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Dr. Christine Wong

@cjayewong.bsky.social
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She/her. Passionate Torontonian, an extroverted introvert, first gen undergrad/MSc/PhD. Views are my own.

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Katie Hodges-Kluck, PhD @klhkhistorian.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
**Lights Out Alert Sunday & Monday Nights** Birdcast is estimating 300-400 million birds will be in flight.
From meteorologist Eric Snitil

**Lights Out Alert Sunday & Monday Nights**

"Heads up birders, I would not be surprised if the biggest bird migration night of the year happens over the next 2 nights. Birdcast is estimating 300-400 million birds will be in flight. That is a lot, but the pattern could not be better for migratory birds. A massive area of high pressure will turn the low level winds from the northeast to the southwest across most of the US. The last time we had anything similar to this in the fall was early October last year when a record 1.25 billion birds were in flight. I doubt we get to that level, but I suspect the number will top 500 million especially Monday night which looks to be the bigger of the two nights. You can help by turning off those outdoor lights on big migration nights, and the next 2 nights is about as big as it gets."
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Jason Hindle @jasonhindle.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Accurate
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Dr. Christine Wong @cjayewong.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Trying to get into your LMS first day of classes
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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Erica Schwartz, the new CDC director, ordered agency officials to challenge two measles deaths reported by PA, shunning the agency’s normal procedure of accepting state data and amplifying comments made by her boss, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/h...
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C.D.C. Director Challenges Pennsylvania’s Report of Two Measles Deaths (Gift Article)
Questioning a state’s investigation is highly unusual for the public health agency, but reflects tensions between the Trump administration and many states over health issues.
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Dr. Christine Wong @cjayewong.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Nearly all funding cut during a summer where thousands have been sickened by cyclospora www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
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USDA cyclospora research projects shelved amid funding cuts and relocations
The shuttering of three projects is expected to hinder vital research at a time when consumers are increasingly worried about the safety of the food supply.
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Dr. Christine Wong @cjayewong.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
I’m collecting “recent events” for my infectious disease course that starts next week and what are we even doing?!!? www.wral.com/news/local/r...
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4 rabid goats linked to traveling petting zoo that visited Durham County
Health officials are warning of a possible rabies exposure after four goats from a traveling petting zoo tested positive following stops in Durham County and several other North Carolina communities.
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NPR @npr.org · 24/05/2026
The number of cases — and deaths — in Bangladesh is staggering. As of Sunday, 528 have died, mostly children. How did this measles outbreak begin? And how is the country responding? n.pr/4tXsSd3
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More than 500 children have died in an outbreak that the world is virtually ignoring
The number of cases — and deaths — in Bangladesh is staggering. As of Sunday, 528 have died, mostly children. How did this measles outbreak begin? And how is the country responding?
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The Vertlartnic @thev.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Public Health Authorities Opt For ‘The Hard Way’ To Determine How Transmissible Andes Hantavirus Is
A busy public place
Headline:
Public Health Authorities Opt For ‘The Hard Way’ To Determine How Transmissible Andes Hantavirus Is
Story by Sarah Hedge and Lucius Barrowwight

Photo from Unsplash
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NPR @npr.org · 02/01/2026
Pea-size clusters of human cells called brain organoids inspire both hope and fear. Experts are debating how scientists can responsibly use these bits of gray matter.
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Brain organoids are helping researchers, but their use also creates unease
Pea-size clusters of human cells called brain organoids inspire both hope and fear. Experts are debating how scientists can responsibly use these bits of gray matter.
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Dr. Jen Irwin @drjenirwin.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Yikes! Ontario wastewater posted today (Jan 2) with data up to Dec 21st…be careful out there folks. Layered protections work, are equity-supportive, and are simply logical: wwater.ca/Ontario
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Ontario - Wastewater 🇨🇦
At-a-glance graphs of COVID-19, RSV, and flu levels in Ontario, Canada.
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 25/12/2025
Deceased crows in Chatham-Kent tested positive for avian flu www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/chat… More news → CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
Experts are warning people to stay away from the crows and keep animals away as well
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Geoffrey P Johnston😎🇨🇦🇺🇦 @geoffypjohnston.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
“Public health officials are asking people to monitor themselves for symptoms of measles over the holidays if they recently were at one of two schools or a restaurant in southern Manitoba.” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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2 schools and a restaurant among new measles exposure sites in southern Manitoba | CBC Southeast Manitoba
Public health officials are asking people to monitor themselves for symptoms of measles over the holidays if they recently were at one of two schools or a restaurant in southern Manitoba.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
"Babies in the randomized, controlled trial will or will not receive the vaccine at birth... "It is a breach of scientific ethics to withhold an intervention that has been proven safe and effective." www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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US plan for $1.6m hepatitis B vaccine study in Africa called ‘highly unethical’
Experts decry ‘neocolonialist’ Guinea-Bissau study after Trump administration changed advice for US babies
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Dr. Christine Wong @cjayewong.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
This game will 💀me 🤣🤣 Go Jays 🇨🇦
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 30/10/2023
The news in the world is awful, but it's almost Halloween, so let's talk about pumpkin enrichment for big cats. This is Jinx the black leopard (Big Cat Rescue, Florida) enjoying shredding a pumpkin.
Jinx the black leopard at Florida Big Cat rescue absolutely tearing into a pumpkin.  You can read more about Jinx (and his rescue story) here:
https://bigcatrescue.org/jinx/
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Tara Moriarty @moriartylab.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Canadian COVID Forecast: Oct 11 - Oct 24, 2025 SEVERE: NL, NS, SK VERY HIGH: MB, NB, North, PEI HIGH: CAN, AB, BC, ON, QC MODERATE: none About 1 in 95 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
This image shows gauges with the Oct 11 - Oct 24, 2025 Forecast scores for Canada, the provinces, & territories. From left to right:

Canada: HIGH - 8.9
Alberta: HIGH - 7.0
British Columbia: HIGH - 8.4
Manitoba: VERY HIGH - 14.9
New Brunswick: VERY HIGH - 11.3
Newfoundland & Labrador: SEVERE - 17.0
North: VERY HIGH - 12.3
Nova Scotia: SEVERE - 16.3
Ontario: HIGH - 7.5
Prince Edward Island: VERY HIGH - 11.8
Quebec: HIGH - 10.0
Saskatchewan: SEVERE - 17.0

A text box reads: "The COVID Forecast is calculated from 3 equally weighted categories: 1) Current infections and spread; 2) Healthcare system impact; 3) Mortality. Within each category there is one sub-category for trends over the most recent week (Trends) and one sub-category for current parameter values relative to a specified baseline (Current values). Trends and current values are weighted equally when determining the final score for a category. All Forecast input data and sources are available here (https://datastudio.google.com/embed/u/0/reporting/42b886cf-d661-488e-b7d8-5c5836b55ab6/page/p_2yqs028mwc). Past Forecast scores are available in the table below. Forecast scores are grouped into 4 ranges: MODERATE (1 to <5, white), HIGH (6 to <10, yellow), VERY HIGH (10 to <15, orange), SEVERE (>15 red)."
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Nature @nature.com · 14/10/2025
A run-in with some artefact-laden AI-generated analyses convinced Lei Zhu that machine learning wasn’t making his role irrelevant, but more important than ever go.nature.com/4hd7MCU
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‘Am I redundant?’: how AI changed my career in bioinformatics
A run-in with some artefact-laden AI-generated analyses convinced Lei Zhu that machine learning wasn’t making his role irrelevant, but more important than ever.
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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
The place where the first report of Kaposi's sarcoma and pneumocystis pneumonia in a cohort of gay men revealed the disease that came to be called AIDS
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Tinamarie @loveandlight1.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
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Frank Conniff @frankconniff.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
The far-left "Kamala would be have been no better than Trump" crowd really needs to fuck off forever.
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NPR @npr.org · 11/10/2025
The shutdown is forcing the closure of a number of America's beloved cultural institutions starting Sunday. Twenty-one Smithsonian museums, its research centers and the National Zoo are all affected. n.pr/48scGty
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Smithsonian museums and National Zoo set to close as shutdown takes its toll
The shutdown is forcing the closure of a number of America's beloved cultural institutions starting Sunday. Twenty-one Smithsonian museums, its research centers and the National Zoo are all affected.
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Beth S Linas, PhD, MHS @bethlinas.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Good lord. The MMWR is a hallmark of public health practice. Firing its editors will impact you and how your local health department functions.
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Anna Dorman @annalovesvoting.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
If you’re protesting next weekend (🎉) this weekend you should: 1. Find a friend who isn’t planning to attend and make sure they know your protest plan 2. Drop a good Know Your Rights resource in the group chat 3. Spend a minute with your phone settings so you’re prepped for good digital safety
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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 09/10/2025
Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
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Michael de Adder @deadder.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
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Alex Shevrin Venet @asv.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
wowwww this is incredibly beautiful. tagging some friends who will love this: @ladyofsardines.bsky.social @heymrsbond.com @marcusluther.bsky.social therumpus.net/2025/10/02/h...
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Human Error Is the Point: On Teaching College During the Rise of AI - The Rumpus
My syllabus is a mess of half-remembered intentions. I re-use icebreakers that I know don’t work. I forget to grade the first assignment until Week Four. I write emails that begin with “So sorry for t...
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Dr. Christine Wong @cjayewong.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Not gonna lie, I need to turn the game off
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Dr. Christine Wong @cjayewong.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Me watching the Blue Jays game after they take Yesavage out
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two men are standing next to each other and one of them is saying `` i 'm fine '' to the other .
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Federal agents charged and knocked down two 84-year-olds (84!) as they peacefully protested on Saturday in front of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in South Portland, just blocks from their home. Psychopaths.
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Federal agents knock down elderly couple during Portland protest
An 84-year-old said she sustained a concussion and was hit with a projectile after she and her husband, a Vietnam vet, were knocked down by federal officers.
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
The manosphere pushes regressive lies & does real harm. Check out our CBC documentary – Harder Better Faster Stronger – on @cbcgem.bsky.social gem.cbc.ca/harder-bette... 💪 - Urine drinking? ✅ - Stone lifting? ✅ - Raw testicle eating? ✅ - Flamethrower? ✅ - Thoughtful critique? ✅
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Harder Better Faster Stronger | Films | CBC Gem
Misinformation expert Timothy Caulfield investigates the purported ‘crisis in masculinity,’ debunks toxic men’s health myths, and meets with people challenging traditional masculine norms.
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Tania J. Spencer @taniaspencer.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
1/ If COVID really was just like "any other respiratory illness", there wouldn't be nearly 470,000 published research papers on #COVID - www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/research/cor...
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LitCovid
LitCovid is a curated literature hub for tracking up-to-date scientific information about the 2019 novel Coronavirus.
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The Oatmeal @theoatmeal.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
What you think your brain is supposed to do
A person is having a conversation with their brain floating in space. The person says “hello friend your job is to keep me happy“ the brain replies “nah. my job is to keep you safe from real and imagined threats“ in the final panel. The person is in bed saying to themselves “I’m home it’s bedtime. I am totally safe”. The brain replies “OK, but what if… “
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Canada Strong Masks @canadastrong.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Never wonder whether it's COVID or FLU again. ANNOUNCING THE FIRST combo rapid tests FOR HOME, approved by Health Canada. Detect COVID, FLU A, and FLU B with just one swab. This is a great tool to have ready the next time a family member isn't feeling well.
Well Life COVID and INFLUENZA rapid antigen test kits, package of 5.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 27/09/2025
A new report from Forbes has revealed the Trump family has doubled its fortune—to a total of about $10 billion. Donald Trump’s White House comeback has been “the most lucrative year of his life,” with POTUS raking in $3 billion, two-thirds of which came from cryptocurrency. trib.al/lo2A8D0
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Dr. Richard Pan @drpanmd.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported 1,514 #measles cases as of Sept. 24, the highest number of annual cases since the United States declared measles eliminated in 2000.” #CDC
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mlongfield.bsky.social @mlongfield.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
In Toronto, road violence takes more lives than gun violence.
Slide deck: Road violence takes more lives than gun violence.

30 traffic fatalities to date in Toronto v 17 fatal shootings.
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allen institute @alleninstitute.org · 26/09/2025
Happy #FluorescenceFriday! Our #CellLineOfTheWeek is Histone H2B! 🧬 Our stem cell lines and plasmids are available for just the cost of shipping to reduce the barriers to scientific discovery. 📦 Distributed by @coriellinstitute.bsky.social and @addgene.bsky.social
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
If anyone knows anything about this ICE agent, you can reach me on Signal at marisakabas.04
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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
"Toronto's two sites at Ashbridges Bay and Humber both reported elevated levels of both COVID-19 and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) earlier this month. ...Ontario is also experiencing its highest levels of COVID-19 wastewater activity since March."
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Toronto wastewater sites show spike in COVID-19 levels
Toronto’s two wastewater monitoring sites reported elevated levels of both COVID-19 and RSV
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Michael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Cyril E. Power, "The Escalator," c. 1929 collections.mfa.org/objects/479542
Stylized image of an escalator, with figure at lower right
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Eric Feigl-Ding @drericding.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
⚠️TYLENOL & AUTISM—RFK Jr & Trump are wrong—the largest best study in the world in 2.5 MILLION KIDS—found no increased autism risk with acetaminophen (aka paracetamol/Tylenol). A crude analysis found only a tiny 5% risk, but once you adjust via sibling controls, the even tiny 5% risk vaporizes to 0%📉
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 23/09/2025
Let's be clear: no one should be taking medical advice from the man who told Americans to inject bleach. To moms worried about the Tylenol they took while pregnant: you deserve better than being RFK Jr's scapegoat. And to the autism community: you are loved exactly as you are.
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Kerri Johannson MD MPH @kerrijohannson.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Tylenol Original sin 🤝 Women’s fault
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Cian O'Donnell @cianodonnell.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
2024 Swedish study on 2.5M people's data: "Acetaminophen use during pregnancy was not associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability... This suggests that associations observed in other models may have been attributable to confounding." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children’s Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability
This nationwide cohort study with sibling control analysis examines the association of acetaminophen use during pregnancy with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, and intellectual disability.
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
“limiting face coverings and opening officers up to prosecution would most likely hurt recruitment and drive officers from the state” So nobody will want to be a police officer if they’re not allowed to commit crimes with impunity?
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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Move over, ChatGPT. Newer AI platforms are aimed at academics and doctors and they're not supposed to hallucinate citations. I tested many of them, but especially Consensus AI. My latest for @mcgilloss.bsky.social. www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/...
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AI Comes for Academics. Can We Rely on It?
By now, the fact that artificial intelligence can hallucinate is, I hope, well known. There are countless examples of platforms like ChatGPT giving the wrong answer to a straightforward question or im...
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
A woman protesting outside the ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois, was brutally assaulted by goons who used mace and sting balls on her.
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Tara Moriarty @moriartylab.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Canadian COVID Forecast Sep 13-26, 2025 CANADA VERY HIGH (no change) About 1 in every 81 people infected Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada: -Infections ~12X higher -Long COVID ~8X higher -Hospitalizations ~15X higher -Deaths ~14X higher
This image describes the Canadian COVID Forecast for the fourteen-day period between September 13-26, 2025, which is produced by COVID-19 Resources Canada. Canada’s COVID Forecast outlook is  VERY HIGH (no change) with a COVID INDEX SCORE of 13.4
About 1 of every 81 people is infected.
Estimated infections this week: 537,000-948,750
What these numbers mean: MODERATE 1-5, HIGH 5-10, VERY HIGH 10-15, SEVERE >15 COMPARED TO THE LOWEST POINT IN THE COVID PANDEMIC IN CANADA
How much higher are key indicators compared to the lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada?
Waste water, infections: VERY HIGH; 11.5X higher
Long COVID estimate: HIGH; 8.6X higher
Hospitalizations, ICU:  VERY HIGH; 14.6X higher
Deaths: VERY HIGH: 14.2X higher
HOW TO HELP:
EVERYONE:
UPDATE vaccines every 6 months
WEAR N95-type masks
AVOID indoor social gatherings
AVOID crowded non-essential places

Who is HIGH RISK?
People 60 and older, babies < 1 year, pregnant
ALL AGES: immunocompromised OR medically at-risk OR no vaccine or infection in the last 6 months
Recommendations are based on the COVID-19 Risk Index from the Peterborough ON Public Health Unit
COVID-19 Resources Canada is a grassroots organization of volunteer scientists supporting Canadian COVID responses. Sources, data and methods for the COVID Index are available at www.Covid19Resources.ca
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 16/09/2025
RFK Jr.'s vaccine panel may delay hep B shot for newborns www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-n… 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
A box of hepatitis B vaccine is displayed at a CVS Pharmacy on Sept. 9, 2025, in Miami, Florida.
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no brain, only alison @alisonborealis.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
"27 sickened by salmonella in outbreak linked to dog food and treats" ie WASH YOUR HANDS AFTER YOU FEED YOUR PET!
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