CommuniKate

Kate Wilhelm, content designer and leader, previously at @1Password and @CDS_GC, intersectional feminist, she/her or they/them. Tweets are my own

[CommuniKate @peripherlvision]

I haven’t been very active here for the last year or two, other than retweeting covid science. But I’m moving to Bluesky at https://t.co/bIeezRKuuu. Hope to see lots of you there

[Deonandan @deonandan]

We're on the precipice of very serious Measles outbreaks in Canada, now that vaccination rates have stupidly dropped. Improved ventilation in schools ---that we SHOULD HAVE IMPLEMENTED in 2020-- would really help to prevent that now.

[tern @1goodtern]

Thank you, New York Times.

But I think 'alarmists' might be the wrong word then?

[Cat in the Hat 🐈‍⬛ 🎩 🇬🇧 @_CatintheHat]

@1goodtern The bizarre thing is that, at some point yesterday, they changed this headline from the one on the left to the one on the right.

So someone made an intentional decision to change to using the word ‘Covid Alarmist’ AFTER it had been published.

[Dame Sa 🐝 3.5% @LongCovidHell]

Many jobs require masks:

-Scientists
-Miners
-Firefighters
-Construction workers
-Crime scene investigators
-Asbestos removal

It’s not optional. That’s compulsory health & safety law.

So why are medical staff exempt from this? Especially in times of soaring infectious disease?

[CommuniKate @peripherlvision]

@germfreegangsta Oh it will be a much bigger scale than the current c*vid pandemic

[CommuniKate @peripherlvision]

Brilliant interview, well-worth the read. I learned a lot from it

[Coco @cocomarvgrows]

This interview with Dr. Arijit Chakravarty is absolute GOLD.

“I think that if you’re out there taking COVID seriously, and if you’re out there still trying to avoid repeated infections, you’re still doing the right thing.”

https://t.co/qNMhmmRVdH

[Outbreak Updates @outbreakupdates]

Please share

[💜 NB citizen Covid Updates @nb_covid_info]

It's brutal how often I hear, in the hospital, "COVID is here to stay" from leadership as an excuse not to do anything better about it. People don't say "STIs are here to stay" "cancer is here to stay" "heart disease is here to stay" "concussions are here to stay" etc.

[Dr. Jennifer Irwin @drjenirwin]

Avian influenza found on two commercial poultry farms in Ontario

https://t.co/VkK1Ec0Peu

[CommuniKate @peripherlvision]

@FourWinns298 What are the measures that could prevent it?

[nychealthy @nycHealthy]

Follow these tips to stay healthy this holiday season when COVID-19, flu and RSV are spreading in NYC!
💪 Get your updated COVID-19 and flu vaccines
😷 Wear a well-fitting mask in crowded indoor settings
🧪Get tested
🏠 Stay home if sick
More tips: https://t.co/B6U7bSKPVV

[Kelly @broadwaybabyto]

If you’re still masking & taking Covid precautions - thank you.

If you stopped - it’s not too late to start again. There are people who will help you. You won’t be alone.

If you’re covid cautious & dealing with an infection - it’s not your fault. The system is failing us.

[Dame Sa 🐝 3.5% @LongCovidHell]

Why aren’t air filters in every hospital, school and care home?

Any costs would be cancelled out in weeks via fewer hospital-acquired infections, fewer long-term health issues, fewer healthcare workers off sick, fewer teachers off sick and less lost education.

#CleanAir

[alan drummond @alandrummond2]

'Mind boggling' surge in pneumonia cases among children, teens and young adults https://t.co/kDVKG5KzAb via @ottawacitizen

[Lee Altenberg, Ph.D. 🇺🇸 @AltenbergLee]

When you hear anyone in the news or social media say "during the pandemic" or "post-pandemic", this is what they are talking about:
(2024-11 update)

[Dr Richard Hirschson @richardhirschs1]

A short 🧵 on what #BirdFlu needs to do to become the next human #pandemic.
I’ve placed a ✅ next to #H5N1 progression.

[Barry Hunt @BarryHunt008]

Today I had an opportunity to address the CDC HICPAC committee

The amazing speakers before me covered many topics but generally pushed the committee to do more to protect patients & HCWs, esp wrt protection from airborne transmission
👏👏👏

This was my 3 minute pitch:

[tern @1goodtern]

Minimisers:
"If Covid dysregulated the immune system, why aren't we seeing an increase in opportunistic infections, eh?!"

The opportunistic infections:

[Tara Moriarty @MoriartyLab]

Canadian COVID Forecast Oct 26-Nov 8, 2024

ONTARIO

SEVERE (no change)

Estimated infections this week: 375,500-530,600

About 1 in every 32 people infected

Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:

-Infections ~20X higher
-Long COVID ~22X higher
-Hospitalizations ~23X higher
-Deaths ~20X higher