This is my 1st ever thread, hopefully it works….So this is updated July 7th 2021 BC Order of the PHO-Gatherings & Events: www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/hea…. In it @DrBonnieHenry acknowledges continued threat of #Covid19 & increased transmissibility/illness w/VOCs incl. younger people: 1/6
And even though there is careful inclusion of exemptions when it comes to certain gatherings incl. “students, teachers or instructors at a school, or post-secondary institution when engaged in educational activities….#bced” 2/6
And even though @DrBonnieHenry has ceased all briefings & has significantly reduced available #Covid19 testing etc., she has explicitly stated in a legal document that she has “reason to believe and does believe” the following: 3/6
Of interest also is inclusion of allowance of additional & more restrictive regional MHO orders. Remember when @DrVictoriaLeeFH had the courage to strengthen Surrey school mask mandate? Could we advocate to do this again to protect students/teachers/families come Sept? 4/6
Honestly, I truly want to know. For all intents & purposes @DrBonnieHenry’s current non-actions, relaxed restrictions (incl. no mask mandate) & blatant disregard for vulnerable groups incl. immune compromised kids & parents/unvaxxed kids in Sept #bced is incredibly alarming 5/6
Seriously, how is it that this order, signed by @DrBonnieHenry on July 7th, 2021 can express the seriousness & continued health threat that #Covid19 poses to all of us, esp. w/#DeltaVariant & yet she is allowed to put us all at risk w/her non-actions & relaxed measures? How? 6/6
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Back in April 2022- right after masks were lifted in schools!- the Fed health minister announced that the CIHR was investing 6.7 mil into a Cda-wide research platform to better understand C19’s impact on children & young people.
Hmm, I wonder what they’ve learned, don’t you?
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Btw, the platform is called POPCORN, which stands for “Paediatric Outcomes Improvement through Coordination of Research Networks.” And studies are taking place across 16 Cdn research sites.
Okay, now let’s take a peek at some of this behind the scenes research that was -and still is - taking place during our non-existent PH safety measures & while our children continue to be at risk of life altering & debilitating effects from compounding C19 infections.
In my quest to continue to dig into what was known, I’ve learned that at least as far back as March 2021, Canada’s health leaders & FL providers, knew all about C19’s serious cardiac implications in kids, whether there were underlying conditions or not. #LongCovidKids
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As per this from a TREKK (Translating Emergency Knowledge in Kids) fact sheet to emergency dept HC providers: “Cardiac presentations are not frequent but have included heart failure, pericarditis, arrhythmias, hypotension/shock, chest pain, palpitations, syncope and fatigue."
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“Infants & children w/pre-existing heart disease may have lower reserve & be more susceptible to cardiac injury, however, healthy children may also develop cardiac complications. These may occur on their own, as part of MIS-C, or in a severe respiratory presentation.”
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A summary of early McKinsey article on C19 in kids/schools & their influence since pandemic outset.
Remember: gov’ts & public health in Cda & beyond were all too willing to oblige as evidenced by what was done (keep kids in unsafe schools) & wasn’t done (protect them!)
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April 2020 article titled “How to safely reopen schools after C19 closures,” McKinsey lights match for gaslighting to come, by stating: “schools provide not just learning & social support for students but also, crucially, childcare, w/o which many parents cannot return to work.”
Then they create these seemingly equally imp goals: “As school-system leaders weigh possible timelines, they can consider 4 interlocking components of reopening: risks to PH, schools’ imp to economic activity, impacts on students’ learning & thriving & safeguarding readiness.”
The long-term consequences of this never-ending pandemic are forever altering lives.
Case in point: A typical bad day for me now is exponentially worse than any pre-pandemic bad day. Here’s my new “bad day” normal…
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Two weeks ago, I was 2 days into an out of town visit helping care for my Mom. Since her cognitive issues are consistent w/frontal temporal dementia, she has lost all decision making capability, is prone to frequent inappropriate behaviour & inconsolable outbursts. 2/
On this day, like every other day, my #1 mission was to try to get her more comfortable since her clothes were soiled - as they often are - because she cannot understand when to use the bathroom by herself anymore. But she gets very agitated & upset when you try to help. 3/
🧵1/ I’m reading up on this court case btwn Henry & unvaxxed HCWs & think it’s interesting that there was no scrutiny into what constitutes “fully vaxxed.” Since as per Henry’s HCW vax order, an over two year outdated 2-dose primary series still qualifies. tnc.news/2024/05/16/b-c…
2/ Specifically, in her HCW vax order & when she was questioned about it during a PH briefing, Henry explains benefits of hybrid immunity-that HCWs even w/outdated vaccines that were also infected w/C19 recovered faster, posed lower risk to patients & reduced absenteeism rates:
3/ As well, as per above article, re: Henry’s never-ending C19 PH emergency, the judge said that “transmission of the virus posed a significant health risk & justified ongoing use of emergency powers & that an unvaxxed HCW constituted a ‘health hazard,’ as defined by PH Act.
🧵 1/ Gee, I wonder where countries around the world, incl Canada, got the idea that eradicating absenteeism & subsequent learning loss was more important than protecting students from a disabling disease or supporting them in their recovery when they’re sick. Oh, I know….
2/ You see, according to McKinsey- yes, of course it’s McKinsey!- it’s not only about making sure kids are in school so parents go to work in the short term. Apparently, as per their Apr/22 article, it’s also about preventing catastrophic economic losses over the next 15 years.
3/ A quote: “Lower levels of learning translate into lower future earnings potential for students & lower economic productivity for nations. By 2040, the economic impact of pandemic-related learning delays could lead to annual losses of $1.6 trillion worldwide…” Yikes, right?