1/3 Pollutants don't stay in the water. In San Diego, we showed they become a previously unrecognized source of air pollution. Once inhaled, toxic chemicals and airborne pathogens have been linked to cancer, heart attacks, and dementia. As water pollution rises globally, this is everyone's problem.
ALA Clean Air School Symposium NOTE: All times listed below are in Central Time. Agenda times and order of topics are subject to slight change. 10:00 AM: Opening Remarks + The Case for Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) 10:50 AM: Core Elements and the Intersection of IAQ and Energy Efficiency 11:25 AM: Voices from the Field - a Panel Discussion 11:55 AM: Break 12:05 PM: Taking Action: 6 Key Drivers 12:35 PM: How to Make it Happen - Programs and Resources for Schools 12:50 PM: Voices from the Field - a Panel Discussion 1:30 PM: Closing Remarks and Adjourn Featured Speakers Speaker list and bios coming soon!
The American Lung Association is hosting a 3.5-hour virtual "Clean Air School Symposium" on May 5.
Register: action.lung.org/site/TR?fr_i...
New piece in BMJ by @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social, Sam Lovell, @jvipondmd.bsky.social, @mjnabuurs.bsky.social and myself on how poor quality trials can bias evidence against respirator use.
www.bmj.com/content/393/...
Sanofi will be making Novavax available in Canada this fall — but it’s up to the provinces or territories to order this vaccine. Send an email to your health minister and your local representative to tell them why Novavax access is essential for many people: covidsociety.ca/news/nuvaxov...
We've thought a lot about Covid's effects on schools. Any of our previous op-eds can be read on our website and, unfortunately, they're as relevant now as when they were first published: www.popns.org/advocacy/in-...
It only takes a minute to use the online tool to send a message to your provincial Minister of Health!
Study links long COVID in kids to worse grades, attention, and social life www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/stu...
It's STILL a pandemic (WHO has not ended it). Also, COVID is NOT a respiratory virus - it is AIRBORNE virus. Two different things.
TBC, COVID is vaccine-reduceable NOT preventable. VE against hosp '24-'25 was only ~44% (NACI). Tired of this dishonesty. #MaskUP FFS!
www.cihi.ca/en/priority-...
Two things that are both true: It is still important to test for COVID-19. False negatives on at-home COVID-19 tests* are common. *Also called home tests, rapid tests, antigen tests, and rapid antigen tests
False negatives on COVID-19 tests are common, so it’s important to test again if your test is negative. False negatives (test results saying you don’t have COVID when you actually do) are common. If you have symptoms but test negative, test again at least one more time, 48 hours later. If you test positive, there’s no need to test again. False positives (tests saying you have COVID when actually don’t) are extremely rare.
It is still important to test so you can get the treatment you need. COVID-19 treatments are available for some people who are eligible, and they can significantly reduce your risk of hospitalization and death. Testing helps you to identify your illness so you can get the treatment you need!
If you’re sick but can’t test (or retest): Get plenty of rest, avoid spreading it to others, and talk to your doctor if needed. If you’re feeling sick but don’t have access to testing, it’s still important to give your body time to get better, and avoid spreading illness to others. Stay home as much as you’re able & get plenty of rest to allow your body to a chance to fully recover. Avoid others as much as possible (and remember, nobody wants illness spread to them even if it’s not COVID-19), and wear a mask if you have to be around others.
It's important to know that false negatives on home COVID-19 tests are common, so if you're not feeling well and get a negative result, you should always test again! But although false negatives happen, it's still important to get tested if possible so you can get the treatment you need!
It only takes a minute to use the online tool to send a message to your provincial Minister of Health!
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📣 Novavax now! Canadians need access to the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine
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I love this for us!!
What I’d NEVER do as a brain injury rehab doctor:
• Motorcycle
• Tackle football (for my kids)
• Ignore BP
• Skip helmets
• Normalize repeat COVID infections
Because I take care of what happens next.
A new study predicts that Long Covid will cost OECD economies $135 billion a year, due to people leaving the workforce, lower productivity, and healthcare costs. COVID is not over.
It's #PHANtastic Friday where we highlight clean-air-aware community creators. COVID advocate @guinesspig.bsky.social has organized the Inspire Festival, a week of free online performances by and for the airborne-aware, April 15-19. Find out more at https://guinesspig.ghost.io/inspirefestival2026/
Emphasizing again: you can transmit covid even if you don’t feel sick and even if you are vaccinated.
That is why we mask
Cleaner Air: A couple of years ago, a UConn initiative run by APRN Marina Creed & Dr. Misti Levy Zamora got a $11.5M state grant to put student-built Corsi-Rosenthal boxes into state classrooms.
This video about students building them in my town went up three months ago,
youtu.be/KkC9F-wSHtk?...
The new highly mutated covid variant BA.3.2 and the impact on children.
Confirmed cases of COVID-19 since 2020 — over 779 million worldwide
Confirmed ‘reported’ deaths — over 7.11 million
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Link: ourworldindata.org/grapher/cumu...
Interesting article on a cohort of celebrities that represent a specific generation (my generation - GenX/Xennials) bearing the brunt of post-COVID health consequences/premature mortality. Esp. interesting is the discussion of cognitive biases at work on all of us that normalize this level of loss.
Another big concert cancellation due to illness.
The prevalence of children with Long Covid is estimated to be 2-10% infected with Covid which is an estimated 1.3- 6.5 million children- the same range as asthma.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCQi...
Watch the full Long Covid in Children webinar, featuring leading pediatric Long Covid physicians and researchers Dr. Rachel Gross and Dr. Alexandra B. Yonts:
covidsociety.ca/priorities/l...
#LongCovid #pediatriclongcovid #LongCovidAwareness
"If you’re living with Long COVID, we want to hear from you. Fill out the survey linked below to share your story and have it featured."
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#longCOVID #disability #chronicillness
New COVID-19 variant. Same protection. Wear masks. High-quality masks like N95 and KN95s (these are also called respirators) offer the most protection. Use the best available to you! Keep clean air. COVID-19 infects others most commonly when it is breathed in through the air. Keeping clean, well-ventilated air with open windows and air purifiers lowers the amount of virus in the air and reduces your chances of getting sick! Get vaccinated. Even when new variants develop, vaccines can help protect you from serious illness and death from COVID-19!
As you continue hearing about the new COVID-19 variant (the “cicada” variant) in the news, remember the protection remains the same! Wear the best mask available to you, keep indoor air clean, & stay up to date on vaccines to protect yourself & others from infection & serious illness from COVID-19!
A selfie of a white woman wearing glasses and an N95. Her sleeve is rolled up to show a bandaid on her shoulder.
Got my spring dose.
And will continue to mask because there’s not a single scientific study that says I shouldn’t.
Graphic with a computer screen showing the change.org petition titled “Demand Federal Action on Biomedical Care for Children Living with Long COVID” The French translation of this title is immediately below. Below the titles is the Children’s Long Covid Network (CLCN) logo. This includes a graphic of a highly stylized hand, palm up, in a dark teal colour. In the hand are three figures in a coral pink colour. Beside this graphic is the organization’s name and tagline, which reads: “Children’s Long Covid Network Their strength. Their journey. Our responsibility.” The French translation of this text is directly below. The computer screen sits on a background featuring a navy and teal gradient. There are blue-toned dots scattered across the background.
Last fall, the Children’s Long Covid Network launched a petition calling on the federal government to take action for children living with Long Covid. Learn more, and add your name to those calling for action: chng.it/7ZSzLXnp5n
#LongCovid #ILCAD2026 #LongCovidAwareness #pediatriclongcovid
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About 1 of every 113 people is infected in Nova Scotia. Always a good idea to wear a mask inside public spaces, and open a window to improve ventilation!
Covid outbreaks on 2 units in my local hospital during the month of March. Only after the outbreak is declared does IPC require masks - surgical masks. Absolutely 0 acknowledgment of airborne transmission despite patients suffering from healthcare-acquired infections. Preventable ones!
