Chris Griffiths

McMaster General Surgery Resident, INSEAD MBA

[Ritika Goel @RitikaGoelTO]

Why does the official plan for #COVID19 vaccine rollout not seem to include people in shelters? They are in congregate settings, have baseline higher rates of comorbidity, face structural barriers to follow public health advice so higher risk of spread. #sdoh #onpoli #topoli

[Chris Griffiths @ChrisDGriffiths]

@drmwarner I very much appreciate your daily input and hope you will keep advocating for our communities!

[Chris Griffiths @ChrisDGriffiths]

@Bob_Wachter Great thread, thanks! Where does the 30-40% cut in death rate come from? RECOVERY for Dex had 12% in severe group and ~3% overall, no?

[Kashif Pirzada, MD @KashPrime]

North West Toronto is on fire! This is a snapshot of test positivity rates, good is <1%, 3% should prompt shutdowns, 11% is insane! Racialized communities live here and crowded industrial workplaces; it was an epicentre in wave 1. We have failed them once again #COVID19Ontario

[CBC Toronto @CBCToronto]

Not sure where you should go to get tested for COVID-19? Here's a guide. https://t.co/qGHqXAGHRr

[Ashish K. Jha @ashishkjha]

This is key

An often heard argument is that low risk folks don't have to worry about getting COVID

First not true: they get sick

But second, low risk folks interact with, infect high risk ones

Maine wedding now linked to 7 deaths. None of them attended

We're in this together

[Andy Slavitt @ASlavitt]

COVID Update September 6: This bug is beatable.

I talked to 3 lab directors, the FDA, 2 former FDA commish, 3 epis, 2 virologists & a senior White House scientist so I could give you a consensus on what we know. 1/

[Krista🪩 🍁 @kristatee]

A woman gets her breast cancer diagnosis without her husband. Every week she goes to chemo alone.

A woman goes to ultrasound without her partner. She finds out there is no heartbeat alone. He finds out over the phone the baby has died.

Bars are open.

Covid in Ontario.

[Irfan Dhalla @IrfanDhalla]

🇨🇳 China's economy grew by 3.2% between April and June.

🇮🇳 India's economy shrunk by 23.9% over the same time period.

One of these countries has effectively eliminated Covid-19, the other has not.

The cheapest and fastest way to economic recovery is through disease control.

[Deonandan @deonandan]

My initial (and potentially unpopular) opinions on how to spend new federal $$ on safe school re-openings:

[Yoni Freedhoff @YoniFreedhoff]

A comparison of permissions the COVID Alert app requires vs. Tik Tok, Facebook, and Twitter. Privacy concerns definitely shouldn't be stopping you from installing.

[Chris Griffiths @ChrisDGriffiths]

@bob_connelly Hahah yes I joined quietly and had forgotten you had been to business school too! We'll have to compare some notes when I've learned something

[Dr Zoë Hyde @DrZoeHyde]

Addendum: These comprehensive guidelines from Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health provide advice on how to manage the risks associated with reopening schools.
➡️ https://t.co/2SStrBjIGC

[Sarah Burke Dimitrova (she/her) @sburkedimitrova]

Today in most regions in Ontario, you're allowed to eat indoors at restaurants and go to bars. Today in Toronto, my husband wasn't allowed to come with me to the ultrasound that confirmed our baby stopped growing. Priorities? #IVF #Miscarriage #COVID19

[Abraar Karan @AbraarKaran]

1/ The investigation of Missouri hair stylists who cut hair while infected + masked published today

Of 139 exposed clients, 67 agreed to PCR testing- 0 positive.

Stylist A's husband, daughter, son-in-law, & roommate all became infected, PCR +
#COVID19
https://t.co/8Xey8BUebn

[André Picard @picardonhealth]

In Ontario, bars are re-opening
https://t.co/VBiXV95jiO
Yet, after four months, family caregivers are still locked out of care homes
https://t.co/emntvQVzXq
Priorities? #Covid19 #LTC #NotJustAVisitor

[Matt Fuller @MEPFuller]

Look at the coronavirus protocols for pro athletes (tests every other day, temperature checks twice a day, group quarantining).

Then look at the protocols for schools (handwashing, stay home if you’re sick).

Imagine if we valued the lives of teachers the same as MLB shortstops.

[André Picard @picardonhealth]

If Kingston Public Health @MOHKFLA can talk frankly and openly about where community spread is happening, why can't everyone else? This is not vilifying, it's informing the public. https://t.co/XfSZyMPQm2 via @DFisman #Covid19 #TestTraceIsolate

[Mayor Frank Scarpitti @frankscarpitti]

STATEMENT: Today, I moved a motion at York Regional Council to make wearing masks mandatory at all indoor spaces, and in crowded outdoor spaces where physical distancing is not possible.

#YorkRegion #onpoli #COVID19