Stephen Lee

Asst Prof @USask | Infectious Disease, IM, Medical Informatics | Tweets are mine and don’t reflect institutions/employers | RT =/= endorsement

[Stephen Lee @helloworldmd1]

One of the important tools we have for COVID is Early Therapeutics. These⬇️your risk of hospitalization if infected. Thanks to an amazing team, today marks 1 wk of Paxlovid ⁦@SaskHealth⁩ . If you are diagnosed with COVID, check eligibility here https://t.co/kq06Ng8fMg

[Stephen Lee @helloworldmd1]

@cafreeland @CarlaMeckelborg So @cafreeland @JustinTrudeau @PierrePoilievre
Where is your plan to actually grow our economy

https://t.co/GkAScsw5En

https://t.co/dA50DhQcsd

https://t.co/qNeF1PaO93

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@SyedObaidAmin1 @UBCNephrology @BCRenal Congrats dude!

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@AOgieglo Hopefully they are talking about this with data collection, but we absolutely should adopt similar legislation to the US… in shifting towards full EHR capabilities, but being a public system we should attempt data standardization from the get go. This is so key.

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@IBmectin Today-years-old 🤯

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@BrownHospMed 😦😟😳🫣

[Stephen Lee @helloworldmd1]

@nkagetsu during alpha/delta I needed a refitting and due to capacity I got referred to a place that does it for industry… there’s a MACHINE that specifically MEASURES if ur mask fits w air particles. Vs the “do I taste it??? Is it just in my mind??? I can’t tell??? I’m just gonna say no”

[Meaghan Kall has moved to Bluesky @kallmemeg]

New @CDCgov variant data is out

A good time to remind everyone the last 3 WEEKS numbers are a ‘nowcast’ (modelled, not real data)

Last wk 41% estimate of XBB.1.5 has been revised down to 18% (to 31 Dec)

The curse of the overestimated early growth rate strikes AGAIN.

[Dominik Mertz @DocDominik]

Overestimation in early growth patterns is -beside travel restrictions- the second thing on a rinse and repeat cycle - yes, presumably XBB.1.5 will eventually take over from the other omicron sub-variants, but not within a few days, and will not result in a January like last year

[Stephen Lee @helloworldmd1]

@MathewChui Yes definitely! Haha I feel like I get the same things all the time: meat and fish in bulk to freeze, frozen veggies (also definitely worth it), there’s this nut/seed cereal I splurge on, seaweed (chip substitute), avocados when on sale, rotiessiere chicken, hot dog lunch, TP

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@frozen @CBCStephenQuinn To be fair, I didn’t watch the full interview… but can anything be recommended without equivocation. I don’t think it’s fair to boil a super complex topic down to Yes/No. That’s not true, not useful, nor scientific

[Shira Doron MD @ShiraDoronMD]

A (hopefully) reassuring reminder:

When people say “#COVID19 hospitalizations are rising” today that means something very different than it did even a year ago.

🧵

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@nkagetsu @LogitechG Mechanical keyboard first! @SteelSeries @Razer

[Stephen Lee @helloworldmd1]

@HIVDocSK @fernando_ncf @dralicehan @PaulSaxMD @drlaurajwaters @sebpoule @HIVDocSK interesting. I find I deal with a lot of chaotic situations and I find the idea of a single pill regimen really good. Do you find difficulty with doing a double pill regiment?

[Stephen Lee @helloworldmd1]

@HIVDocSK @drtimothyli O yea agreed with @jessecouk. Have used high dose (adjustment PRN) Levo tons in the past. Although I am not the biggest fan of FQ in general. Not sure if others share my opinion. But do use FQ in general when needed due to PO.

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@JustinTrudeau I feel Canadian economy is very natural resource heavy,calling into question sustainability long term (decrease in need for forestry, oil/gas,etc). Is it important we build into economies that are more self reliant (Research/Development, tech, etc)? What are ur plans to do this?

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@DocDominik In retrospect… civil debate/discourse and society was so much better when social media was just cute kittens, puppies, and funny cats 😂😂😂

[Stephen Lee @helloworldmd1]

We cannot forget there is a WORLD of difference between the following:
1) You’re wrong and evil. I hate you.
2) I see+understand the argument/opinion presented. However based on my values which differ from yours, my final opinion also differs from yours. Let’s agree to disagree

[ASM @ASMicrobiology]

For decades, Dr. Anthony Fauci has led with science to fight infectious disease. His leadership during the pandemic saved countless lives, & his commitment to evidence-based science is a key reason why public policies have been able to protect public health. ASM stands w/ Fauci.

[Stephen Lee @helloworldmd1]

@AOgieglo Like there’s many problems. I feel like getting to Mars + uncoupling gasoline and cars are two world changing innovations. And isn’t that enuf? I don’t really get why buying Twitter… really getting to Mars alone is probably a big enuf task to focus on 100%? (3/3)

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@AOgieglo 2) he’s actually just trying to completely destroy SoMe/Twitter. I mean SoMe is leading to polarization of society which is actually a really bad problem so maybe it’s for the best.

But ultimately what I REALLY don’t understand… I agree polarization is a problem. But (2/3)