amplifying solid health care tweets; in spring 2021 looked 4 vaccine appts in Beautiful BC. NB: not affiliated with anyone or anything
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Vaccine Hunters BC retweeted
NEW - Dr. Deena Hinshaw has been hired on a six-month contract as British Columbia’s deputy provincial health officer. Hinshaw previously served as Alberta’s provincial health officer during the COVID pandemic. #bcpoli
Get your vax and mask up.
If you feel sick, test.
If elderly/high risk and Covid+, get to doctor fast for Paxlovid.
I’m #covidcareful & passed it on to elderly relatives.
Paxlovid helps high risk & needs to be used immediately to reduce hospitalization.
Oct 21 Canadian COVID Hazard Index and associated data are now live
SEVERE: CAN, AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, PEI
VERY HIGH: NL, NWT, NUV, YK
HIGH: QC, SK
All regions are increasing
1 in every 36 people are infected
Time to mask, boost, test is NOW
Link: covid19resources.ca/covid-ha…
Hey Team BC, be like @ianhanomansing this fall. 🤩🍁🍂 Time for vaccine boosters as we head into cold season. Stay safe & change your oil filter while you are at it. #bingobangobongo
Vaccine Hunters BC retweeted
UBC is grateful that the Province of BC has increased support to the university to allow expansion of an additional 40 MD and 88 postgraduate training seats to the UBC Faculty of Medicine
Let’s plan for BC to be Covid manageable with these guidelines: 1. Vaccinate 2. Use Covid treatments 3. Ensure quality inside ventilation is in place 4. Restart Public reporting 5. Use home tests
‘COVID Zero’ is impossible this fall. But ‘COVID Manageable’ is within reach. We need nuanced measures to minimize hospitalizations while making normal life possible and sustainable: @globeandmail editorial theglobeandmail.com/opinion/… #COVID19
Vaccine Hunters BC retweeted
My joint statement with Dr. Bonnie Henry on the approval of a new bivalent COVID-19 vaccine:
news.gov.bc.ca/27400
More to come on BC’s vaccine guidance. In the meantime, the pandemic continues & there are still stretched BC health services. #CovidIsNotOver
Health Canada approves updated Moderna vaccine for Omicron variant. Company will supply 12 million doses of tweaked vaccine, which is said to be 'significantly' more effective against Omicron. cbc.ca/news/politics/health-… via @cbcnews @LaurenPelley #COVID19 #vaccination
Vaccine Hunters BC retweeted
More evidence that vaccination against Covid-19 reduces transmission. Not to zero, but substantially. Boosters/recent vaccination reduce risk the most. medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
The idea of greater good is embodied by Terry Fox and his foundation is a profound legacy for this BC boy.
#OnThisDay – August 21, 1980
As Terry rested near Marathon, ON, a group of construction workers learned that Terry was heading their way. Wanting to ensure a stable surface for Terry, they decided to work through the night to pave the road.
terryfox.org/run2022
Although New York City quite a distance away from BC, the recommendation is sound : the polio vaccine will keep your children safe from a horrific disease #vaccinesmatter #bchealth
#Polio Is Worrying Parents. Doctors Say Vaccination Is the Answer. Poliovirus has been detected in New York City wastewater, but children with up-to-date #vaccination should be OK, pediatricians said, by @sharonNYT @nateschweber nytimes.com/2022/08/15/nyreg… via @nytimes #pediatrics
Our health care system in BC needs focus and support. Just like our efforts to get vaccines out, our collective energy can bring the change in BC health care. @picardonhealth
A reminder for all of us to keep our cool and focus on respect for our fellow citizens.
Thank you @zchagla for your insight and knowledge.
Please remember to support our health care workers.
I don’t feel controlled by government when I wear a mask or get #COVID19Vaccine any more than I do wearing a seatbelt, deciding not to drink & drive or stopping at red light. I am vaccinated bc I want to be part of the solution, not part of the problem. The common good matters.
141 in ICUs in BC hospitals. season 3 of the pandemic is not over as much as we want it to be. Support your health care workers.
Vaccine Hunters BC retweeted
Boosters prevent severe illness even in younger adults.
publichealthontario.ca/-/med…
Take care BC with your loved ones as we move through this wave.
This.
You know who isn't #DoneWithCovid?
The woman who can't get cancer surgery. The exhausted health worker. The family saying final goodbyes to a loved one over a video call.
We may be done with it. But we must still have compassion for those who are still suffering because of it.
Remember the health care workers and medically fragile people before you say :‘I’m done with COVID’ Brilliant piece by @picardonhealth theglobeandmail.com/opinion/…
