There is no amount of therapy that will be able to heal our kids from the moral injury they will experience when they realize that every person & institution charged with their care knowingly subjected them to a bioweapon that destroyed every facet of their lives.
I've been pondering why so many who have been horribly infected by SARS-Cov-2 are going around maskless unfazed by the prospect of catching it again.
My theory: a deficit in working and episodic memory. So, I looked it up. 👇
I’m at a
@LifeLabs
and my c02 monitor just went berserk. About 20 maskless people stared at me. I told them it’s an alarm for poor air quality. 1749. One gent asked me about it & was shocked. Told him that’s why I’m wearing a mask. Most people waiting 1 hr. This is so messed up.
Hi, I’m Lisica. I live in Canada & I refuse to inflict disability or death on others.
Wearing a mask is kind -- & kindness is🔥!
I’m going to keep advocating & wearing a mask when sharing air so I can break the chain of
#airbornetransmission
. Will you do your part, too?
#MaskUp
Hi. I’m Derek. I live in Canada and refuse to accept that infections and reinfections are inevitable - I will continue to do my utmost to break chains of transmission. I’m also sexy as all living fuck. I’m breaking new grounds in mask/eye color coordination. What about you?
I've asked people this question, “What would it take for you to start masking?”
Blank faces.
When someone you love dies?
When you get long covid?
After you’ve had it 5 times?
When? No response.
Reality: When public health tells them (that it’s bad enough that) they have to.
Had yet another painful convo w/ teen @ the perils of going around maskless on public transportation.
“But there is literally no one wearing one.”
“What might a mask prevent?”
“Long covid?”
“Yes.”
“Does that mean we're all going to be disabled or die?”
😭
There is a reason why Dr. Tam was wearing a mask throughout the press conference. If you're in the public eye, in a group setting, indoors, respect & protect others and be a role model.
#MaskUp
Federal Health Officials and Dr. Tam today:
- 5 year olds should get 2 doses of new Moderna COVID vaccine regardless of previous number of doses
- 6 month olds should get 1 dose of the new vaccine
- Wear masks during respiratory virus season even if you aren't sick
I would like to know how triple-vaccinated people - & young kids who cannot be - are being protected from acquiring a disease that initially presents as mild but causes long-term, multi-system damage -- including brain & heart damage. There is no personal choice in this matter.
I’m compiling a list of questions and one-liners to say to people when they ask why I’m wearing a mask. Assume they don’t realize how bad SARS is right now or what it can do to you. Bonus points if it’s something that might make them consider wearing one. Go!
You could call me a conscientious, rule follower. I did all the things…kept to my bubble, saved the n95s for HCWs when there was a shortage, & got vaccinated 4x. I also wore a mask to protect others — because that’s what we were told it would do.
@gathertonourish
I'm sorry. Thank you for sharing! My aunt died from
#ovariancancer
. Was told her symptoms were stress-related & IBS. By the time the cancer was found it was too late & a painful death. It's unfair that women's concerns aren't properly investigated. I'm angry for her & all of us.
Until there are actual treatments for Covid and long covid, better tests, cleaner air, and a living wage if disabled, I will continue my resolve to protect myself and others and live my best possible life while so doing.
As a parent and a citizen, I am very alarmed by what is happening in Ontario.
Our CMOH has sanctioned the re-opening of schools during a time when they are less safe than ever.
I thought the CMOH was there to protect us from harm, to operate within the highest integrity,
Teen reports teacher at school with Covid. Wearing N95 with head straps but taking it off and on to drink. Why are you allowing Covid positive people in our schools
@tdsb
?
@TOPublicHealth
?
It’s not a cold. It’s not even an exclusively respiratory illness.
It’s SARS.
"The researchers said that individuals over time demonstrated episodic memory and attention span largely returned to normal after six and nine months, respectively”
Me: Just in time for the next infection.
With multiple infections, will recovery be possible?
I am getting weary. The entire system is broken. I've lost faith in medicine. The prov govt is corrupt. The CMOH is missing. The local PHUs have been muzzled. School boards are deferring to PH. Media docs are minimizing. Everyone is over it. Our kids will suffer. It's criminal.
Since, I’ve been ostracized, harassed & gaslit for wearing a mask. I know the odds of getting really sick. I also know I’d be pretty despondent if I got someone else sick.
Yet, now, wearing a mask is a sign of anxiety — or “Covid Stress Syndrome.”
This is where we are.
Visiting a Dr today who thinks C19 is evolving to a cold. Planning to bring evidence to catch them up. What’s your best article that shows it’s still critical to avoid SARS?
Pls share. 🙏
Make no mistake, masking is being weaponized & painted as scary.
This is a sociological experiment happening before our eyes.
2020 Save masks for HCW
2021 I wear a mask to protect you
2022 Mask if you're vulnerable
2023 Stop masking, you freak
I’m going to address the wearing a mask in your car comments. Reasons:
You’re driving someone ill.
You’ve just driven someone who is/may be ill or you might be ill.
Car air quality is poor.
While driving the other day, my C02 alarm sounded.
Wearing a mask; don’t care. 😷
The pandemic isn’t over. Every day I am fighting a system that has not only failed us but has turned on those who believe that mitigating tools is a way out.
I have people in my life not masking. The stakes feel high. One less masked leader is a little bit less hope.
I do have high expectations of leaders — those with authority and those with influence. I want them to wear a mask & be seen wearing one. I view it as a sign of solidarity & science. It says I understand the risks & I care & want to protect you from those risks.
I get that it’s hard, no one is perfect, & risks and kindness aren’t absolutes. And while I am open enough to accept that others are doing their best in this messed up, complicated world, I am still aiming high.
Cheers. 🥂😷
On the eve of back to school, with Covid cases rising, no official guidance to parents on how to protect children in crowded classrooms, no mask requirements, no treatments for Covid or long covid, and no approved vaccines for fall…
#WhereIsKieranMoore
⁉️
My thoughts on leadership and what’s needed right now. A thread.
First, what leadership is not.
Leadership is not “you do you.” It’s not personal preferences, mask-friendly policies, or caving into business or political pressure. It’s not backing down from a bully.
I didn't think I'd spend my Easter morning educating hospital personnel about
#AirborneTransmission
but that's what happened. Here's a summary of the crack-of-dawn 💩 show at a hospital.
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"I think if we weren’t looking at an election this year, my suspicion is we would have been looking at somewhere between two to four weeks later for each of them,” Evans said Friday. Member of ON Covid Science Table. Finally, truth!
Somewhere along the line, the mask story got jumbled. It was no longer a kind and imperative thing to do for others, but it became my choice and your choice.
There wasn’t a compelling reason to continue for most people it seems.
Just heard on news that it's the 1st Mother's Day that we haven't been "plagued" by restrictions. Those "restrictions" were protections. Because of the plague. And it's still here, no matter how many mimosas you have tomorrow.
#Plague
#CovidIsNotOver
#WearAMask
#MothersDay2022
Living with someone you love who isn't taking the same Covid precautions can be challenging (child/partner), & removing yourself isn't always an option.
How do you stay sane & healthy in this situation? Let's support each other through life's very messy times.
#NoJudgmentPlease
Dear
@tdsb
@TOPublicHealth
,
I got your notice from the school. I found some glaring problems and I fixed them.
Kindly amend accordingly.
Sincerely,
Concerned parent.
Remember when contact tracing was a thing? If someone became infected with a BSL3 pathogen they’d warn everyone they’d been in contact with so they could start monitoring for symptoms & get a PCR. We even had an app. People seemed to care then. Now, we guess, we infect. Bravo.
I am watching the most irresponsible segment on
@CBCNews
with
@TorontoIDDoc
saying its harmful to track new waves.
#UrgencyOfNormal
rhetoric 🤦♀️.
#Masks
are tools! IT is NOT about hospitalization & death.
#LongCovid
matters. I have no more words for the amount of privilege shown.
I admit that it’s confusing for folks to know who a mask is protecting when the goalposts have changed & the data is hidden. “Vulnerable, protect yourselves if you want to.” “Assess your own risk.” “We’re mask-friendly here!”
Some say the eyes are the window to the soul.
All I know is that you can still see a smile when someone is wearing a mask. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
Keep wearing a mask.
Keep smiling behind it.
Winter is here — and with it cold air 💨 on top of airborne viruses. 🦠 Just rediscovered that wearing an N95 mask outside not only protects against viruses but also helps ease my cold-induced asthma symptoms.
Coat, gloves, hat, mask, go! ❄️
#AsthmaAwareness
#N95
A lot of people get the Sunday Scaries because they dread going to work on Monday. I love my work, so that's not me.
I get the Sunday Scaries because I have to send my kid to school on Mondays…
🧵
Working alone or not, it's IN THE AIR.
And last I checked, we have a mask mandate for healthcare settings!
But b/c of Dr Death, masks are seen as a personal choice (to harm another), so this is the mindset wherever you go. EVEN IN A HOSPITAL.
Train staff & follow the law!
/4
Had a convo last night about how masking protections are being lifted in hospitals when we're still dealing with an airborne "Risk Group 3 (RG3) human pathogen." You can't even cross the border with an apple in your purse but you can go about maskless in a children's hospital.
I’m seeing scientists and doctors debating whether or not it’s beneficial to get exposed to viruses but in particular SARS-CoV-2.
Is this seriously a debate?
It’s not a cold. It’s not mild.
It’s a level 3 biohazard.
It’s SARS.
PSA Regarding the Circulating ‘Colds:’🧵
The ‘cold’ you think you have is probably not a cold. It’s Covid and you’re being duped.
There are; however, 5 empowering things you can do in the face of this reality: 1. Be your own advocate. 2. Use all the tools to protect yourself.
Went to a women's health centre (wh/ also serves pregnant women). Mine was the only N95. Only 2 surgical masks. Was told masks are optional. "We have to get back to normal at some point." How is this normal? We wouldn't be acting this way if 1 in 20 were infected by tuberculosis.
Reminder: If you're a politician, doctor, other HCW, or leader of any kind, we do not need to see your holiday smiles. What we need is for you to wear a mask 100% of the time. Tell me you take masking seriously. Tell me you know it saves lives.
“All children or adults with measles should receive two doses of vitamin A supplements, given 24 hours apart…It can help prevent eye damage and blindness. Vitamin A supplements may also reduce the number of measles deaths.”
Why is this not being done?
Why is everyone giving up?
ChatGPT response:
"The reasons why some people may have given up on protective measures such as wearing masks may be more related to pandemic fatigue and a feeling of hopelessness that the pandemic will never end.
I have no idea what to believe anymore regarding:
- The risks/benefits of multiple vaccinations
- The risks/benefits of Pax or any other treatments
What I do know:
- Masks prevent transmission
- We are on our own
- I am doing everything I can to avoid catching it
I go to have my test and NO ONE I see in the hospital but me is wearing an
#n95
.
I think, "Have these hospital workers been brainwashed into
#dropletdogma
, accepting inferior PPE, or have they given up on their employer taking care of them?"
@OntHospitalAssn
/5
Dr. Moore is living in an alternate world in which he thinks schools are "safe" and we can wait on 3rd doses, distribute rapid tests at the malls, and get by washing our hands and wearing a face covering. Dr. Moore lied and
@celliottability
stood there shaken yet complicit.
“Contrary to a common perception that COVID is “just a cold,” recent data showed 28% of people who had COVID reported new or worsened symptoms three months after an initial infection.”
'Disability Denied: Unable to Work, COVID Long Haulers Face Barriers to Benefits'
'The long COVID crisis exposes a disability claims system in disarray'
@LifeLabs
Dear LifeLabs, I shouldn't have to monitor your air & subject myself to a maskless crowd. Your sign says to mask, and cases are going up. Do better. Please educate yourself & change your policy.
Canadian COVID Forecast: Aug 12-25, 2023
SEVERE: AB, BC
VERY HIGH: CAN,MB, NB, NL, ON, SK
HIGH: North, NS, PEI, QC
ELEVATED: none
MODERATE: none
LOW: none
About 1 in 46 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
A new surge/wave has started in most provinces.
/1
Approached screener. I was told to put on sloppy mask. Said I will put over
#n95
. Not asked any screening Qs. Noticed her mask only covering mouth. I said, "Your mask has slipped down." She points to the plexiglass. I proceed to advise her that
#COVIDisAirborne
.
2/
🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
What did they think would happen?
You can test (imperfect), ensure boosted (prevents serious outcomes), but the air is shared, folks!
#COVIDisAirborne
Don't go to maskless events with poor air quality!
#ventilation
And don't try to get
#LongCovid
. It's not mild!
📍BREAKING—here it comes—Jonathan Karl tests positive for
#COVID19
on Monday after attending the
@WHCA
’s dinner—sitting next to Kim Kardashian and talking one on one with Biden at
#WHCD
—yes that dinner we epidemiologists all warned about.
By
@maxwelltani
Had to go to an after-hours clinic and was relieved that the Dr had an N95 on, and all other patients were wearing masks, too.
Thank you to all the doctors who are masking. 🙏😷
I mean there is literally only one other guy that I can see, but aren't they told IT'S IN THE AIR?
I split, go to my destination, & an admin appears MASKLESS. She proceeds to put on a mask under her chin, then asks me questions, unfazed. WTAF.
/3
@SageinOttawa
@DFisman
If you want the conservatives out, the only option is to vote for the candidate most likely to defeat the conservative in your riding. Otherwise, you might as well vote for Ford. EVERY single vote counts. Lives depend on it.
Though the sight
of a masked face
is not nearly as rare
as a four leaf clover
at this point it feels
like good luck
to see someone else
who hasn’t given up.
I would like to vote for a Toronto mayoral candidate who actually realizes we’re still in a deadly and disabling pandemic and might demonstrate some leadership around that sooner than later. Is there such a candidate?
Lots of people are out doing errands today -- without masks. Don’t be one of them.
It could be easy to lose your resolve in a sea of maskless faces. I have innumerable reasons to mask. What are yours?
In solidarity,
@DFisman
The guy is sitting on our billions earmarked for Covid relief and safer schools and here we are…literally begging for simple masks to stop airborne transmission.
It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by, disillusioned with, and angry about the lack of pandemic response. Despite the lack of control, there are things we can do.
Wear a mask — even if nobody is wearing one.
Avoid high risk settings. Don’t give in. Don’t have regrets.
Public Health says wear a mask in crowded indoor spaces.
#LikeSchools
?
Yes,
#LikeSchools
!
But there is only one smart student with savvy survival instincts in my kid’s school wearing a mask. Not one educator wears one. 3/
This post is for the millions of Ontarians who will contract Covid and be in need of financial & medical assistance.
To the
#longcovid
deniers, you’re simply wrong and you will be sorry. We have the receipts.
I am officially boycotting
@CBCNews
. I am exhausted by the two-sides approach -- if you're even lucky to get 2 sides.
Why must we be subjected to biased,
#UrgencyOfNormal
, dangerous "medical" opinions that promote individualism and ableism?
Why must I explain that masks prevent transmission of SARS - a BSL3 pathogen that causes vascular, immune, & cognitive damage, & that the pandemic isn't over by a long shot? C19 worsens & creates mental health challenges.
@OntPsychAssoc
@ONPsych
@crpontario
Educate yourself. 😷
@ianhanomansing
A lifetime CBC advocate, I had to stop watching your show & others on
@CBC
because of the preponderance of
#urgencyofnormal
views. The evidence is clear about C19’s multi-system, immune damage & efficacy of masks. Lives & livelihoods hang in the balance. PH has failed us all.
@FurnessColin
@TOPublicHealth
While elementary schools and daycares have the highest risk, I am not comfortable sending my high schooler to school either. Waning immunity. Lunchtime is a disaster, kids huddled over cell phones, masking problems. Lots of cases there, too. Close it all down and fix it.
Public Health: Given rise of Measles, wouldn’t it be prudent to advise the public on how to recognize & prevent it?
Shouldn’t you do antibody surveillance? Those of us born in 60s & 70s are presumed to have immunity. What if we don't?
@CPHO_Canada
@TOPublicHealth
@PublicHealthON
@BogochIsaac
You are so careful not to ruffle feathers when I'm pretty sure the writing is on the wall and you know it. Please take a stronger stance. It WOULD help. Use your voice to save lives and livelihoods.
@inkblue01
Yes, we can do hard things.
It's not the masking that's particularly hard (it's more of a nuisance); it's the dealing with people who don't understand the gravity of the situation, don't want to know, or don't care. Knowing that the govt has mass infected our kids; that's hard.
I am the only person in a cardiac clinic wearing a respirator. I am the youngest patient here. The only employee of about 10 (thankfully my tech) is wearing a mask. This is madness. This isn't healthcare.
#CovidIsntOver
Vascular SARS causes ❤️ damage.
@OntariosDoctors
@CMA_Docs
@jinxtea29
Same but what if I get sick because unmasked students & teachers give it to my kid? Because everyone has moved on my livelihood & well-being are in jeopardy? It’s highly contagious. Let’s see in a few weeks what happens.