Thread by @bcfamilymedia

This is a story about #covid19bc messaging and #BCEd schools. In the @Fraserhealth exposure letter that parents in my twins' school received, it states that Covid is only transmitted via droplets. Recall that stuffy classes contain 30 people and as few as <10 wearing masks. 👇

I went to the @CDCofBC site & found this comparison, stating that droplets spread @Covid19bc. Aerosols are connected w/ other conditions. Researchers/ experts have been weighing in on this topic for weeks (I'm not the researcher. My professional research interests lie elsewhere.)

On the US @cdc site you find this info RE aerosols & HVAC issues. This research is acknowkedged in BC. It's why gyms and dance studios are under review & likely why Dr. Tam @CPHO_Canada suggests a 3 layer mask indoors during winter months. (See following tweet for 2nd part. )

Stuffy rooms, no PPE and passage of time enable this less common form of transmission. Note that touching surfaces - discussed often RE #BCEd schools - is a less common form of transmission. Why are the Fraser Health letter & BC CDC site not listing up-to-date research findings?

Which BC or CDN journalist will be asking Minister @adriandix (maybe not for the first time) why this critical omission has not been addressed? It's not hard to update a website or letter document. I've given up on contacting politicians and senior @bced people.

I've shared a link to this thread on Facebook - focussing on the lack of up-to-date information. You can find it and reshare it here: bit.ly/2VqM4Cb

And if you would like to address your school concerns to the new #BCEd Minister, her Twitter account is JM [underscore] Whiteside

. @TeriMooring The Covid Exposure letter I got includes a write-up that is months out of date. A more accurate statement would change the narrative RE how BCTF requests for improved safety standards are needed.Please see thread. Has Fraser Health been asked to update the letter?

. @SoniaFurstenau not a solution but it's a critical ommission that needs to be fixed. Is there a MLA who could look into this inaccurate info that is going out in the Covid Exposure letters to parents? Pls see thread.

https://twitter.com/SoniaFurstenau/status/1333889057185697792?s=19

While officials and at least 2 apologist journalists were lobbing insults at constituents in order to stop the influx of uncomfortable questions, I was saying it's NOT OK that misinformation was sent to me - a parent - as part of a Covid Exposure letter.

The big #RedFlagCovidBC: By publishing misinformation (defined as out-of-date), BC officials crossed a line. The vast majority of British Columbians who are non-plussed by this are also crossing a line, offering a blank cheque in their name. And we point our fingers at the US?!