Drs. Drew Weissman & Katalin Karikó—whose mRNA discovery at @PennMedicine helped pave the way for #COVID19 vaccines—received their first dose of the @pfizer/@BioNTech_Group shot together. They say, “The benefit is huge & there’s little to no risk.” https://t.co/Lg36CgMZMR
Visits from family, friends and caregivers contribute to a patient’s quality of life and well-being. Yesterday, Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health made the recommendation that acute care settings begin the resumption of visitors.
We're updating the case definition of #COVID19 to include multisystem inflammatory vasculitis as an atypical presentation in children. This will support doctors in making clinical assessments of vulnerable children who may have symptoms. https://t.co/yVRUFkSzri
Today we released A Framework for Reopening our Province. When the time is right and on the advice of the Chief Medical Officer of Health, this is the roadmap we’ll use to safely reopen Ontario and get on the path to economic recovery. Learn more: https://t.co/63FAco0iL5
Calling on residents who are able, to continue to donate essential goods to their local food bank as a way to support our city’s most vulnerable residents throughout the #COVID19 crisis. We all have a role to play in combating this virus - this is one of many ways you can help.
Day1/10 #mylifeinpictures. Thanks for the nomination @SeanJMolloy. What's meaningful to me? Mental health during #COVID19. I doodle with my 3-year old. Today I nominate @ChannMakhna to post 10 days what inspires you.
New #NO2 map available for #Italy- based on data from @CopernicusEU#Sentinel5P and processed by @KNMI/@esa.
🛰️images show nitrogen dioxide concentrations from 14 to 25 March 2020, compared to the monthly average of concentrations from 2019.
Read more: https://t.co/0gXGSaJAed
#BREAKING: Air Canada is suspending all flights between Canada and Italy as of tomorrow. They say the last flight departing for Rome from Toronto departs on March 10 and the last returning flight from Rome to Montreal will be on March 11.
Meet @Stacey_iCare, Vice President, Strategy, Integration and Digital Health: "The energy and enthusiasm I’ve experienced with every conversation to date has made it clear to me that the North York community sees itself as a trailblazer." https://t.co/LQleKP7zAA
Seems like the right time to remind anyone living/working within 50km of the Pickering nuclear station that you are eligible to receive free KI pills by applying here: https://t.co/Hgp3UZ4Elk
(I ordered mine after watching Chernobyl because I’m *that* person)
Research led by Dr. @tara_kiran of @UnityHealthTO found patients and caregivers across Ontario consistently prioritized insufficient home care as the biggest challenge to overcome after being released from hospital. https://t.co/XMyHJdRofw via @UnityHealthTO@EurekAlert
We recently identified a cyber-attack that involved unauthorized access to our computer systems. We are sorry that this incident happened. The data has been retrieved, and a law enforcement investigation is underway. For more info, visit https://t.co/gUYdHeR0Kh.
"Why some patients who do not need hospitalization cannot leave"
Great research by @PHolyoke & team at @SEHealth_SEHC research center @SEHCResearch
As Ontario addresses hospital Hallway Medicine, prudent to focus on root causes vs "adding more beds"
https://t.co/eVVe7Mp9Gj