@sylvO456@ColinKinner@Sunny_Rae1@BBCOne@mmgeissler@Mark_Butler_MP@AlboMP Yes. Vaccinate, wear properly fitted high-quality masks, and demand clean air for indoor spaces.
We also need to take responsibility to stay informed. Most of the information shared in this interview has been known for years.
@joeolivermd I tried to book an appointment, but it doesn't give the option to select the vaccine. Are we supposed to show up and hope that they still have Novavax available, or am I missing something in the booking process.
I just want to make sure I have it right :)
@ScannerHawk@1goodtern I'm not.
I don't think anyone's particularly concerned about mortality from the acute phase of the infection in this population.
We're concerned about the latent and long-term complications that are resulting in the death and disability of children.
@trainwithtish Lol, great family photo. I hope that luck holds out for you!
My environmental engineering experience has me clutching my n95 and hoping the hospital is exercising airborne precautions. They probably aren't, but do you.
@NorthStar0077@gator_gum Time to go ahead and retire this argument.
I've been masking for years, no plans to stop. I'm often the only person masked in any setting. People still try to call me a sheep.
Like, what?
@samensign43@danitasteinberg No, that was not the conclusion of the study.
I will continue to wear them. I think we're very unlikely to share an
opinion on "scientific high ground" when it comes to aerosol filtration.
@samensign43@danitasteinberg That's not a double-blind study.
Are you under the impression that mask efficacy is some great mystery, and no one understands how or why they work?
@samensign43@danitasteinberg No. You can't have a double blind study on masks. By definition, it can't exist.
Natural immunity is studied. As is compounding effects of repeated infections. Results aren't encouraging for us, as a population.
@samensign43@danitasteinberg This is what happens when people try to sound smart by repeating smart-sounding words that they don't understand.
A double-blind study on...masks.
We're going to need a rocket surgeon to come up with the logistics for that one.
@oldfshndanne I don't think it requires a response. It's an entirely accurate statement, and I think they're agreeing with you.
People think they're smarter than they really are. They're generally content to go with the crowd, they just don't know any better.
@SuebeeTexan@NohaAboelataMD StatCan came out with a study showing the risk of repeated infections. 1 in 2.6 suffered Long covid by 3+ infections. ~ 1 in 4 required time off work (avg 24 days!).
~600k Canadians missed 14,500,000 days of work due to Long Covid.
.... that doesn't feel very cost neutral.
@FourWinns298 Last week, my kids school stuffed a few hundred people into a sealed gym to watch a bunch of unmasked kids scream/sing Christmas Carol's.
Now the whole school is sick & everyone's complaining that this "always happens right before Christmas" π
@clhubes Today, my husband & I cleaned out the basement to make room for an Air Hockey table they'll get for Christmas.
I've picked up some od these toys a thousand times, but putting them away for last time broke me. I feel like we just closed a very cherished chapter of our lives π
@TwCrunchier@utahthemiller StatCan is our national statistics office, an agency of our fed government.
You've got it right. It's about long-term risk, but the massive amt of Covid right now is that 3rd infection. We're abt to hit an immediate health crises while disabling a massive % of our population.
@TwCrunchier@utahthemiller StatCan recently released a report, at 5pm last Friday, deliberately missing the news cycle and buried by Monday, like most important Covid news.
Based in current data, Canadians are reporting 1:2.6 chance of long covid by 3+ infections.
https://t.co/RU1hsmBz7A