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Social justice, science, climate & equality. Stand up for democracy! Here for latest COVID info 💖 Bewitched ✨ Random acts of kindness 🗝 to happiness Mel Torme, Jamiroquai, Monkey House, Harry Connick Jr, Cake Ceraunophile. She/her.

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Covid doesn’t look the same every time you get infected, said Dr. Davey Smith, an infectious disease specialist at the University of California, San Diego. You might have cold and flu symptoms during one bout of the virus, and gastrointestinal symptoms the next time.

www.nytimes.com/2024/07/05/w...

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Peel Region: rapid test kits available from the region. Hopefully this will continue indefinitely.

www.peelregion.ca/health/disea...

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Latest update from Public Health Ontario and all of its wastewater testing sites.

Click link for all regions of Ontario.

www.publichealthontario.ca/en/Data-and-...

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"All Americans ages 6 months and older should receive one of the new Covid-19 vaccines when they become available this fall." "The recommendation comes as the nation faces a summer wave of Covid, with the number of infections rising in at least 39 states and territories."

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Two infectious disease experts are warning New Brunswickers about the risks of COVID-19 heading into the summer, when they say many people mistakenly believe infections decrease. This is not just a problem in NB. Most provinces are seeing more cases. Mask. Vaccinate. Ventilate.

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I called a Shoppers Drug Mart as well and YES they can bring it in the next day too. This is big news! It was nowhere to be found from June 1 - yesterday when I asked my local pharmacy. If you test positive, you should be able to locate Paxlovid with little difficulty.

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Paxlovid is available at Rexall in Ontario!

I called 2 locations in GTA. None in stock but can be ordered in and available next day. $1000 but covered by ODBP or private insurance (check with your provider).

See post below for more information including eligibility.

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Tara Moriarty and volunteers have updated their forecast. Link below is not updated as of this posting but should be later.

ONTARIO VERY HIGH (increasing)
Estimated infections this week: 127,800-162,700
About 1 in every 86 people infected

lookerstudio.google.com/embed/report...

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The denial playbook: Make it hard to understand, minimize, rewrite the past.

Cast truth tellers as subversives or deviants. Ridicule those who mask, claim scientists reporting on C-19 risks are fearmongers and those with long COVID have anxiety disorders.

www.scientificamerican.com/article/weve...

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“We need to be very, very firm with our messaging that there is no such thing as a mild SARS-CoV-2 infection. There is no such thing as a SARS-CoV-2 infection that does NOT have prolonged consequences.” #Covid #LongCovid

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"The Ontario government is downgrading COVID-19 from a novel coronavirus to a “disease of public health significance,” limiting the kind of data that needs to be reported to, and by, medical officers of health."

Because of course they are. 🙄

www.politicstoday.news/queens-park-...

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I hope other municipalities will jump on board now that the province has foolishly cancelled funding. See next post (reply) for ways to contact our elected officials about this.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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"We are completely under-investigating this virus. The effects of repeatedly getting this throughout our lives is going to be much more significant than people are thinking."

theweek.com/health/covid...

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Ontario's wastewater surveillance data published today. An uptick in the GTA. Click the link to see all of the regions of Ontario. This surveillance ends July 31. Voice your concerns about keeping this data current! See next post.

www.publichealthontario.ca/en/Data-and-...

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Ottawa Science Policy Network @OttawaSciPolNet "The Ontario govt’s decision to completely cut funding for the Wastewater Surveillance Initiative will critically impact 95 researchers. They have performed internationally recognized work through this program, directly improving public health."

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A most welcome update, targeting the variants that are currently circulating and picking up speed rather than one that is fading away.

FDA Updates Advice to Manufacturers of COVID-19 Vaccines (2024-2025 Formula): If Feasible Use KP.2 Strain of JN.1-Lineage

www.fda.gov/vaccines-blo...

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FDA Updates Advice to Manufacturers of COVID-19 Vaccines (2024-2025 Formula): If Feasible Use KP.2 Strain of JN.1-Lineage Novavax's JN.1 vaccine has demonstrated broad cross-neutralizing antibodies against multiple variant strains, including KP.2 and KP.3.

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We are in a good place relatively speaking. Enjoy it while it lasts.

Be sure to call and email so this wastewater surveillance continues. Ford cancelled it as of July 31. See next post for google drive link full of contacts.

www.publichealthontario.ca/en/Data-and-...

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Paxlovid
It is covered under the Ontario Drug Benefit (ODB) (including OHIP+ and Trillium Drug Benefit) for eligible adults (18+) who:
have a prescription
have COVID-19 symptoms
have a positive COVID-19 test
are at increased risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes

Med cond:
www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/...

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Important: If you are in North Carolina, please keep wearing your mask! The bill has not been signed into law yet. And while the language makes it easier for cops to abuse it, the bill does keep the right to mask to stop the spread of contagious disease.

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That depends. Was it the kitchen sink or the bathroom sink? 😉😆

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"While SARS-CoV-2 is now a familiar threat, the virus isn't neatly seasonal. It still circulates year-round, humming in the background. And for the fifth year in a row, some scientists are bracing for the possibility of a small summer wave."

www.cbc.ca/news/health/...

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"More research is needed before anyone should take Paxlovid for that reason alone—but patients should take comfort in the fact that scientists are actively tackling these questions, recognizing the massive unmet need for therapies targeted toward Long COVID treatment and prevention."

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"Another outstanding question: can taking Paxlovid during a case of COVID-19 help prevent Long COVID from ever developing? Some data suggest it may, but other studies have found that it doesn’t work as a preventive measure."

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To be clear: this study was for those who were suffering from long covid already. It was researching the effects of Paxlovid as a treatment. There was no word (from this study) on whether or not Paxlovid might help prevent long covid from even developing after an acute infection.

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Study had 155 people who took Paxlovid for 15 days and they followed them for 15 weeks. I'd prefer a study that involved thousands of participants who were followed for months and years.

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Paxlovid has long been a source of hope for those with Long COVID. It stops the virus from multiplying and reduces the amount of it in the body. But the new study found that taking Paxlovid for 15 days was safe but did not improve key Long COVID symptoms better than a placebo.

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“Long Covid can result in the inability to return to work (or school for children and adolescents), poor quality of life, diminished ability to perform activities of daily living, and decreased physical and cognitive function for six months to two years or longer,” the report said.

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Saskatchewan is not the only province where it is next to impossible to obtain Paxlovid. Our governments have to get their acts together and make sure Paxlovid is readily available in all pharmacies for timely use.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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The most important thing to know is that there are certain physical things that the virus can’t escape, no matter how it mutates. As long as you have an N95 mask, that’s great protection. Fresh air is king. Wherever you are, open the windows. Open the doors. Advocate for improved air quality stds.

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We should continue to analyse and post our own data. Ontario could be a great leader in infectious disease surveillance. But Public Health takes a back seat to privatising health care, paving over the Greenbelt and providing cheap booze at the corner store. Cause, ya know, priorities.

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Ontario should be a leader. Instead we must rely on the feds. "MECP said the program is being wound down to avoid duplication with federal wastewater testing." “The federal government conducts wastewater surveillance and is moving to expand its sampling to additional sites in Ontario.”

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Fill out this form voicing your concerns with cutting funding to wastewater surveillance and any other grievance you might have, such as: Paxlovid no longer available and no plans to provide rapid tests once current supply is gone.

correspondence.premier.gov.on.ca/EN/feedback/...

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Angry about funding cuts to waste water data surveillance? Contact the Premier by Phone: 416-325-1941 TTY/Teletypewriter: (for the Deaf and hard of hearing) 1-800-387-5559

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