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Jeff Gilchrist @jeffgilchrist.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Lab testing positivity since the last update shows from highest to lowest: Entero/Rhinovirus increased to 16.1%, COVID increased to 2.3%, Influenza A increased to 1.7%, Parainfluenza increased to 1.1%, Adenovirus increased to 0.7%, Human metapneumovirus decreased to 0.5%... 6/
This multi-line graph tracks weekly laboratory test percent positivity across multiple respiratory viruses in Ontario. The visualization illustrates individual positivity trends and seasonal peaks over time, allowing for continuous comparison between pathogens Adenovirus, Entero/Rhinovirus, Human metapneumovirus, Influenza A, Influenza B, Parainfluenza (all types), RSV, COVID-19, and Seasonal human coronavirus as new data is added each week.
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Jeff Gilchrist @jeffgilchrist.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
...Seasonal human coronavirus decreased to 0.2%, RSV increased to 0.2% and Influenza B is at 0%. 7/
This 100% stacked area chart illustrates the weekly relative proportion of test positivity across multiple respiratory viruses in Ontario. The graph tracks seasonal shifts in pathogen prevalence, allowing for continuous monitoring as new weekly laboratory data is added to show the changing breakdown between viruses Adenovirus, Entero/Rhinovirus, Human metapneumovirus, Influenza A, Influenza B, Parainfluenza (all types), RSV, COVID-19, and Seasonal human coronavirus.
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Jeff Gilchrist @jeffgilchrist.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
*** Ontario Virus Update | Sep 27 *** Hospitalizations due to COVID increased from 39 to 44 in the last update. Influenza hospitalizations increased from 31 to 34 and RSV jumped from 1 to 18. 🧵1/ #Ontario #Virus #COVID #Hospital #Wastewater
This stacked bar chart displays weekly new hospitalizations in Ontario specifically attributed to COVID-19, Influenza, and RSV. The data tracks the fluctuating volume of patients over time, highlighting seasonal surges and the relative contribution of each respiratory virus to the overall healthcare burden.
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emily fraser 🌿🐌✨ @emilyesfraser.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I’m only seeing people with ME or Long Covid sharing this. If you’re not affected, can you please read it & share? Ableist propaganda goes viral all the time, which encourages outlets to publish more of it. Can we please make the truth go viral instead?
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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I would go so far as to say most people with virus induced fatigue have no idea that’s what the cause is, and they are stumbling from pillar to post trying wellness hacks to solve the problem. Some don’t want to know even if I mention the possibility.
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Long Covid The Answers @longcovidanswers.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Professor Ziyad Al-Aly explains why medicine has repeatedly psychologized illnesses it didn’t yet understand. From seizures and ulcers to Long COVID. What we don’t understand isn’t necessarily “in your head.” #LongCOVID #MedicalGaslighting #PAIS #ISLCPAIS #longcovidtheanswers
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Dr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele @drdragases.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Good grief, this hits home.
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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Eby: "I feel sorry for Americans. If you can't be friends with Canada, then you almost certainly do not have a friend anywhere in the world. And that is a very lonely place to be." #cdnpoli
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Linsey Marr @linseymarr.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
This is a very thorough and very informative article about air purifiers and air quality. www.cnet.com/home/kitchen...
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The Unfiltered Truth: What Air Purifiers Actually Catch
I connected with experts to find out where our air quality is headed, and if air purifiers are the breath of fresh air we need.
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 15/07/2026
830 wildfires burning across Canada right now. And you know what’s going to make it worse in the future? More oil pipelines. This is why our voice and our vote matters.
A NASA map of the wildfires burning across Canada right now.
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 26/05/2026
Join us on June 17th for the Canadian Covid Society's Annual General Meeting, featuring guest speaker Barry Hunt, a health care advocate who will be sharing his talk "Onward Together: Grassroots Action & Real Change in PPE & Engineered Infection Prevention.”
Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Graphic with a navy blue background, with teal and white dots in the upper left corner and a maroon triangle in the lower right corner. The Canadian Covid Society logo is in the top right, and there is a photo of Barry Hunt. Text reads: 

Annual General Meeting 

Featured guest speaker: 
Barry Hunt

17 June 2026 
7 PM EDT
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Shira Lurie @shiralurie.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Happy May Day! Workers deserve to breathe clean air and be safe from deadly and disabling pathogens. Covid is a workers’ rights issue. Our unions need to advocate for: - Air filtration and ventilation - Live air quality monitoring - PPE - Testing - Paid sick days
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Dick Zoutman @dickzoutman.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
www.newswire.ca/news-release...
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Sanofi becomes market authorization holder for Nuvaxovid® in Canada, expanding COVID-19 vaccine choices for Canadians
/CNW/ - Sanofi today announces it has become the market authorization holder in Canada for Nuvaxovid, a non-mRNA protein-based COVID-19 vaccine. Nuvaxovid...
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The Sick Times @thesicktimes.org · 02/03/2026
Artist Gillian Levine recently wrote and illustrated a comic sharing reasons to continue masking in 2026. She kindly gave us permission to republish it. 😷 Read the full comic at The Sick Times: bit.ly/4rVqQdp
 The first comic slide of “reasons to wear a mask 2026” depicts a person wearing a white mask who says “Hell yea!” Around them are bright pastel colors and cute but ominous looking SARS-CoV-2 viruses. Text reading “a lil manifesto about taking care of yourself and others- with over 50 citations! By Gillian Levine.”This comic slide from “why you should wear a mask 2026” by Gillian Levine extends playful the Long COVID fest concept and depicts a hand holding a sheet from a music festival with facts about Long COVID facts and prevention, stating that everyone is vulnerable and that there is no cure, among other facts.
This comic slide from “why you should wear a mask 2026” by Gillian Levine shows ways to prevent COVID-19 and Long COVID, focusing on the importance of masking.This comic slide from “why you should wear a mask 2026” by Gillian Levine playfully gives reasons of why to wear a mask using a Monopoly board. Each square represents a different reason to mask, from protecting yourself and others to protecting yourself from other airborne virus. Dice and game board pieces are scattered around.
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Ziyad Al-Aly MD @zalaly.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
New in the BMJ: Our study of 600,000 people found GLP-1 drugs associated with 50% fewer substance-related deaths, 39% fewer overdoses, and reduced addiction risk across alcohol, opioids, cocaine, cannabis, and nicotine. www.bmj.com/content/392/...
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Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and risk of substance use disorders among US veterans with type 2 diabetes: cohort study
Objectives To investigate whether initiation of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists is associated with both reduced risks of incident alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, nicotine, opioid, and ot...
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Mark Dauner @rockandrollreclaimed.com · 04/03/2026
There's a whole lot of bad happening around us right now. Here's one good. After 3 years of struggle with Long COVID, Dianna Cowern, Physics Girl, is back with a new science video. That's something to be thankful for. youtu.be/B3m3AMRlYfc?...
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My first science video in 3 years
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 02/03/2026
Join us as we spread awareness and support the Long Covid community throughout March. We’ve planned events, a live webinar on disability benefits applications, interviews with experts, lightings of buildings, landmarks and signs, and much more. #LongCovid #ILCAD2026 #LongCovidAwareness 1/2
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Main text: “March 1-31: Long Covid Awareness Month.”
There is a Long Covid ribbon beside the main text. Below are one white figure and eight teal figures. The text underneath this reads: “1 in 9 adults in Canada experience Long Covid after a Covid-19 infection.”

To the left is a graphic split into four sections, two by two, each showing a different focus for Long Covid Awareness Month.

Top left: A graphic highlighting cardiovascular risks of Covid infections. It reads: “Covid can damage your heart. Wearing an N95 mask helps protect you.” The caption with this section reads: Special focus on cardiovascular effects.

Top right: A photo from our 2025 International Long Covid Awareness Day event in Quebec City, where pillowcases with patient stories were laid out for the public to view. The caption with this section reads: International Long Covid Awareness Day Events.

Bottom left: A photo of the Vancouver Olympic Cauldron lit in teal-blue for International Long Covid Awareness Day 2025. The caption with this section reads: Lightings across Canada.

Bottom right: A photo of a person’s hand holding a phone, on which an interview is playing. Shown are Long Covid researcher Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly, who is being interviewed by Dr. Susan Kuo, a family physician in B.C., and a Canadian Covid Society volunteer.
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Dr Ben King 🌍 @benking01.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Very important article in the BMJ on #LongCovid #PostExertionalMalaise #PEM bjsm.bmj.com/content/earl...
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Post-exertional malaise and the myth of cardiac deconditioning: rethinking the pathophysiology of long covid
While the number of fatal acute SARS-CoV-2 infections has declined since 2020, the proportion of these infections that result in persisting symptoms has not reduced significantly.1 The continuity or d...
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Ann Petersen-Kane @anniegirl.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Fanjoy is correct. Carney is pandering. No evidence that work from home is inefficient. At least none the govt has shared. Not much evidence the public service cuts are going to save more money than they cost Canadians in access in the long run either. #cdnpoli
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Catherine McKenna @cathmckenna.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
“The West is feeling its betrayal turn into rage. The world is waking up to both its vulnerability and its value. But better late than never: We’re all Canadian now.” Excellent piece by @stephenmarche.bsky.social. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
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Opinion | The Globalization of Canadian Rage
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
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Join the Mass Infection Resistance @spiritsofland.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
THIS IS HOW PUBLIC HEALTH SHOULD BE DONE! 👏 #CovidIsntOver #MaskUp #LongCovid #CovidIsAirborne #CleanTheAir #MedSky #IDSky
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Dick Zoutman @dickzoutman.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
www.thespec.com/opinion/cont...
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Public education and the costs of COVID inequity
We need policies to protect precarious workers and students.
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Dick Zoutman @dickzoutman.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Great article by Andrew Wilkin @teachrprecarity.bsky.social on precarious front line people in our society that provide essential services such as teachers and their risks and serious consequences of repeated COVID exposures.
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Vero B 🇨🇦☮️ @mlleverob.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Je me souviens de cette histoire. Avec des amis comme ça, on n'a pas besoin d'ennemis... Ça représente bien les USA d'aujourd'hui. Tirer sur leurs alliés.
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Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her) @placentadoc.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
I’m going to print copies of this graphical abstract to hand out to people who say, “I just don’t understand why I’m sick all the time now!”
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The Women In Science Archive @wisarchive.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Immunologist Indira Nath would have been 88 years old today. She studied immune responses and the nerve damage caused by leprosy, which was highly prevalent in India at the time. By the end of her career, that prevalence had been knocked from 58/10,000 to 1/10,000. #WomenInSTEM #BioSky 🧪🧬
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Durham County Department of Public Health (DCoDPH) @durhamhealthnc.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
We don’t know who needs to hear this, but the flu is getting out of hand. And we needed to make a post about it. Here are our pretty direct thoughts, because sometimes our social media manager/infographic designer is tired & can’t think of a way to put it more gently. Please make good choices. (1/2)
Here’s the thing:  Ridiculous numbers of people are getting the flu right now.  Cases, hospitalizations, and deaths are reaching or have already reached record-breaking numbers.  People of all ages are getting sick, being hospitalized, and dying, even if they had no other health conditions. And lots of people who are “ok” and don’t require hospitalization are feeling terrible and probably wish they were not sick.You should really be trying not to get the flu (and 
COVID-19 and RSV and more). This means, yes, you should really get vaccinated….Vaccines teach your body how to  recognize and respond to the particular viruses they were created for. No amount of washing your hands, eating healthy, sleeping, or exercising can do this for you. Sorry. These are all important for your immune system and other reasons, but they cannot replace the work of vaccines. People of all ages, with or without other health issues, should get vaccinated. Vaccines help prevent infection and severe illness in people of all ages (yes, even kids. Healthy children can and do die from the flu. And most children who die are unvaccinated*). *Sources if you don’t believe us: bit.ly/428YhOU, tinyurl.com/4tmv8km8, bit.ly/mm7241a2. ... and you should wear masks.If you don’t want to get or spread the flu (or COVID-19 or other things) you should really wear masks. Seriously, people. Yes, we know, some of you love them and some of you hate them. But we’re a health agency so we’re here to share the things that work to protect your health. Masks keep you from breathing in, or breathing out into the air, virus particles that make you and others sick, even if you don’t know you or the people around you are sick (and honestly you often won’t know). You should wash your hands frequently, eat healthy foods, and get plenty of sleep, but no amount of any of this is going to keep you from breathing in virus particles in the air. Definitely wash your hands. Please. Viruses can spread in multiple ways, and handwashing helps prevent some of those ways. But you can’t wash away a virus you’ve breathed in.    There’s a reason masks often become required again at doctors’ offices and hospitals whenever virus spread gets bad (like now). It’s because they work.Also, it’s very unkind to choose to be unmasked around others if you know you’re sick (and if there’s no reason you can’t wear a mask).  For you, maybe it’s “just” the flu or a mild case of another illness, and you don’t care if you’re sick. But for the person you pass it to, it could be: Too much for their body to handle in addition to their chronic illness | The illness they pass to a loved one who has cancer | The reason they are sick on the day of an important life event | A hospital stay for a child | The infection that leads to a disability | Their cause of death. If you are sick, please be kind and stay away from others as much as possible, and wear a mask if you have to spend time away from home. PS: A lot of cases of illness spread by people who don’t have symptoms, so if you want to be even more considerate, it’s a good idea to mask around other people even if you don’t think you’re sick.
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Durham County Department of Public Health (DCoDPH) @durhamhealthnc.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
In conclusion: (2/2)
Obviously, we can’t force you to do anything. (If we could, we would have much higher vaccination rates and probably far fewer flu cases, and we wouldn’t have to keep making posts like this.) But if you don’t want to be sick, and you care about your health, and you care about protecting the health of people around you: Please make good choices. Get vaccinated. Wear masks. Wash your hands. Stay home when you are sick. Call your doctor if you do get sick and you have concerns. Please. We are so tired of everyone being sick, and you are probably tired of it as well. Please try not to make it worse.
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Durham County Department of Public Health (DCoDPH) @durhamhealthnc.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Babies are at high risk of severe illness and death from preventable illnesses, but vaccination helps prevent early death, lifelong health damage, and disability. Protect your child's lifelong health by getting them vaccinated on time, and talk to your doctor if you have questions.
Why do babies need vaccines? Because they are exposed to lots of germs and do not yet have immune systems strong enough to fight those germs. Babies are born with weak immune systems that need time to develop, so they are extremely vulnerable to diseases and infections older children and adults can more easily fight off. This puts them at much higher risk of getting sick, and if they do get sick, they are much more likely to experience serious illness, long-term health damage, or death. Vaccines significantly reduce these risks.Is it safe for my 
baby to get multiple vaccines at once? Yes! Babies and children are exposed to thousands more antigens in daily life than in any combination of vaccines they receive. Antigens are the parts of germs that help the body learn to fight off diseases. The antigens in vaccines are weakened or killed so they can’t cause your baby to develop a disease, but they teach your baby’s body to fight off the disease if they’re exposed to it later. The antigens in vaccines are a tiny fraction of the number of antigens babies are exposed to in daily life, and they cannot hurt your baby even when multiple vaccines are given at once. Are vaccine side effects safe for babies? All recommended infant vaccines have been thoroughly tested and proven safe for babies, and side effects are significantly safer than the diseases they protect against! All medications and vaccines can have side effects, but vaccine side effects are almost always mild and go away in a few days. Serious side effects are rare, and the health risks from vaccine-preventable illnesses are significantly greater than any risks from vaccines! Vaccine injuries are very rare. Serious illness or death by vaccine-preventable illnesses in unvaccinated babies is common. Your baby is significantly more likely to experience serious health consequences by skipping vaccines than by getting vaccinated. Can I delay my baby’s vaccinations until they’re older? Delaying vaccinations does not help your baby in any way, and it puts them at risk of serious illness or death from preventable illnesses. Babies are vaccinated because they are at higher risk from preventable illnesses than people who are older. For example, the hepatitis B vaccine is administered within 24 hours of a baby’s birth because babies typically develop chronic infection for the rest of their lives if exposed while they are babies, and mothers often pass it to their baby during birth without even knowing they have it. Hepatitis B is just one of many infections that can cause mild illness adults but usually causes severe consequences in babies, so it’s critical to vaccinate them as soon as possible. Delaying vaccination does not help babies in any way but can damage their health for life.
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Here's a summary of all the data that supports adding more red meat to your diet
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DCapTO @dcapto.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
There are many research papers that tell us Covid infections do in fact weaken the immune system. Here’s just 3. Good news tho! Well-fitted K/N95 masks work to prevent Covid infections to protect your immune system. 👍😷 1: www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/stu... 2: time.com/6265510/covi...
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Why scientists are rethinking the immune effects of SARS-CoV-2
“Immunity debt,” a theory to explain the global surge in non-covid infections since pandemic restrictions were lifted, is increasingly being challenged by emerging evidence. Nick Tsergas reports Myco...
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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
The key takeaway for policymakers is how narrow the window for action will be before a bird flu outbreak spirals out of control. Once cases rise beyond roughly two to 10, the disease is likely to spread beyond primary and secondary contacts. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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H5N1: Indian scientists predict how bird flu could spread to humans
Scientists have warned H5N1 bird flu could make a dangerous leap to humans, triggering a global health crisis.
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
A new review of post-infection syndromes, including #LongCovid, and its diverse immunologic manifestations www.cell.com/trends/immun... by @virusesimmunity.bsky.social and colleagues
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Jimmy Thomson @jameswsthomson.com · 27/11/2025
I don't know who needs to hear this but making deals with Alberta and the oilpatch doesn't fucking work Just ask the last person who tried.
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As Carney-Smith pipeline deal looms, Catherine McKenna says oil companies can't be trusted. She would know
Justin Trudeau's first environment minister spoke with Canada's National Observer about misogyny, policy and broken promises.
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Andrew Young 🇨🇦 @young.me · 14/11/2025
#Ontario #wastewater graph updated with November 2 data - Kingston, London, Toronto updated: wwater.ca/Ontario - Also updated: AB, BC, MB, NS, PEI, SK wwater.ca Source: health-infobase.canada.ca/wastewater/
Wastewater Virus Signals graph for Ontario
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Elizabeth @elizajody.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Hey Toronto: Mask up! Get your vaccines (Covid, Flu, RSV). Big jump in waste water values and that data is 2 weeks old. Source: @young.me (thanks!) wwater.ca/Ontario/Toro...
Wastewater virus signals for Toronto. November 2, 2025. Viral load (copies per mL) about 43. Has not been this high since February 2025.
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Canadian In Alberta @canadianinalberta.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
I've lived with a 2-tier healthcare system in the UK The private system steals doctors from the public system causing wait times to get longer Alberta already has a doctor shortage, imagine how bad it would be if a significant portion of them left to work privately #ableg #abpoli 1/2
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Sharif Haji @sharifhajimla.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Alberta declares a tuberculosis outbreak in Edmonton. This combined with such an increase of homelessness is terrible. This comes just days after Canada lost its measles elimination status—with Alberta having highest case concentrations. PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERSHIP NOW! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Tuberculosis outbreak declared in inner-city Edmonton: Primary Care Alberta | CBC News
Provincial health officials have declared an outbreak of tuberculosis in Edmonton's core, after lab tests confirmed two inner-city residents had the same strain of the infectious disease.
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David Elfstrom 🍁 @davidelfstrom.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
An excellent made-in-Canada choice for clean air. Highly recommended! Quiet, 283 CFM CADR and drawing only 8 Watts of power.
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Tara Moriarty @moriartylab.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Canadian COVID Forecast: Nov 8 - Nov 21, 2025 SEVERE: AB VERY HIGH: CAN, MB, NB, NL, North, NS, QC, SK HIGH: BC, ON, PEI MODERATE: none About 1 in 118 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
This image shows gauges with the Nov 8 - Nov 21, 2025 Forecast scores for Canada, the provinces, & territories. From left to right:

Canada: VERY HIGH - 10.1
Alberta: SEVERE - 16.2
British Columbia: HIGH - 8.4
Manitoba: VERY HIGH - 11.9
New Brunswick: VERY HIGH - 14.5
Newfoundland & Labrador: VERY HIGH - 10.1
North: VERY HIGH - 11.5
Nova Scotia: VERY HIGH - 12.7
Ontario: HIGH - 9.2
Prince Edward Island: HIGH - 7.7
Quebec: VERY HIGH - 10.1
Saskatchewan: VERY HIGH - 13.1

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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lmn24.bsky.social @lmn24.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
@ninawildflower.bsky.social @gjfernan.bsky.social was inspired by you to sing/perform while masking. Here’s to doing what we love while staying safe. #maskup #covidisnotover youtu.be/CYJchab8va8
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FIghting - Thin Lizzy cover
YouTube video by JSonicStudios
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 10/11/2025
UPDATE: Canada has announced that it has lost its measles elimination status. This is a direct result of the increase in anti-vax disinformation, which has caused large, sustained outbreaks in the country over the last year.
Canada is currently experiencing a large, multi-jurisdictional outbreak of measles that began in October 2024 with cases in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, and the Northwest Territories. While transmission has slowed recently, the outbreak has persisted for over 12 months, primarily within under-vaccinated communities.

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has notified the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) that Canada no longer holds measles elimination status. PAHO's Measles and Rubella Elimination Regional Monitoring and Re-Verification Commission reviewed recent epidemiological and laboratory data, confirming sustained transmission of the same measles virus strain in Canada for a period of more than one year.
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James Andrew Smith @drsmith.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Yes, and an unwillingness of Public Health officials to step up. Even prior to the pandemic we could see that it was too easy for parents to lie about their kids’ vaccination status. There is no real vaccine registry. And PH officials fell into the anti-vaxxer trap of “vaxx and relax”
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Dick Zoutman @dickzoutman.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
This is a severe indictment of public health in Canada. We have lost our status as a country that has eliminated measles. We held this status since 1998 & we allowed ourselves to fail. This is huge reputational damage to Canada & has placed our children at risk from a serious viral infection.
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emily fraser 🌿🐌✨ @emilyesfraser.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Google symptom searches mapped over COVID waves 👀
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Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 @cvcev.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
On #WorldVentil8Day we are reminding everyone: 💨 Clean indoor air saves lives! 💨 Flu risks are high this year and ventilation, filtration, high-grade masks, and CO₂ levels still matter. We are proud to be a founding supporter of #WorldVentil8Day
Square World Ventil8 Day poster on a blue–teal–magenta gradient. Left: open window with sweeping arrows; below, a CO₂ monitor shows “800 ppm.” Right: stylized family silhouettes, an adult wearing a mask, next to a HEPA filter sending a bright clean-air arrow across the scene. Headline text reads “WORLD VENTIL8 DAY — 8 NOVEMBER” and “CLEAN AIR IS A RIGHT. PROTECT CLINICALLY VULNERABLE FAMILIES.”

CLINICALLY VULNERABLE FAMILIES logo and World Ventilation Day logo
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Dreadnought Holiday @dreadships.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Raising a glass for Rosalind Franklin tonight. James Watson absolutely did her dirty. But beware...
Rosalind Franklin at her microscope
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Dick Zoutman @dickzoutman.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Hmmm…maybe that little virus called SARS-CoV-2 that is causing a PANDEMIC of COVID that is STILL on going? Just maybe that has something to do with this? Ya think?🤔 😖
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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Regular reminder that Covid & chronic illness activists are doing this work for free and with many with low spoons
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