal life!
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Have we considered the impact of school closures on our ability to staff hospitals? #whatstheendgame
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Real world data >>>>> modeling. We need to raise the bar.
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2 years
I’m sorry but this was very predictable.
@TheEconomist
The Economist
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New data suggest that the damage from shutting down schools has been worse than almost anyone expected
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4 years
You can’t justify this in Ottawa. ZERO ICU CASES Ontario will enter province-wide lockdown as of Christmas Eve, sources say
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3 years
5. Last thing. I’m a keep saying, what’s the endgame? We can’t keep doing this. Let’s get some answers from our leaders.
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It’s 2022. We’ve learned what? Not March 2020. We’re giving it 2 weeks to flatten the curve? This is wild
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2 years
I think this is a bad precedent. It isn’t consistent with PH. This demographic is extremely low risk. Most will have hybrid immunity. Myocarditis risk. From an EDI perspective, many in marginalized communities are hesitant. This is a step backwards ⁦ @UofT
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This chatter about kids mental health not being impacted by school closures and lockdowns is offside…
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Kwadwo Kyeremanteng
2 years
I personally have NOT taken care of a ventilated covid pt since January. The landscape has changed. This is why many of us have been saying it’s safe to move on.
@jakescottMD
Jake Scott, MD
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To all the ID docs, hospitalists, and intensivists out there: How many patients do you think you’ve had in the last 6 months who had respiratory failure requiring high-flow 02 or mechanical ventilation primarily because of Covid-19?
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What’s the guarantee that schools are open in 2 weeks. What’s the metric we’ll follow? There’s no insight into unintended consequences.
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I’m an ICU doc that has treated covid pts since March 20. Kids need to be back at school. School IS ESSENTIAL
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Alex Pierson
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So Drs agree tennis is cool yet can’t agree on the urgency to find a way, any way, to get kids back in school to protect their mental well being? the devastating loss of learning? Quite something that they are ok w all the eating disorders, depression and increased suicide.
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3 years
Folks. How about for the next 24 hours we focus on being kind. Let’s see how that feels. #bekind
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1. Our youngest had his 1st week of daycare. He’s been so shy around others. He’s spent half his life distancing from other kids. Even after his 1st we saw a change in him. He was glowing. He was happy. He was Zeke.
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2 years
Agree our healthcare system is stretched. Vaccination especially for high risk population is essential. But despite high case counts, I haven’t seen a critically ill covid pt in a longtime. I’m seeing no reason to panic.
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Hayley Wickenheiser
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Greetings from the ICU. Today is day 1000 since Toronto's first covid patient walked through the doors. Cases are rising again. Fall could be tricky.Our health care system is on life joke.Take care. Get vaxxed .You definitely don't want to run into me. ✌️
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Rumors are percolating that we’ll be shutting down kids activities on top extending school closures. We need to do better for our youth. They’ve suffered enough. They’ve also got vaxxed. Solutions like test to stay using rapid testing needs to be considered. #priortizeouryouth
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2 years
1/ There’s alot of chatter about adding restrictions as a result of the high covid rates in the community. We cant cont to live in fear Despite high levels in the community we’re not seeing this proportional reflected in our hospitals. As I wrote this we have 2 cases in ICU.
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Kwadwo Kyeremanteng
3 years
1/6 There’s been a lot of tension on Twitter of late and it’s been a challenge trying have civil dialogue. What if we pivot? What if we find common ground for ways we can exit this pandemic?
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Kwadwo Kyeremanteng
3 years
I’m okay with diversity in opinion but I take offense when using bipoc/marginalized communities to push an agenda. It’s disingenuous and distasteful. Were these same folks advocating for equity when times were tough? For example when schools were closed?
@UrgencyofEquity
Urgency of Equity
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There is a moral urgency to protect all students & staff, including those who are most vulnerable. We put together a toolkit to help communities sort out fact from fiction & advocate for a safe, healthy learning environment for everyone: #UrgencyOfEquity
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This might be obvious but at this stage, clinicians should not refuse to see pts in person. Straight up
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3. I think of the lack of hope ppl have despite doing everything they’ve been asked. Honestly, I’m just sad. Sad cause I honestly think there’s a better way. We’ve been at this for 20 months and we aren’t adapting.
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I can’t agree with this more. Our kids have suffered too much. Come Jan, we need a plan. Is it test to stay? Is it a more endemic approach? Whatever it is, let’s ensure no further school closures. Period.
@FaceTheNation
Face The Nation
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“They will be paying for our generation’s decisions the rest of their lives”: @JanCBS explains why she thinks 2021's biggest underreported story was the devastating impact of COVID policies on children
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Legit question, what’s the data telling us schools aren’t safe?What’s the data to support 12-17 yos getting boosters?Im assuming if you’re asking for this, mandating vaccines for teachers will happen?Many of have been taking care of covid pts didnt have this level of requirements
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2. I can’t help to think of the families that are on the margins and have already gone through so much. I think of our kids mental and physical health. I think of the business owners.
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The attacks on Martha Fulford have disappointed me in so many ways. Especially from our medical community that should know better. Remember, she is a frontline HCP that’s cared for covid pts and advocated for our kids when many sat on the sidelines. #BeKind
@sdbaral
Stefan Baral
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The point of this thread is @twitter has no control over the veracity of the tweets posted. People lie and there is no accountability A report to @TwitterSafety would achieve nothing as to them this is standard. Lies spread faster than truth...just keep that in mind. 6/6
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3 years
Vaccines work. We need to move forward. The focus needs to be on hospitalizations. We need a FULL reopening plan.
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Thoughts?
@PremierScottMoe
Scott Moe
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It's time to heal the divisions over vaccination in our families, in our communities and in our province. Today, we announced the end of the proof of vaccination/negative test policy effective February 14, 2022 at 12:01 a.m.
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The message needs to be consistent and clear. Vaccines significantly reduce you chances of landing in hospital or dying from #covid19 . HCPs & media this needs to be the focus. ⁦ @zchagla ⁩ ⁦ @TorontoIDDoc ⁩ ⁦ @sdbaral ⁩ ⁦ @BogochIsaac
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Grade 4 & 2 here we come! Let’s have a sustained and vibrant school year. The kids deserve it.
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4. All this to say, my tweet storm may have upset some but it came from a good place, from a doc that’s seen the devastating impacts of covid and our response to covid.
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Pfizer #1 Moderna #2 Wifey throwing down without hesitation! #wegotthis
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First time in 3 years our boys are finishing the school year. Let this be the norm.
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Kwadwo Kyeremanteng
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What upsets me is that pieces like this are being embraced by MSM without the consideration of an exit strategy. We can’t do this forever. This isnt a solution Opinion: A vaccine-only strategy won’t prevent a fourth wave of COVID-19 - The Globe and Mail
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2 weeks to flatten the curve. We learn nothing…
@CTV_PowerPlay
CTV Power Play
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Federal #COVID19 modelling shows cases have risen across the country 11 % in the last week. Dr. Peter Juni says the goal now is to flatten the curve in the next two weeks. Watch more at . #ctvpp #cdnpoli
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The latest from Denmark and #omicron . It appears omicron is associated with less hospitalizations compared to #delta Currently there’s less than 5 pts admitted to ICU. Population of 6 million. 3.5 weeks in.
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I’m sorry but this isn’t reasonable. I’m hearing from teachers and social workers how far behind the kids are and the ongoing mental health concerns. #dobetter Bracing for an extended school break: period of virtual learning possible | CTV News
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Quebec to drop classroom mask requirements after spring break | Montreal Gazette
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Tweet like your kids are watching.
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What makes daycares ok? #whatstheendgame
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Be kind. Our public health officials have been working tirelessly for over 2 years to help us get through this. #wellness
@RichardCityNews
Richard Southern
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NEW - Ontario’s top doctor was on vacation in the Caribbean last week, as there were growing calls for him to address surging case counts, CityNews has learned. Asked last Wednesday about Moore’s whereabouts, Premier Ford said, “He never rests"
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How come we haven’t heard from @fordnation re: schools reopening? We can’t be complacent. #codepink
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Kwadwo Kyeremanteng
2 years
This is getting silly… Harvard announces new bivalent COVID booster requirement
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Ontario's top doctor says it's time to learn to live with COVID-19 via @CTVToronto
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Kwadwo Kyeremanteng
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If staff are vaccinated, no rationale for not seeing pts. We know how to protect ourselves. SickKids sees surge in non-urgent ER visits as paediatricians refuse in-person checkups via @CTVToronto
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Kwadwo Kyeremanteng
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Emotions are running high right now. To make any progress we need to have respect, understanding and compassion. In your next tweet or discussion, think of these 3 things. We’ll get through this.
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Why is the idea of data driving our decisions so challenging?
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This is the exit strategy…
@CDCDirector
Mandy K. Cohen, MD, MPH
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We must protect people with comorbidities from severe #COVID19 . I went into medicine – HIV specifically – and public health to protect our most at-risk. CDC is taking steps to protect those at highest risk, incl. those w/ chronic health conditions, disabilities & older adults.
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Is it time to end vaccine passports? Experts divided over whether they are still useful.
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I love this…
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This NACI statement is on point. We’ll done.
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Kwadwo Kyeremanteng
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My thoughts on the lack of extracurricular activities in schools. Our kids stepped up and got vaccinated. There are plenty of activities that are low-risk(track&field). Many families can't afford activities outside of school. Lets do the right thing.Kids have gone through enough
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Kwadwo Kyeremanteng
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Asking for 12 yo to get boosters prior to school starting? This isn’t happening anywhere. At what point are we gonna focus on what’s best for kids? Teachers' unions ask Ottawa's top doctor to close schools until new safety measures in place via @ctvottawa
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Kwadwo Kyeremanteng
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England set to drop facemasks and social distancing on July 19 | News | The Times
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So many organizations have done so well at keeping our kids safe. This is not a sustainable plan. What do we do when the next variant comes through? Ottawa Public Health recommends temporarily pausing indoor contact and team sports via @ctvottawa
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Kwadwo Kyeremanteng
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My two cents on an exit strategy for #covid19 . Schools. Small businesses. Emphasis on being outdoors. Vaccines. Let’s be proactive. #letsgetthroughthis #exitstrategy @zchagla @TorontoIDDoc @MonicaGandhi9 @sdbaral @HeidiTworek @BogochIsaac @psarras_tom
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I took a lot of unnecessary heat during the pandemic and it really pissed me off. Frankly, it still pisses me off. 😡 I was encouraging others NOT to ignore the economic impacts of mass lockdowns And how that would negatively influence our mental and overall physical health
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Kwadwo Kyeremanteng
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Ottawa parents plan protest on Friday against school closures | Ottawa Citizen
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Kwadwo Kyeremanteng
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We appear to be on the better side of this covid wave. In #yow we have one case in icu with no mitigation. Severity of illness has been less relative to previous waves. Future policy needs to reflect this.
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