Hey #Ontario

8 things to think about as we head into a new week:

1) Reminder: "Hospitalization", "ICU" & "Deaths" are all subsets of the total number of "Cases" - & are subject to the same case definition.

- The case definition only requires...

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...a recent "positive" test result (NO symptoms required).

- This means that neither "Cases", "Hospitalizations", "ICU" nor "Deaths" require the person to actually have COVID-19 symptoms to be counted.
#FactsNotFear

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2) #BREAKING: Viruses do NOT care about your feelings or how important your task is (or you feel that it is).

- If a virus so contagious and/or dangerous that the only way to protect yourself is to take precautions - then the level of risk does NOT...

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...change during the time you engage in a noble task.

- If a politician waives restrictions for certain classes of people (i.e. NHL), some protests & vigils that they agree with but NOT others - then they clearly do NOT believe that the virus is dangerous.
#classsystem

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Variants are NORMAL & EXPECTED during error-prone RNA replication.

There have been 1000s of variants circulating in North America alone at any given time - for well over 1 year....

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One variant will very briefly have a competitive & novel advantage - but that quickly wanes - & it fades into the mix as other new ones emerge.

...and so on....

The more contagious - the less deadly.

NONE of this is new knowledge!
#scariants

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4) #ontariolockdowns have NOT been lifted.

- You had MUCH more freedom in the "Red Zone" for indoor & outdoor gatherings, retail, small businesses, indoor dining, etc. - than you do in Step 1.

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- Even Step 3 of @fordnation's "Roadmap to ReLOCKDOWN" will still leave you WORSE off than LAST summer!

- AND...there is NO Step 4 - aka actually REOPENING!
#OpenUpNow
#WakeUp

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5) Testing is most beneficial when a novel strain FIRST hits your shores, & for a SHORT while afterwards.

- As more of the population has been exposed, a new strain VERY quickly becomes #endemic & part of the #seasonal mix - just like Novel H1N1 & every other virus.

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- Testing this far in has NEVER been advisable - as the PCR will also pick up PAST exposures or infections - especially at a higher Ct.

- PCR is only diagnostic WITH clinical collation (i.e. expected & specific symptoms).

- NONE of this is new knowledge!

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- With almost every other reportable infectious disease, a "case" was someone who was ill enough to seek out the medical attention that resulted in testing.

- We did NOT test asymptomatic (aka "healthy") people!

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- They completely moved the goal posts for COVID-19

- AND the now corrupted data includes mostly asymptomatic people that would NOT be considered "cases" for any other respiratory disease.
#stoptesting
#stopgettingtested

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6) COVID-19 did NOT "cure" or "get rid of" Influenza.

Example of a consistent trend:

As we entered the height of the COVID-19 "2nd wave"...

Influenza Surveillance Week 50:

1104 specimens tested for Influenza in the entire province - 113 of which were from Toronto.

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Compare that to the testing for COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) for the same week:

382,398 specimens tested for COVID-19 in the entire province - 66,824 of which were from Toronto.

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So...with COVID-19, they are sifting through large portions of the proverbial "haystack" looking for the "needle".

With Influenza, they are looking at a few small handfuls.

#perspective

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7) VERY shortly, we will have LESS new "Cases" & LESS "Hospitalizations" than we have acute care hospitals in Ontario.

- How will @fordnation & @celliottability continue to sell their draconian 3-step re-lockdown plan then?

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- AND...remember that many/most of those numbers are NOT sick because of CV-19 (or sick at all), - but ONLY have a "positive" test result that may JUST be a reflection of a PAST exposure OR the result of Ontario's far too high Ct.
#FactsNotFear

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8) At least 32 states in the U.S. are now FULLY re-opened, and like Florida & Texas, saw ALL numbers drop AFTER re-opening - and PRIOR to a high % of their population being vaccinated.

- Most of the remainder are re-opening this week or by the end of June.

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- #Ontario is the MOST restrictive & locked-down jurisdiction in North America currently AND over time.

- Hey @fordnation & @christineelliot - this means that #Ontario is about to be left behind in the dust!
#OpenUpNow
#StartLivingAgain!

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Links:

health.gov.on.ca/en/pro/program…

nextstrain.org/ncov/north-ame…

covid-19.ontario.ca/data

publichealthontario.ca/-/media/docume…

publichealthontario.ca/en/data-and-an…

Living is more than just existing!
Time to start living again!
Go visit lots of friend & family.
#SupportSmallBusinesses
AND have a great week!!!
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1) In any research, data collection, statistical analysis, etc. - you always start FIRST with a definition of "who" you are studying.

That definition largely consists of definitive parameters of "inclusion" and "exclusion" criteria...

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...significantly "affecting public markets" via those INTENTIONAL fraudulent actions.

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Welcome to #Ontario !
#YoursToDiscover - ONLY if you are quadruple vaccinated, wear 3 N-95 masks & shower 3 times daily in 100% alcohol.

#APlaceToGrow - ONLY variants that ignore our #shortcutvaccine !

#FlawedData - because "transparency" was never a license plate slogan.

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#FlawedDataUpdate:
We put out some pretty little graphs for you!

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Rumors of testing bias? PLS don't ask!

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We were quite tickled that many of you calculated rates using these graphs.

973 are missing from the 1st graph!
150 from the 2nd!

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#Vaccines are clearly NOT the promised "way out".
They haven't just moved those goal posts around the field - but to different fields all together!

#Lockdowns, shutdowns, school closures & other restrictions are NOT the way out.

#Masks are clearly NOT the way out.

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