Thread by @yanyu247

Just watched the full recording of @CMOH_Alberta's presentation yesterday to Alberta family doctors on the current state of #COVID19AB (still accessible here):
I do appreciate Dr Hinshaw acknowledging her mistake - Thank you.
But issues remain.
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Some of these issues are serious and have already been discussed by other commentators:

https://twitter.com/ZiadFazel/status/1437800541807996930

I’ll point out some other concerns I still have that may have not yet been expressed, or needs reinforcement.
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@CMOH_Alberta is still comparing pediatric COVID with sports injuries.
This is a false comparison:
-Kids can’t spread sports injuries to other kids, or to society at large.
-We’re doing our best to prevent sports injuries (helmets, etc) and are not doing so for COVID.
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@CMOH_Alberta still limits "severe outcome” to “death/hospitalization”. Long-covid is still being ignored, especially in kids - even when it poses serious consequences to one’s life:

https://twitter.com/jljcolorado/status/1437789024610029568

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This point deserves repeating:
LONG COVID *IS* A “SEVERE OUTCOME”!
Not being able to breathe well, engage in normal daily activities or work for months on end is a "severe outcome".
And it does affect kids:

https://twitter.com/jljcolorado/status/1437789024610029568

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Just because Long Covid happens outside hospitals doesn't mean it's not happening.
Much about Long Covid is unknown and still pending research, but when I deal with an "unknown" in clinical practice, I follow the precautionary principle.
Not doing so is irresponsible.
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@CMOH_Alberta wonders if “public health measures cause anxiety”.

No, they don’t.

The LACK of public health measures "causes anxiety" - for a good reason: because people die.

https://twitter.com/yanyu247/status/1426215354376753169

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This is why, during what @jvipondmd & @PopAlberta et al. calls the #intentionallycruelwave, we need *more* public health measures - not gift cards that benefit anti-vaxxer's, but measures that have been proven to work: #MaskMandates #VaccinePassports & airborne precautions.

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Speaking of precautions, again last night @CMOH_Alberta continued to ignore airborne transmission of #COVID19, thus precluding the public from simple measures to better protect themselves.
#COVIDisAirborne
Follow @DFisman @kprather88 for more info on Airborne transmission.
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Finally: Lip-service was paid to family physicians & our important role, but we need actions:
Put family doctors in decision-making roles.
Pay doctors enough so that we can run our clinics & are not forced to close.
Follow @ABFamDocs @drDavidKeegan @AB_Fam_Doc for more ideas
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Big picture from @CMOH_Alberta's presentation: Thinking of COVID as “endemic” back in July 2021 was a mistake… one which Albertans are still suffering with and dying from.
As for a true apology and appropriate actions from our leaders? We are still waiting.
@PopAlberta.
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