"Covid is airborne"
While not wearing a mask to announce the bill or pose for photos
This is what hypocrisy brings
We are no longer bound by truth or reality
You all have your justifications, this is what you've spoken into existence
Covid is airborne. There will be future airborne pandemics in our lifetimes. If viruses like H5N1 are the cause, the costs of future pandemics on people, small businesses, & government could EXCEED those of COVID-19. We can prepare for that pandemic TODAY.
Mask requirements are returning to several major hospital sites in the coming week(s)
The announcements went out internally but public notices from those institutions are conspicuously absent
We're not where we are by accident...
In 2020, at the end of his final year at Pitt, Damar Hamlin organized a toy drive for kids in his hometown of McKees Rocks, Pa. This is the young man who went down on the field tonight in Cincinnati. He is a man; not a number on a jersey. Prayers for Damar.
@DGBassani
One thing I will share is normalize the memories
My high school sweetheart was killed in grade 12
For years I'd wake up crying as I kept reliving special moments and the dreams seemed real
I was too ashamed to tell anyone and was worried people would think I was crazy
Remember the halcyon days of 2021 when "lockdowns harmed kids?"
What if, by doing nothing, you end up not only with closures but everyone actually infected too
Scroll through to find how many schools are missing ONE QUARTER OR MORE OF THEIR STAFF AND STUDENTS
A🧵
SCHOOL CLOSURE: Grey Highlands Secondary School in Flesherton is CLOSED today, Friday, April 8, 2022 due to insufficient staff. Remote learning will be provided, where possible.
Surprise!
Not masking doesn't work
EVERYONE that served you at this restaurant was exposed
They're also neither testing, isolating nor returning to masking
Welcome to IAQ bullshit in full effect
For those unaware, the employee was DEFINITELY infectious while at work
Employee tested positive this morning. Last shift on was on Saturday. Employee may or may not have been contagious then. There was contact among all employees over the weekend but none of them have reported any signs of unwell. Rapid testing everyone does not really make sense
These will be my final thoughts on
@TRyanGregory
For all those that said it was wrong to "moralize" or that he was being "piled on unfairly"
HE's finally telling you he's not supportive of masking, INDOORS, let's stop with the "but it was a Patio" bullshit
This is one of the more important threads on SARS2
Dr. Mike is absolutely correct, health care workers risked their lives and many died as a product of their occupation
BUT
Almost none of them are now masked, in fact many have since argued AGAINST masking in hospital
I was at work when a nurse colleague came in sick.
We had no FFP3 masks.
She was in her 30s, scared, had kids at home and could not breathe.
A day later a doctor came in sick.
The nurse recovered.
The doctor died on ITU.
Don't tell me we didn't risk our lives.
We are not liars.
UM WHAT?
If for any reason you thought
@DFisman
was acting out of self interest, realize he became a target of a sitting government for trying to advocate the need to protect children
For the record, all of his statements have been vindicated
Marina has been CEO for less than a month,
@TorontoStar
has already jumped into the "maybe health care shouldn't be publicly funded" fray
VCs owning media companies is an existential threat
So Dofo just admitted that in person/class sizing was never safe
And rather than go online himself, he's going to wait until he can get better in person learning
@DFisman
@gator_gum
@AllHandsCook
@divergentTea
It's wild to see this is where we've landed with epidemiologists that position themselves as public health guidance
Openly admitting to not masking in public venues, while simultaneously questioning pushback
My guy, by the time you get waste water data you're already too late
@gabituto1
Quite honestly, I stopped masking in those environments as ventilation tends to be good and wastewater levels are low. I only do it in meeting rooms or classrooms or private events. But my masking will increase as the wave mounts in coming weeks.
@JackieJanes8
@DGBassani
Powerful...
Everyone wants to tell people to compartmentalize, it's why Diego's message hit home
Your memories, proximity of walking with them, will hurt sometimes but you get to keep living with them
"Being strong" suggests weakness in loss and pain, couldn't be less accurate
Family member had a baby Friday, today we visited to wish her well after a complicated delivery
Nurse came in with the pain meds UNMASKED (no one anywhere on the delivery ward was but I digress)
Yes this is Ontario, yes it's a major center
The problem was never convoy types
Step 1 remove masks
Step 2 tell people to conduct their own risk assessment
step 3 FORCE BY EDICT graduation and prom to be IN PERSON bringing 100s of students + family into a small area
@gator_gum
@Ms_Anchovy
@divergentTea
What fresh hell is this?
The proliferation of persons who could not have been more consistently wrong on SARS2 is something we need to talk about more
Her denial of airborne transmission makes the picture a little on the nose
Consider me less than enthused this behaviour was rewarded
Xi Jinping visits Kazakhstan.
Look at the picture, it's outdoors.
They are not the deluded ones, the fools, the imbeciles. We are.
Sars2 is a biohazard.
In a time where it seems like the heroes have left us, a reminder that they still walk amongst us
Kevin you are incredible!
@gator_gum
check out this incredible follow up
"I would tell (the governor) to stop bullying kids."
Kevin Brown says Gov. DeSantis had no right to tell his son and the other high school students to take off their masks.
His son decided to keep his mask on during the press conference at USF.
@WFLA
I feel badly for these threads
I have no doubt Vlad believes the events as reported to be true
But I promise, spouse who admits to unmasking, is actually only telling the part of the truth they know there's an audience for
Neg. Two outdoor coffee/pastry shops last Tuesday and Wednesday. 4 people involved intermittent 😷 . She had her aura on the entire time other than for quick sips. She admits maybe some of the sips may have been longer maskless. FarUV was also on tables. All 4 people
@katiegibbs
No snark, legit question
When you say you wear N95s indoors, but this is literally the preceding post, how many qualifiers to that statement are there?
You can see the massive pleat in the bottom left
"Don't ignore the worrisome data, unless it's for some self-promotion" *paraphrasing
You've all fucked this up so consistently and with such vigor, it's becoming impossible to ignore that it isn't somehow the point
This is quite shocking. 7-day hospitalizations in England 🏴 for
#COVID19
in kids age 0-5 has surged—spiking up by ⬆️47% in just one week, near annual high. Kids in UK 🇬🇧 are also among the least vaccinated. Don’t ignore the worrisome data.
#COVIDisnotover
HT
@Antonio_Caramia
There is no way to misconstrue the final bullet
If there are others masking, they may, if not, they wouldn't
This has NOTHING to do with safety or metric driven decision making
Apparently you must disclose vulnerabilities to him, otherwise you're not warranting protection?
I wonder what the moment is where people can no longer stand the cognitive dissonance
For something that is so "mild," there sure seem to be a awful lot of cancellations of things
For the millionth time, most working persons do not have ANY paid sick time
You mean the exact literal symptoms of SARS2 infection you've gone out of your way to tell people to ignore and return to work with?
Since you've ruined belief in masking utility, there are no levers to pull here
Thanks I guess?
#H5N1
#birdflu
is spreading in some farm animals like poultry and cows.
If you are around poultry, dairy cows or unpasteurized (raw) milk, seek medical care if you get symptoms of bird flu. Find out more about the signs of bird flu at
@TRyanGregory
Given the vascular nature of damage from infection, explosive diabetes risk, etc.
"Pre-existing condition" also includes prior infection
It was always ghoulish, now it's even disingenuous
Can't judge by a single photo?
I'm constantly stunned anyone would attempt to "die on the hill" for an unmasked person year 4 but this actually highlights a really important conversation
OK let's actually dig into this
@BeBetterImagine
@farid__jalali
BE.1 is dramatically more infectious than BA.5
BA.1 was already widely believed to be the most infective virus to ever exist
Each jump means your chances of infection if you unmask around an infected person are now almost guaranteed and it picked up the Delta mutation
🧵1/Letter is riddled with far more problems than the obvious
1. We have our first tacit admission NO ONE knows the # of HEPA units actually in place, not the local MOH not the CMOH
This is the scandal of the pandemic so far!
@gator_gum
@Ms_Anchovy
@divergentTea
@ryanlindley
We now have Ontario’s cmoh dressing down highly competent local MOHs for following science to protect kids and communities.
Check this out,
@kprather88
@jljcolorado
@trishgreenhalgh
Hall of shame candidate? I would think so.
@sameo416
you already know I think the world of you
This made my whole week
Real experts, using the scope of their expertise, to try to protect is everything right in the world
THANK YOU
Her response to not having masked was "needing to find a way to get back to normal"
This has been my biggest gripe since the outset, your actions dictate the outcomes for others, in a way they are not party to
Please consider returning to masking, this really sucks
Food safety adopting a "don't ask don't tell" policy for what is being found in 1/5 samples in affected states should end any questions about the death of the precautionary principle
@InspiredAquaCA
We have not detected HPAI in cattle in Canada at this time so we are not currently testing raw or pasteurized milk. Testing is being recommended based on suspicion of the disease. HPAI is not a food safety concern as pasteurization kills harmful bacteria and viruses.
These threads do SO MUCH damage
There is literally no way to create greater hopelessness than to present you are 1/2 step away from total isolation and still infected
People who unmask around others ALWAYS unmask more than the way they portray
The plot has been lost when in the same missive you can write peak infections have passed, but the single largest source of outbreak has been closed for a month
Omicron hadn't even reached dominance before schools went out
We have ZERO idea as to how bad this will turn
We have likely passed a peak in infections, and maybe earlier than we could detect - we are also post-holiday bump, restrictions last week, mobility down, etc. Schools will goose mobility, and we’ll see what that does.
I know people get touchy with this, but seriously stop it with the FarUV shit at a table
It takes MINUTES to deactivate *most* of the emitted virus and seconds between exhalation and inhalation
If you unmask, you will be infected
This is well studied
It takes 8 MINUTES(!) of direct exposure from this spectrum of UVC to deactivate 90% of coronavirus
"Personal" UVC devices are ridiculous, they do not effect the air you are breathing as an individual
Invoking "all or nothing" as a means to diminish other's concerns, while simultaneously stating it's less AND nothing for him personally is pretty rich
When someone tells you who they are by trampling CEV persons, believe them
I need help, please
@celliottability
confirmed this week they still intend for:
"Masks and face coverings will still be required in long-term care homes, health-care settings and shelters until April 27 - after which the requirement will end in those settings as well"
@yonanestel
@Sue_Innovates
This is going to be unpopular but...
This is why children should not be in congregate settings while we have active community spread
Why exactly are children in restaurants and camps currently but the government is bad for not having released a back to school plan?
Roe V. Wade could represent a tidal shift in American society
This was so unthinkably impossible to happen that nothing should be dismissed or underestimated moving forward
The speed of the collapse is bewildering
Clarence Thomas writes, in a concurring opinion, that the Supreme Court should reconsider Griswold, Lawrence, and Obergefell — the rulings that now protect contraception, same-sex relationships, and same-sex marriage.
This is what happens when you abandon honesty and integrity
If there's no masking for cancer kids, there is literally no reason to take lice more seriously
The end of masking was the beginning of a plague society
Guy who thinks "pulling down your mask to eat" is "proof" they don't work fundamentally doesn't understand how to mask
Year 5, I genuinely cannot believe these people exist
Who the fuck opposes masks yet still wants to talk about them? Worse, to spend THIS MUCH time being wrong
@KiwiOnTheSticks
Masks don’t work. Let me explain.
I have two children (of my 8) that have genetic disorders that require daily, fully sterile infusions that take around 1 hour. Their condition requires nearly the most expensive medicine in the world.
My wife and I do the infusions in our home.
@Gab_H_R
@Antonio_Caramia
@UKHSA
for protections against "serious" outcomes continues to demonstrate that a vaccine dose has a 90 day window
It drops markedly into month 3 and off a cliff thereafter
Removing all restrictions to coincide with BA.2 dominance is going to take us down a very scary path
I debated doing this for some time and had resisted because it would be labeled "unkind"
But the grift has become too much
Going to start a wall of shame
Each of these people have gone out of their way to tell you who they are, believe them
40-60% of cases are asymptomatic AND you're purposely not testing
That you wouldn't even require masking given a demonstrable exposure to the ENTIRE staff is unconscionable
Hopefully for others, these posts are exposing the game
Had an employee work beside me for a 12 hour shift who tested positive the following day and was off sick for over a week. Not only did I not get sick, neither did any of the staff. That alone showed that filtration and ventilation make a big difference
@jaime_trick
@CPita3
@OttawaHealth
@VeraEtches
It's really disheartening that the 5 day airline CEO has completely obfuscated testing results for the average person
RATs measure viral loads believed to mean infectivity, so if you're positive irrespective of symptoms you are definitely believed to be infectious
@TRyanGregory
How about what landed us in this mess?
The tweet is still somehow up
There are MANY replies to the tweet the day it was posted with documented evidence it was not correct
In retrospect, everything that's happened since is actually exactly the outcome it set in motion
We have a major problem in the protections community
I genuinely don't know that we have any public figure of note who hasn't compromised themselves to the point of dismissal
EVERY data point we have says this Winter is going to be horrific
Who's left to call for change?
This level of humility, on top of everything else she does for us is truly laudable
In life you have many choices
Consider being a Tara for others
How different things could be if those that pursued leadership had HALF the moral courage...
@MaryFernando_
@deonandan
Mary, you are a key indicator for me of when something needs doing badly, and when I'm potentially doing harm. You were completely right about 3rd doses last fall, when I still thought they weren't urgent yet. I think about that almost every week now-- about how ...
PLEASE, will someone help steer the conversation beyond just get vaccinated more and then we let it rip
Why is mitigation not an option? Why are schools going to return at the cost of our <5, vulnerable, elderly?
@DFisman
@jddneary
@CPita3
@jkwan_md
Please consider the thread
My best friend is the only one I personally know (outside wife and I) to still be taking this seriously
He N95 masks EVERYWHERE, works from home + has not been indoors with ANYONE
Turns out his wife hasn't been truthful about her masking
(his test)
BA.5 has changed the game, if you are not masking around others, yes outside too, it's roulette
Rapid tests ARE NOT sufficient to determine if you are "safe" to gather and unmask
They both now have persistent coughs and he sounds strange, no other symptoms to report
There's something odd that keeps happening
Every time one of the liked SARS2 adjacent accounts gets called out, they have a rush of people looking to jump on swords for them despite burning down any call for protections we may have left
Last week:
Yay forced interaction with coworkers outside work hours
This week:
Sick from ongoing pandemic, what can I do to kill time while demonstrating I've learned literally nothing?
Maybe this guy should watch don't look up to gain some perspective on hubris
Oh...
@MeetJess
Holy shit, it looks like they're actually saying it is MERS
If they're not going to deal with travel restrictions post return for the global fan contingent... what the fuck are we doing?
This is without qualifiers one of the biggest possible losses here
Dr. Moriarty for what it's worth you are absolutely incredible and I cannot thank you enough for all your FREE work to try to both inform and warn
So thank you and keep well
Hi all,
I will slowly be leaving Twitter over the next few months.
Misinformation and hatred dominate the platform--a problem that is growing as engagement has been monetized.
I no longer have time to manage my account to minimize hijacking for spread of misinformation.
🧵
@palfryville
@smithbrainz
@AuspiciousTimes
@JackieJanes8
@DGBassani
I've been blown away with how many people had (or were) such great support systems
"Getting over it" shouldn't be how we approach loss
Why should anyone want to lose that connection?
It was days before her 18th birthday as well
Those experiencing cognitive issues, are unaware of said issues
This study finally puts empiricism to my position of why "those who know better" stopped masking
Once they were infected, they all believe it was NBD
About that...
With mild infection in healthy participants who received a
#SARSCoV2
challenge there was evidence of persistent cognitive and memory changes at least one year after Covid, compared with uninfected controls
@ProfHampshire
@eClinicalMed
@WendyGoodes
Fullerton, Lecce, Elliott and Oosterhoff traverse partisan lines of shitbaggery
Elliott bailing isn't being given enough attention, there's a real story there
You need to follow Marc, period
He's kind enough to answer questions where he can if you don't always understand what he is trying to explain
This is a real fuck moment
I know there's been so many you can start to feel worn down but you have to stick with listening to warnings
Oh shit.
I mentioned before that I was worried that BA.2.86 would pick up S:456L because that is the one place where BA.2.86 is more sensitive to neutralizing antibodies than EG.5 and the like.
1/
@imgrund
I'm not:
-a physician
-epidemiologist
-allowed to drive
-able to access my trust fund (GoFundMe link in bio)
-the result of an equine dental mishap
-affiliated with any policing organization
-remotely self aware
But I did stay at a Holiday Inn with a Groupon last night
I wish I knew what this meant
Year FIVE and
@BogochIsaac
promised we would have both "hybrid immunity" and "seasonality"
Year over year, same methodology, and we're now 3x higher in the fucking summer before return to school
I must be confused?
The death of nuance (and intelligence)
Remember the "Swiss cheese" method? Ryan does too, he's just playing ignorant now
No one is saying masks only, hell even Ryan isn't *always* saying only not masks, we want all
RATs don't fucking work, again Ryan knows, seriously stop it
Some days are good days. This brought tears to my eyes. It’s been a hard road advocating for
#boosters
for many months when my colleagues weren’t on board. I thank you so much for taking the time to put yourself in my shoes. 💕
#NeverGiveUp
Examples of where I currently mask: crowded stores, airplanes or trains; elevators; and theaters. But given that today’s uptick is only moderate, I’m still OK with indoor dining (though will opt for outdoor if conditions allow) and for going maskless at holiday parties. (3/25)
So it begins...
Check in with Dalia's EXCELLENT thread compiling the updates (you should be following her if you aren't already)
I hope moving forward we can have some real conversations when removal is inevitably discussed again
To be clear, this was the post that had me stop following Peter
Requisite wealth flex: check
Mentioning the poors and doogoodery: check
A post FULL of people asking about why no masks with no acknowledgement: check
A lot of you pile on Bob Watcher, explain the difference?
@jaime_trick
@CPita3
@OttawaHealth
@VeraEtches
Because everyone wanted an excuse for bad behaviour it also meant that certain Dr.s and blue checks also glossed over
1. you're infectious before the RAT picks it up, often by 24-48hrs!!!
2. The sensitivity for Omicron also isn't good enough
🧵1/I need some help starting a conversation about the convoy not even being the tip of the iceberg in terms of the trouble we're in
@DFisman
@timabray
@RodKahx
interested?
THIS is the current interim leader of the Federal PC party
CPC Interim Leader Candice Bergen now wants to the protests to end.
“I believe the time has come for you to take down the barricades, stop the disruptive action and come together. The economy you want to see re-opened, is hurting … I believe this is not what you want to do.”
New pandemic low yesterday
Mother sitting outside with <7y/o at sport tournament calls a physician
"They've had a fever for the last 3 days, it was 101 today. Has a terrible cough, deep never heard any kid sound like this
We're out of town so we can't get to the family Dr.
During the flight with
@AirCanada
of course we get the announcement is there a doctor on board.
High fever, sore throat, pulse scaring l’y high, BP ok, very lethargic. No past medical history and no other symptoms than flu-like symptoms x48h. 1/
@leahmcelrath
Covid is over. It is here forever and there is no technology we have to make that not true. I am sorry you feel sick and I hope you get better soon.
@jmcrookston
That attack rate is preposterous
I genuinely can't understand why face coverings were removed from healthcare facilities
Especially given the shared spaces in ERs/multi-patient rooms
#Mask
wearing isn’t a restriction; it is a protection.
Like speed limits aren’t restrictions on freedom; they protect freedom to be safe on the road.
Masks protect living life around
#COVID19
. Hard for vulnerable to live if in hospital, dying.
Temporary common sense protection
@NaheedD
This is neither true nor helpful
You're genuinely a great guy, there's no need to stoke racial elements
From the G20 forward, law enforcement has had a strict do not engage policy
@DFisman
@CP24
What a horrific twist of a rather simple concept
King for a day, media reporting of statistics must always lead with the majority figure
If it's valid for determining democracy, it should be MANDATORY for helping avoid narrative driven disaster
What really bothers me though is the reframing of their transgressions
This isn't the first time "it was only one picture" was invoked
This thread is ONLY from photos he personally posted to twitter and only since May
Peter is EXTREMELY problematic
The only reason this past week blew up as much as it did is the fact the photo session caught no less than 3 accounts which had that very week claimed mask mandates needed to return and were at a book tour promoting the rise of "anti-science"
To date, she STILL hasn't tested +VE on subsequent lateral flows
This is me BEGGING you to consider:
-this was outdoor transmission, they had no other human contact in the 5 days before Sunday
-symptoms preceded +VE LFT result (still not)
-isolating her within 24hrs didn't work
Dipshit has a TWENTY TWEET missive taunting and actively diminishing those who are not masking
Only to arrive at 18/20 and reveal HE'S NOT MASKING(!!!) while questioning why those in front of him aren't
Because of magic(?) that has the room conditions only "safe" for him
If air quality is excellent, there's less disease circulating; both mean less need to mask.
The large rooms I teach in have great air so I can lecture "au naturel" (b/c nobody is near me - but mask is always on before, after, & during break).
That's a safe normal.
18/20
Last Friday there was a celebration of life, it was outside only and he's since learned she did not mask while attending (despite having been under the impression she was)
On Sunday she started to feel unwell in a general malaise sense, she did three rapid tests all -VE
@glitterbitch__
These people have always been lying and trolling you
It's impossible to have not been infected and returning to dinners and unmasked kids at school
The problem with "we've never been infected" is there remains no way to verify that claim outside an acute admission to hospital
@greg_travis
Funny enough I started with the same line of thought this morning
The unfortunate reality is it's all just a game to them
They're no longer even bothering to pretend they actually stand by their invocations
So it begins
This was always the path once masking for SARS2 stopped
"Airborne" pathogens either require respirator use or they don't it's incredibly binary
You cannot, and will not, UVC or ACH away near field transmission of hyper infectious viruses
@amandalhu
@FourWinns298
Posted yesterday (PDF: ). Of course it falsely assumes immunization replaces respiratory PPE. Ignores the 3.5% measles infection rate in Spain. Immunization is not PPE!
This is why I get so frustrated with talk about unmasking indoors and having "done a risk evaluation" or looked at an Aranet or some bullshit
People are taking their actively infectious kids to large gatherings
This tournament was huge and kids came from across the province
You simply cannot tell people being unmasked at Costco with 100s of shoppers is OK but a meeting room with one other person is the "real" danger
It's neither logically consistent nor reflective of reality
We are so fucked this Fall/Winter and seemingly EVERYONE is contributing
Perhaps even more alarming, these posts span the globe
That's enough for me, I actually can't stand someone being this flagrant
For what it's worth, this was still only through fucking April 23'
@FurnessColin
Dr. Furness, honest and genuine question
Why is there suddenly pearl clutching about mask mandates when people have been dining, gyming, etc. for all but a month or two at a time?
Can PH honestly not see the contradiction here and why no one believes in it's validity?
"What does it matter to you if I mask?"
This is THE definitive thread and answer to why so many of us are frustrated by the self proclaimed "advocates"
Spread doesn't happen in a vacuum, your unmasked dalliance becomes the source case for nosocomial spread
Well done Jessica
The Covid activists who write very defensive threads about how they sometimes don’t mask indoors always frame it as doing risk management for themselves. That’s neat! Pick your own risk! However they get *very* quiet about the risks they are causing, not taking.
Back to the part about "giving kids COVID instead of McDonalds"
More children have died from COVID, 1,341, in the US (even with the downward revised number fuckery)
THAN FROM INFLUENZA IN THE DECADE 2009-2019
Despite unprecedented masking and societal closures
/5
For anyone in Ontario please read this thread
This winter is going to take a very dark turn (again)
If for any reason I can convince you to consider returning to masking, please feel free to DM
No chastising or judgement, honest offer of a genuine conversation
Public Health Ontario updated the wastewater signal data this afternoon, and the values continue to rise off the charts in many regions. The health units that comprise each region are listed below the corresponding chart and in the alt text.🧵
I am genuinely thankful for
@lisa_iannattone
and
@farid__jalali
Who despite constant attacks even from within the medical community, continue to truth tell and ensure bad messaging doesn't go unchallenged
The "it'll be fine crowd" has been wrong 6 times and counting
@BogochIsaac
I do see that but I’m very passionate about not repeating past mistakes. Looking to South Africa in late 2021 gave us the “omicron is mild” narrative and allowed omicron to kill more people here in Quebec in 2022 to date than WT, alpha and delta *combined* killed in 2021.
I was just sent these, two points:
1. This thread was never about a back and forth and I have no interest interacting with him ever again
2. Saying you're masking (you're not, please stop lying), and doubling down that you're just establishing when you won't be isn't a win