@Kimscape

Professional counsellor, amateur photographer, explorer. Retweets are not endorsements. Tweets are my own. she/her. (masked and vaxxed)

Joined November 2021
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Found this on the Facebook account: Ghost Manor. No copyright infringement intended. Turn up the volume. This is amazing. Home is in New Orleans.
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Africa's CDC has invited health ministers to a landmark virtual meeting as Ebola spreads across the continent. latimes.com/world-nation/sto…

Africa CDC calls an Ebola crisis summit as Nigeria records its first case

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has invited health ministers to an “extraordinary virtual meeting” as Ebola spreads across the continent.

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17 outbreaks in both LTC homes & acute care hospitals since Aug 31, 2026. Vaccines only rolled out starting Oct 13 in BC, with full antibody protection taking another 2 weeks. Time for #N95 in healthcare settings along with #HEPA cleaners or CR boxes. vch.ca/en/documents/facility…
Vancouver Coastal Health facility outbreak bulletin. 17 flu A outbreaks in LTC homes and acute care hospitals since August 31, 2026. Data updated on Oct. 21, 2026 at 10:11 am.

ALT Vancouver Coastal Health facility outbreak bulletin. 17 flu A outbreaks in LTC homes and acute care hospitals since August 31, 2026. Data updated on Oct. 21, 2026 at 10:11 am.

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Nigeria confirmed an Ebola case in its capital, Abuja, on Tuesday after a woman who arrived from Uganda tested positive for the virus. apnews.com/article/nigeria-e…

Nigeria confirms Ebola case in Abuja as woman who arrived from Uganda tests positive

Nigeria has confirmed its first Ebola case in the capital, Abuja. The health Ministry announced Tuesday that the patient arrived from Uganda and was admitted to a private hospital before being...

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When they ask why you are taking precautions explain “Researchers often compare it to Russian roulette: Any infection could be the one that leads to long Covid,” and tell them you don’t like those odds, and when they respond by rolling their eyes, just wish them luck.
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Dozens of service members were injured in the tragic fire at CFB Wainwright. Four men lost their lives. We will honour them always.
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King Charles sent "special thoughts and prayers to the people of Alberta, and to the Canadian Armed Forces and their families" after multiple people were killed and dozens more were injured when an explosion erupted at a Canadian military base. abcnews.link/pMhDxK4
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The Canadian flag will fly at half-mast on federal buildings across Canada. All Canadians stand with the service members at CFB Wainwright, their families, and their community.
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Me every morning again.. 😅
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"Acute infection should no longer be treated as a short-lived episode with only temporary consequences. It can be an origin point for long-term chronic disease, a modifier of chronic illness and a possible accelerator of biological ageing" nature.com/articles/s41564-0…

Acute infection as a driver of chronic diseases and the unsung benefits of vaccination

Nature Microbiology - Acute infections can leave durable biological imprints that alter host physiology, chronic disease susceptibility, long-term health and even biological ageing, well after...

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I’ve heard “it is so annoying when you use the phrase ‘during the pandemic’ to refer to 2020 and 2021” and someone replies: “we're actually still in the pandemic btw,” and while I am sorry for being annoying, please remember: catching Covid is more than just annoying.
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New Op Ed Delaying vaccination when flu season and COVID infections are already spreading is akin to watching the forest fire grow bigger and bigger before deploying firefighters. #bcpoli surreynowleader.com/2026/10/…

COLUMN: B.C. flu and COVID vaccine rollout is too little, too late - Surrey Now-Leader

Respiratory illness season is already upon us

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Please take note of this change and delay. As usual thank you to @MoriartyLab and the team of volunteers doing the job of public health despite the data difficulties.
Image from Canadian Covid Resources website explaining the delay in Covid Forecast. Due to changes in the availability of excess mortality and test positivity rates for Canadian provinces, they will have to switch over the model to using a waste water model. This may take a month or more…

ALT Image from Canadian Covid Resources website explaining the delay in Covid Forecast. Due to changes in the availability of excess mortality and test positivity rates for Canadian provinces, they will have to switch over the model to using a waste water model. This may take a month or more…

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When I talk to people about the ongoing impact of COVID, I find it helpful to lead with a concrete, undeniable indicator, which is that there are about 3,000,000 more disabled workers in the US than at pandemic onset.
FRED, US BLS data

ALT FRED, US BLS data

Mike Hoerger, PhD MSCR MBA
@michael_hoergerOct 10
PMC COVlD Update, Week of Oct 12, 2026 (Posted 48 hrs early) 🔸Levels revised upward for a double-peak 🔸39-state outbreak (see ALT) 🔸PMC estimates 750,000 new daily infections, & 1 in 65 people actively infectious 🔸1st time starting Oct w/rising levels since 2020 1/🧵
States with observed outbreaks include Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawai’i, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming. Additional states with poor monitoring likely have outbreaks based on high levels in bordering counties in adjacent states.

ALT States with observed outbreaks include Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawai’i, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming. Additional states with poor monitoring likely have outbreaks based on high levels in bordering counties in adjacent states.

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This is a series of compounding problems. Not enough beds->ER backups and then resp virus season and low vaccination levels in AB -> worse ER issues. We will have unnecessary deaths this fall/winter. Edmonton Journal edmontonjournal.com/news/cov… via @edmontonjournal

COVID patients lumped together in Edmonton hospital

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“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” - Maya Angelou
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What a spectacular opinion piece! I can't stop laughing. If dual practice is good for surgeons and anesthetists why not make the system even better and let everyone in? Even the ER! Calgary Herald calgaryherald.com/opinion/co… via @calgaryherald

Opinion: What if ER docs joined the province's private-pay plan?

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Congo's confirmed Ebola cases exceed 9,000 as containment efforts falter apnews.com/article/congo-ebo…

Congo's confirmed Ebola cases exceed 9,000 as containment efforts falter

Congo's Ebola outbreak has surpassed 9,000 confirmed cases, with over 4,300 deaths, according to government figures.

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And these ED wait times & closures are only about to get worse thanks to our award winning BC PHO who once again rolled out of flu & Covid vaccines TOO LATE! Sick nurses, sick doctors call in sick. If they don’t, they make their colleagues & patients sick. #bcpoli
Mark Roseman
@markrosemanOct 11
On emergency rooms… where are we now? Repeated closures. Excessive wait times. Patients needing emergency care left uninformed—and terrified. How did we get to the point that not having functioning emergency rooms was considered “business as usual” and not an all-hands-on-deck crisis?!? Blaming the closures and long waits on “staffing shortages” and not gross mismanagement is obscene. We have the resources. Let’s prioritize getting them where they need to be and addressing all the barriers preventing that from happening… now! We must listen to emergency room doctors who have been screaming for decades about the real causes of emergency room backlogs.And stop offering politically-motivated “solutions” that don’t address the real challenges.
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PMC COVlD Update, Week of Oct 12, 2026 (Posted 48 hrs early) 🔸Levels revised upward for a double-peak 🔸39-state outbreak (see ALT) 🔸PMC estimates 750,000 new daily infections, & 1 in 65 people actively infectious 🔸1st time starting Oct w/rising levels since 2020 1/🧵
States with observed outbreaks include Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawai’i, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming. Additional states with poor monitoring likely have outbreaks based on high levels in bordering counties in adjacent states.

ALT States with observed outbreaks include Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawai’i, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming. Additional states with poor monitoring likely have outbreaks based on high levels in bordering counties in adjacent states.

Mike Hoerger, PhD MSCR MBA
@michael_hoergerOct 9
I’m doing a 5K on October 18th to support research at the Tulane Cancer Center, here in the Deep South. I wanted to do something fun, so in addition to wearing an N95, I will wear an additional N95 on my person for every $50 donated (runsignup.com/mask). $50 = 1 N95 $500 = 10 N95s $5,000 = 100 N95s $50,000 = 1,000 N95s Any partial donation would help. $10 would add an additional mask for 1K of the race. A penny would add 1 meter with an additional mask. I’ll sum partial donations and round up in the end. Even a penny🪙 or reshare🔁 would help. FAQs World Record 🔹There does not presently appear to be a Guinness World Record for most N95s on an individual in a 5K. 🔹This year, I will go for an informal record. Guinness has not yet responded to my request to go for an official record, but there is always next year. Good Health, Safety, and Environmental Modeling 🔹I will mask properly. Extra masks will not be worn on top of my mask. 🔹All masks will be individually-wrapped N95s. I will eventually wear them or donate them, if someone wants them. Caveats 🔹It’s a fun run. All donations are final, even if weather or an injury strikes. Inclusivity 🔹There are many ways to support health and health justice. Please also contribute to your local mask bloc or engage in advocacy in other ways too. There are many great causes. 🔹Many people with chronic and serious illnesses are housebound or cannot run or could run but would then crash for days or weeks after. This is no endorsement of the primacy of exercise-based activities. How Your Donation Helps 🔹Your donation supports the fight against cancer and normalizes masking. 🔹Funds support the Tulane Cancer Center. Last year’s funds went toward a project to reduce the chances of bone metastases in the context of breast cancer. 🔹I avoid financial conflicts of interest like the plague, so I will not accept any payments or apply for any funds. Please help spread the word!
Flyer: Masked 5K, Oct 18, TCC Wave Makers 5K I will wear an additional N95 for every $50 donated. Support cancer research, normalize masking, and help set an informal world record. Additional N95s will be fashioned into a cape or other accessory, individually-wrapped N95s to eventually be used, not wasted. All donations final; if I cannot compete due to weather or injury, I will reschedule an event in the spirit of the run. Funds support cancer research, and I will not apply for those funds to avoid financial conflicts of interest. Last year’s 5K supported metastatic breast cancer research.

ALT Flyer: Masked 5K, Oct 18, TCC Wave Makers 5K I will wear an additional N95 for every $50 donated. Support cancer research, normalize masking, and help set an informal world record. Additional N95s will be fashioned into a cape or other accessory, individually-wrapped N95s to eventually be used, not wasted. All donations final; if I cannot compete due to weather or injury, I will reschedule an event in the spirit of the run. Funds support cancer research, and I will not apply for those funds to avoid financial conflicts of interest. Last year’s 5K supported metastatic breast cancer research.

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