4,100 more Nova Scotians are now looking for a family doctor because the Houston government couldn't provide the support needed to keep a key 4-doctor family clinic open in Halifax. #nspoli
Seven years ago, when we landed in 🇨🇦 as refugees, the people of Antigonish opened their arms and hearts to our family.
Tomorrow at 1 pm, our new Peace by Chocolate store will have a ribbon cutting ceremony at the heart of Antigonish. That's the magic of Canada. #kindnessmatters
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Saw our son's neurologist in Detroit today. Her summary of covid:
1. She's seeing "a lot" of strokes, brain damage, and sudden NON-MI cardiac arrests-- in young people-- as are her colleagues in other specialties.
2. Lots of nurses who had covid and "can't think anymore
Canada's Healthcare Crisis:
Pediatric hospice discharges respite patients, so staff are redeployed to children's hospital where there's not enough staff for the surge in patients
Dr. @JVipondmd says he doesn't recognize the society he's living in
https://t.co/Vq2ZKElTun
Hopefully at this point folks realize that the reason no senior Canadian public health official (including @CPHO_Canada) has used the word “airborne” (even if they’ve described airborne to a T in communications) is because we DO have regulations in place for airborne hazards…
Pfizer BA.4/5 booster approval date by province.
BC: Oct 10
AB: Oct 13
SK: Oct 14
MB: Oct 13
ON: Oct 13
QC: Oct 12
NB: Oct 14
NL: Oct 21
NS: Not sure. Can't decide.
#nspoli
As per PHAC, Nova Scotia as of Oct 13 has received 92,400 doses of the Pfizer bivalent vaccine but has not announced when, where and to whom it’ll be available to. 12 days ago the vaccine was approved. Radio silence for the past 8. Where’s the plan? #COVID19NS