Thread by @ZiadFazel

Thread: Doubts & Questions about Preparedness of @AHS_media to safely distribute COVID-19 vaccinations.

An open letter to Deputy Minister Paul Wynnyk
cc: MGen Dany Fortin @GovCanHealth
@shandro @PattyHajdu @HarjitSajjan

@RachelNotley @Dave_Khan

My doubts began right away, when I saw pallets stacked on their sides inside the walk-in freezer.

But my concerns are not just limited to violations of Alberta's Occupational Health & Safety Code, meant to protect workers, and the risk of damaging vials.

For another example, why is this Ultracold Freezer so warm that the Manager, Immunization Business, a Registered Nurse, is able to touch it with her bare hand?

It is not below -70ºC as required for the Pfizer vaccine. How can DM Wynnyk claim Alberta is prepared without this?

This is not grainy cellphone video taken by a whistleblower. This is a highly-polished, multimedia announcement by @shandro, @CMOH_Alberta and DM Wynnyk, coordinated with @jkenney meeting the Pfizer vaccine arriving in Alberta that same afternoon.

alberta.ca/release.cfm?xI…

Listen carefully to the assurances by the Chair, COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force, LGen (Ret) Paul Wynnyk.

Alberta's own video appears to demonstrate the opposite, and raises serious questions.

@GovCanHealth @shandro @RachelNotley @Dave_Khan

Must finish work today, so will add to thread on weekend.

While I will be backing up my questions largely from 🇨🇦 & manufacturer sources, for now pls compare Alberta's purported readiness Mon 14 Dec with this demo in Ohio on Tue 1 Dec.

Night & Day.

wkyc.com/article/news/h…

While reviewing these photos from GoA Flicker account today, I noticed *unredacted* high-res photos of the UPS shipping labels for Pfizer vaccine delivery to both the Calgary & Edmonton @AHS_media sites, showing shipping address & tracking barcodes.

@GovCanHealth @HarjitSajjan

I immediately contacted both photographers listed, and managed to reach one to ask for both photos to be taken down.

I also reported the apparent security breach to Canadian Forces, who reviewed my info, and asked me to also report it to Calgary Police.

canada.ca/en/public-heal…

One photog asked me to follow @AHS_media back so they could DM 👇🏼.

GoA has had enough time to take the photos down. I believe Min @shandro is playing w fire releasing unredacted photos of UPS shipping labels to vaccine depots @GovCanHealth @HarjitSajjan

cbc.ca/news/politics/…

I am redacting the images even for my slightly blurred, low-res, zoomed-out copies, and strongly recommend @AHS_media @shandro @jkenney do the same.

Safe & ugly >> poor judgment & vanity.

@GovCanHealth @HarjitSajjan
@RachelNotley @Dave_Khan

After reviewing photos GoA proudly posted on 14 & 15 Dec, it is clear @AHS_media is failing not just at receiving the new -70ºC Pfizer vaccine, but also its *existing responsibilities* for refrigerated vaccines.

@RachelNotley @Dave_Khan @GovCanHealth
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I've raised the Alberta Occupational Health & Safety Code violations of stacking pallets on their edges, as this could not only injure workers, but smash glass vials made more brittle by storage as low as -70ºC.

@RachelNotley @Dave_Khan @GovCanHealth @JasonCoppingAB @gilmcgowan

@RachelNotley @Dave_Khan @GovCanHealth @JasonCoppingAB @gilmcgowan This pallet behind @CMOH_Alberta & DM Wynnyk is obviously broken, missing the thick load-bearing plank at top. It becomes unstable if you put boxes or stack pallets onto it, and can fall from pallet rack onto whatever is below.

@RachelNotley @Dave_Khan @GovCanHealth @gilmcgowan

To someone with warehouse/logistics experience, walking into room where pallets are on their side edges is like walking into office with desk on fire. You can't miss it. Min @shandro & @AHS_media proud of this?!

@RachelNotley @Dave_Khan @GovCanHealth @gilmcgowan @HarjitSajjan

Why does @AHS_media store empty pallets in the "freezer" at all? I count 4 wood & 2 plastic in the smallest room, connected to a largely empty warehouse. They warm the "freezer" unnecessarily, and introduce contaminants.

@RachelNotley @Dave_Khan @GovCanHealth @HarjitSajjan

Theatrically labelled "FREEZER" behind Min @shandro is just walk-in cooler.

Thermocouple behind him shows temperature = 4.3ºC or 44ºF.

This is into bacterial growth "Danger Zone" starting at 4.0ºC or 40ºF. Fail.

@RachelNotley @Dave_Khan @GovCanHealth

albertahealthservices.ca/assets/wf/eph/…

You use your hands to raise or lower a pallet on its side edges. These dirty wooden pallets - you may as well rub your hands on floor of truck.

You then handle immunization products or their packaging, contaminating them, and sending it to the field too.

abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellnes…

Here, plastic skids aka pallets have been used as bumpers. "DO NOT MOVE SKID" = they can fall when bumped, onto workers or fragile immunization products.

What oversight is DM Wynnyk's logistics team providing to @AHS_media?!

@RachelNotley @Dave_Khan @GovCanHealth @HarjitSajjan

Dangerously inconsistent behaviour btwn sites that received Pfizer last week. Due to receive > 25K more doses this week.

Calgary: 2 UPS + security(?) walked deep into AHS building, right into freezer room.

Edmonton: 1 AHS went out alone to meet UPS.

@RachelNotley @Dave_Khan

Edmonton: @AHS_media employee goes out alone to meet truck, then tries to hold door open with 1 hand, while pushing unsecured top-heavy box on flat cart through doorway with the other hand.

Glass vials at -70ºC don't take to falling well.

@RachelNotley @Dave_Khan @GovCanHealth

Up to 5000 lives depend on the safe delivery of the vaccine in just 1 box, which would have travelled Belgium-Germany-USA-Edmonton, only to be smashed by @AHS_media within 30 seconds of taking shipment & liability from UPS.

@RachelNotley @khan @GovCanHealth @HarjitSajjan

Calgary: 2 UPS workers + 3rd-party security (?) come right into freezer room, which may be cleanliness issue.

Min @shandro publicized security differences btwn sites.

Maybe UPS delivers/transfer to clean AHS cart just inside every bldg.

@RachelNotley @Dave_Khan @HarjitSajjan

I'm calling for immediate Health, Safety & Security Audit by
@GovCanHealth @HarjitSajjan MGen Fortin's team of GoA processes for distributing vaccines.

If this what @shandro @AHS_media publicly promote, what's behind the scenes?

@RachelNotley @Dave_Khan @threadreaderapp unroll

Someone pointed out: AHS vaccine worker cuts off UPS delivery van before it reaches loading dock right behind him, where shipping/receiving deal with couriers all day.

UPS should bring vaccine across level grade at dock, Receiving handles delivery, Vaccine picks up from there.

Problem already in Alberta's Pfizer vaccine rollout.

@AHS_media got 3900 doses, but so far has only vaccinated 3074 people.

alberta.ca/release.cfm?xI…

Manitoba: 900 doses, has already vaccinated 1192, and is hoping for 1300.

cbc.ca/news/canada/ma…

@RachelNotley @Dave_Khan

Another comparison: Ontario planned just 2500 doses at first, in a careful pilot program overseen by General (Ret) Hillier.

files.ontario.ca/moh-covid-19-v…

Thanks to some vials containing 6 doses, they squeezed out 3400 vaccinations.

toronto.ctvnews.ca/mississauga-ho…

@RachelNotley @Dave_Khan

Looks like @AHS_media wasted 1 tray of Pfizer vaccine from initial pilot of 4.

With other provinces averaging 30% extra doses from the vials, if AHS did waste a tray, ~ 1,982 Health Care Workers are still at the highest risk.

@RachelNotley @SPhillipsAB @Dave_Khan @Lorian_H

If anyone has immunization performance by province from *first* Pfizer batch (received ~ Mon 14 Dec) please share links.

Some provinces eg. Ontario ran a pilot with only a set number of doses, rather than all the trays (nominally 975 doses each) they got.

These vaccines were supposed to provide hope, for healthcare workers who have gutting it out for months, hoping their lives will become less dependent on a premier without conscience.

Instead their rollout has become just another bitterness to tolerate.