We've lost the Ontario Science Centre and the McLaughlin Planetarium. I cannot paint a greater symbol of the tragic decline of science literacy in this province.
Sigh. Vaccines are a great test of whether a person can properly process real-world information - because they’ve been used and studied by about every nation on earth - or whether they believe junk cooked up by ghouls and grifters and larded onto the internet. Joe failed.
Since people are asking. In Canada, Measles immunization rates (for 2 year olds) is ~91.6% as of 2021. Sustained Measles elimination requires ~95% immunization for total population. Thus we continue to have outbreaks.
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The next week will see the second-highest COVID levels of the pandemic so far. If you are sick, please stay home if you can. If you have to go into work, please wear an N95 mask to protect others. If you are an employer or political leader, please increase paid sick days.
If 1 in 13 people are infected in Ontario that means there is a 55% chance at least one person in your group of 10 is infected, jumps to 70% in groups of 15, 86.5% chance with 25 people and 98% for that office Christmas party of 50 people. Calculator
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Using both nose, throat swabs boosts sensitivity of rapid #COVID testing
The findings suggest that US rapid antigen testing recommendations should include throat specimens.
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