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29 Jun, 4 tweets, 2 min read
The premier was also asked about preps and messaging for the unprecedented heat wave.

"Fatalities are part of life," responded Premier Horgan. "The public was acutely that aware we had a heat problem."

100+ died related to heat in Metro alone: #bcpoli
bc.ctvnews.ca/never-seen-any…
More context: the VPD say they typically respond to 3-4 sudden death calls per day. Since Friday, they've had an average of 14 sudden deaths per day, describing it as "unprecedented casualties."
Is this part of life?
And we now have QUITE the subtweet in response to Horgan's comments 👀
UPDATE: Not quite an apology, but good to see acknowledgement the premier was insensitive in his comments about heat wave deaths.
The issue of access to fans/AC/a way to cool down (particularly for mobility-challenged seniors and low-income folks)...? 🤷‍♀️

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29 Jun
Have BC's COVID cases & deaths really been that much lower than QC, or have they been looking harder?
That's one of the big questions arising from a bombshell report by @MoriartyLab et al, who believe the death toll could be DOUBLE.
1/@CTVVancouver #bcpoli
bc.ctvnews.ca/it-s-really-di…
Their peer-reviewed paper to @RSCTheAcademies is dense and complicated and the result of many months of work (I started talking to Moriarty about this in early spring).
Read it for yourself here: 2/ rsc-src.ca/en/covid-19-po…
It's been no secret the excess death rate in BC and Canada has been high. @stats_canada has been saying so since March. The question is, what have those people died from?
The paper's scope was ppl 45+, from Feb 1-Nov 30 2020, adjusted for opioid deaths. 3/
bc.ctvnews.ca/851-deaths-thi…
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14 May
“It was a way of making sure we weren't overly cautious," said Dr. Henry when asked about non-outbreak protocols in BC care homes with an infected staffer.
"Enhanced surveillance" doesn't prompt a testing team nor trigger notifications.@CTVVancouver 1/
bc.ctvnews.ca/no-extra-testi…
He spent 4 mos in an FOI battle to find out how many times VCH & FH declared "enhanced screening" rather than outbreaks in the 2nd wave, and @ianjamesyoung70 did a deep dive into the stats w grim conclusions.
The health authorities still left out info. 2/
scmp.com/news/china/dip…
What are enhanced surveillance/monitoring protocols?
In Vancouver Coastal: hold a couple meetings and keep a close eye for more symptoms.
In Fraser: the above, plus shut down visits & group activities in affected wards.
Dr. Henry points out the majority don't see more cases. 3/
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8 May
There's a famous Hemingway quote describing going bankrupt two ways: "Gradually, then suddenly."
I think that's what's been happening with trust and goodwill with BC public health officers and yesterday was the suddenly.
bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-health-off… @CTVVancouver #bcpoli
Someone leaked these reports to the @VancouverSun. Yet the dep PHO tried to spin the idea it wasn't a leak despite the fact CDC didn't publish them and several pages clearly say “For authorized internal public health use only –not for public distribution."
vancouversun.com/news/local-new…
Gustafson & Henry claimed these were working docs (that didn't say 'draft' or 'V.1') and they're fine with info being public. Henry tried to downplay, insisting most info already public.
Not true. That level of detail has systematically been kept from the public for 14 months.
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7 May
The BCCDC acknowledged airborne transmission of COVID-19 this week but the province isn’t changing its messaging or recos: “We have always said, there is a continuum of droplets.”
A UBC air quality expert says msg/recos have to evolve. @CTVVancouver 1/5
bc.ctvnews.ca/open-a-window-…
Michael Braur says ventilation is key and we should add open doors and windows to our layers of protection whenever indoors with people we don’t live with.
Simple and effective — while keeping our distance.
Much harder to do at workplaces, where air filtration is important. 2/5
@TeriMooring points out many school windows don’t open and teachers/parents have resorted to buying HEPA air filters for classrooms on their own since the province still hasn’t provided them despite committing to do so. 3/5
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7 May
This is a huge scoop by @njgriffiths and deeply concerning.
In other provinces, a lot of this kind of information is easily available online.
BC has a significant transparency problem, in addition to ongoing communication and messaging issues.
A few recent threads laying out examples of transparency issues in BC:



The fact @CDCofBC hasn't responded isn't a surprise: their comms are overseen by @PHSAofBC and they avoid responding whenever possible -- the same PHSA that didn't let me speak to the acting CEO or board chair to discuss this story.
bc.ctvnews.ca/more-than-100k…
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21 Apr
Healthcare workers keep telling me BC hospitals are in worse shape than govt COVID stats suggest, even though we saw a new record today.
Assmts on the floor, beds in halls, but @VCHhealthcare isn’t opening the field hospital at Convention Centre. More: ⬇️
bc.ctvnews.ca/at-a-breaking-…
The many precautions in this piece are still in effect

bc.ctvnews.ca/lonely-exhaust…
Remember, hospital doctors have been raising the alarm for weeks

bc.ctvnews.ca/it-really-hit-…
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