Melanie van Soeren

Family Doctor, bicycle commuter, dog mom, white settler living in unceded traditional territory of the Coast Salish Peoples. she/her.

[Hayley McMahon, MSPH, CPH @McMisoprostol]

A beginner’s NO list for talking about abortion accurately & without stigma:

🚫 coat hangers

🚫 handmaids

🚫 “safe, legal, rare”

🚫 gendered language

🚫 “Underground Railroad”

🚫 “only ends safe abortion”

🚫 euphemisms like “right to choose”

🚫 “no one’s pro-abortion”

[André Picard @picardonhealth]

A new program will see Vancouver group sell pharmaceutical grade #fentanyl to help prevent overdoses from the toxic, illicit supply, by @AndreaWoo https://t.co/HVqeQETXFz via @globeandmail #opioids #HarmReduction #SafeSupply

[@andreawoo.bsky.social | 鄔瑞楓 @AndreaWoo]

NEW: A Vancouver program is selling regulated fentanyl at street prices in an effort to separate drug users from the toxic illicit supply, in a model that straddles the line between prescribed safe supply and regulated drug sales: https://t.co/4moMDa4FD3

[Garth Mullins @garthmullins]

Since the freedom convoy started driving east from BC last month, around 336 people died of overdose in Canada.

[Naheed Dosani @NaheedD]

Retweet this if you stand with health workers.

[Jann “stop live horse export” Arden @jannarden]

Real freedom- is protecting the people- who are unable to protect themselves. Real freedom, is about community and tolerance and teamwork. Real freedom, is about having knowledge and the wisdom to wield it to help others.

[Alheli Picazo @a_picazo]

In a world full of Joe Rogans, be a Neil Young.

[Melanie van Soeren @melanie___rose]

@caitmurquhart @munocean Oh such tragic news 😢 sending hugs!

[Melanie van Soeren @melanie___rose]

@HasanHaiNL I would move back to NL just for another snowmageddon

[Melanie van Soeren @melanie___rose]

@mmburton Wow does she ever look like her dad!! Love yo you all!

[Naheed Dosani @NaheedD]

The Quebec government is introducing a bill that will ban anti-vaccine protests near schools and hospitals.

It's about time the Ontario government does the same.

RT if you agree

[Melanie van Soeren @melanie___rose]

@CanadianKayMD @UBC_SB Atlantic Canada inclusive! Did now grow up with it but learnt it in NL.

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

I'm old enough to remember when polio ripped through the globe and put my six-year-old friends into iron lungs.

We dutifully lined up at school to get polio shots (without the howling of governors or anti-vaxxers). And we eradicated polio.

Why has saving lives become political?

[Melanie van Soeren @melanie___rose]

@CoryjFunk I’m realizing I also call Fogo many of these names haha

[Melanie van Soeren @melanie___rose]

@mmburton Good luck Maggie! And Hi Amanda and Miles!!

[BC Government News @BCGovNews]

If you live in BC and are 40+ you can now get the AstraZeneca vaccine at: (1) at special clinics in high-transmission neighbourhoods https://t.co/zXVUj3YV43 or (2) participating pharmacies https://t.co/HWN3XyMZko. This is separate from BC's age-based system. #CovidBC

[Naheed Dosani @NaheedD]

Because he stands up for science.
Because he makes hard choices.
Because he protects the health of our communities.
Because he is compassionate.
Because he is courageous.

We are all grateful for Dr Lawrence Loh.

#ISupportDrLawrenceLoh

[Ahmed Ali @DrAhmednurAli]

Please share:

If you are 18+ and live in these areas, get a vaccine when you can.

Our communities have been hit the hardest and it will take us all — as a community — to get through this.

[Ahmed Ali @DrAhmednurAli]

It's time we prioritize vaccines to those with the highest exposure risk and the least protection.

If equity is a priority in our vaccine rollout, we need to adapt our policy to help protect the most vulnerable (e.g., factory workers, teachers, etc.).

[Melanie van Soeren @melanie___rose]

@TaliBogler I literally DID NOT feel my Pfizer shot... made me have about 12 hours of doubt and suspicion (did the pharmacist sneak my dose for his family??) but then that deltoid ache and general malaise set in (mildly and briefly) and I was pleasantly reassured! The poke is a breeze!!