At the last press conference Dr. Henry described an aerosolized virus but did not call it one. Why?
CDC says the main way COVID-19 infects is through aerosols.
The #bced plan has no protections for an aerosolized virus.
Soap & hand sanitizer do not protect against aerosols.
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-Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec & Nova Scotia all have mask mandates in classrooms.
-WHO, CDC & Health Canada all recommend masks in classrooms.
-There is no scientific, logical or moral reason why masks are not mandated in #bced classrooms.
-Only 1 questionable reason.
3/ -Students are not required to social distance at school, it is recommended.
-Masks are NOT required in classrooms.
-Most Sec students in FH have 2 classes that are 2.5 hours in length.
-Many classrooms with 30 desks do not allow for 1 meter of distancing between desks. #bced
4/ These are the very conditions, identified by scientists around the world and here in Canada, that promote aerosolized spread.
Why isn’t the @CDCofBC, @WorkSafeBC and the PHO creating a plan to mitigate against an aerosolized virus?
Some school districts only have 15 students in a Secondary class at 1 time.
Other Districts are at max capacity.
When positivity rate is high coupled with high community transmission, studies show schools do drive infections.
-School Districts have a fiduciary responsibility to protect their employees from illness.
-Fact is, children do infect adults.
-Employees need protection from co-workers in schools as well.
-@jjhorgan must mandate masks so SDs can fulfill their fiduciary duty.
Here is a summary of all the peer reviewed research that proves that schools can, and do, drive transmission up.
-Schools need smaller class sizes, masks, distancing, proper ventilation and low community transmission to operate safely.
1/ I find it gobsmacking that there are journalists that can’t seem to comprehend that BC is deliberately under testing so the @bcndp can say our numbers are low— go out & shop.
The numbers testing positive are deliberately low, but there are thousands in BC with COVID. #bcpoli
2/ BC’s dashboard has claimed that we were in the 400 to 600 range for the past week.
The University of Washington projections say that we should have approx. 4266 positive cases in BC.
That means there are thousands of BCians who are positive and don’t know it. #bcpoli
In terms of projected deaths — we are doing worse than Ontario, which has 3 times the population of BC.
Meaning BC would have 51 daily deaths if we had the same population as Ontario.
BC is becoming famous for categorizing what should be COVID deaths as Excess Deaths.
All public places have a mask mandate, except schools. Masks are required in hallways but not classroom. Classes are 2.5 hrs. Students eat in hallways with no masks. 30 in classes.
@yaneerbaryam@CovidActionGrp@JoeBiden@usatodayopinion 2/ Physical distancing is recommended not required. Classes are so full, not able to distance. Cohorts in Secondary are 120. Only layer of protection is hand sanitizer, & washing hands. Guidance doesn’t recognize virus is aerosolized.Won’t give data on student/teacher infections.
@yaneerbaryam@CovidActionGrp@JoeBiden@usatodayopinion 3/ Classes have multiple students infected but if students say they are friends outside of school, it is categorized as a community transmission, to keep school transmission low.They changed the definition of an outbreak, so it’s virtually impossible for it to be labeled as such.
1/ This is the section of the LRB that the @bctf needs to enact in order to protect #bced.
Some claim they cannot do it as members have not created motions to do so; however, the Executive decided to go to the LRB unilaterally in Sept and without motions. They can do it again.
2/ There is a threshold that they need to prove is being met so that they can withdraw services and it not be considered a strike.
There are loads of ways they can do provide the evidence.
✅Survey staff and collect data about working conditions.
✅Challenge the science — the WHO, CDC, & Health Canada all recognize COVID is aerosolized but @CDCofBC his not changed it’s guidance for #bced. All other business were required to update their plans to include masks.