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@LazarusLong13
Oct 10, 2021 • 23 tweets • 10 min read • Read on X
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@AHS_media
CC: @AntibioticDoc @CMOH_Alberta

Allowing KNOWN CoVid positive people into a maternity Ward is a very bad idea.

You will get sued.

You will lose.
Your opening argument is a horrible one.

'It's been in place for a while, so because we've never been called on it, that makes it ok.'

You need to hire a PR person, because the optics on that alone?

Wow.

Moving on. You care about the pregnant person Image
needing support, because it's just them right?

Let's bring in @CiannaLyon - two weeks from term, and TERRIFIED of your hospital system.

Why?

Her words: Image
"Trust the system"...or your protocols. What are they, again? Image
Blah, blah, masks.

Great, right?

Wrong. Image
The supplied masks are procedure masks.

Oh, and what caught my eye? They might not have to wear a mask?

Exceptions like a rabid antimasking antivaxxer proclaiming they can't breathe in a procedure mask? Image
Like these AHS procedure masks that 150 doctors submitted a petition because they were of such inferior quality?

globalnews.ca/news/6921421/a…

But, surely, that's been resolved, right?

Moving on again. That article had a very interesting tidbit about PriMed, Image
the largest mask supplier in Canada.

What does PriMed say about the masks you want CoVid coughing folks stumbling around in the shared rooms? Shared elevators. Shared bathrooms. Shared cafeteria where the mask comes off to eat.

primed.ca/resources/astm…

Procedure masks are not Image
to be used for airborne contaminants like TB or SARS?

But that's surely not SARS-COV-2, right?

who.int/news-room/q-a-…

Oh. Aerosols.

So, your procedure mask PROVIDER specifically says to NOT use procedure masks to protect against airborne contaminants - aerosols. Image
Is that all?

No.

Pregnant Albertan women - you should file a class action lawsuit.

This thread, no matter how indemnifying, will result in nothing except notifying you of the deliberate exposure to CoVid.

Mom and Dad waiting at home-breakthrough cases happen all the time.
Because, as a pregnant woman you are particularly at risk.

Pregnancy makes you breathless, right?

It's because you are breathing for two, and so you are actually breathing in 30 to 35% more volume of air.

google.com/url?sa=t&sourc…
And when you go into labor?

40 to 60% more on top of that.

When you breathe in more, you have more opportunities to encounter a virusol.

And will you be wearing a mask during labor as you are sucking in huge amounts of air?

clinicalgate.com/respiratory-sy…
With Delta producing 1,260 times more viral load than Alpha?

I'm sorry if you are scared. If I were pregnant, I'd be calling my lawyer & a reporter.

But make sure they talk to an aerosol scientist, because the Alberta Healthcare System does not have your back.
(Speaking of back, @AHS_media, I have backed up all of the sources, so do please delete them to show consciousness of guilt :) ).
A couple of folks have DM'd me about why this thread.

Because of this:


As I watched the ideas roll in, it just struck me as completely insane that this was necessary when AHS has a perfectly capable IPC group.

If they weren't being hamstrung by,
their leadership.

Is it hubris? The cost of real PPE?

Lord knows it's not the evidence.

WHO clearly says it is transmitted via aerosols. Their PPE provider clearly says surgical masks are not to be used for aerosol protection.

They are clearly
allowing CoVid positive people into a maternity ward.

They can wordsmith 'exception' all they want.

They cannot wordsmith away clear legal liability.

It's a shame that it has to be phrased that way.

If they truly cared about people, they'd have everyone in N95's.
Here is the AHS Patient First Proclamation.

albertahealthservices.ca/assets/info/pf…

A proclamation, like a declaration, is simply that - if there is no action behind it.

AHS's patients AND HCW's are yelling for help.

Is anyone listening? Image
Thank you to @CMarieHs for pointing out that Twitter has chomped the Google amp link on the tweet re: 30 to 35% more volume above:


Direct source:

emedicine.medscape.com/article/303852….

Thank you,@CMarieHs !! Image
Backlash continuing for @AHS_media .

@AHS_media @CMOH_Alberta

If I was pregnant and headed into the AHS, I would be sure to get multiple tests before going in.

Because if you test negative, go in, and get CoVid thanks to Surgical Mask Hills - oops, FootHills based policy?

You'll have a darn good lawsuit,
due to leadership holding IPC back from controlling and preventing infections.

Because neonatals have worse outcomes if Mom has CoVid.

tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

And Mom gets symptomatic quickly? Entirely possible with Delta.

Even worse.

Does AHS's lawyers know this Image
game of "hubris chicken" they are playing?

Does their board?

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/1 The Interview Ed Yong Wants to Show You the Hidden Reality of the World Ed standing with his arms folded. His eyes tell you COVID is not over.
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I am sorry if this will upset you. A lot of people depend on NASAL SPRAYS for C0V1D.

I have been iffy on them, but viewed them as "if they don't hurt, why not" but not for me.

There's an analysis
on Reddit that you should read in detail, and make up your own mind.
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Here is the link:


Here is a 4 tweet TLDR version.

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Feb 17
Guillain-Barre Syndrome linked to poultry eggs? H5N1?!

The BBC had a good article from February 3 that talks about how these Indian states' cases are linked to campylobacter jejuni, a bacteria. It IS the most common root-cause, globally.

And IT is commonly found in poultry. AVOID CHICKEN AND EGGS RIGHT NOW SIGN showing for the country of India in a tweet from @alwaysmadesh. Due to Guillain-Barre Syndrome.
"Campylobacter jejuni infection is the common associated microorganism (25–40%), followed by cytomegalovirus (6–15%), Mycoplasma pneumoniae (3–21%), and Haemophilus influenzae (1–9%)"

BTW - Cytomegalovirus is also an airborne virus - that just happens to cause brain cancer.
Mycoplasma pneumoniae - also airborne.

And...drum roll please...Campylobacter jejuni also airborne.

Don't get me wrong - jejuni most definitely is also fecal-oral, no question.

But it's also airborne.

Sampled from the air below. Figure 7. GCN/m3 results using microorganism-specific primers. These microorganisms were chosen for their pathogenic and opportunistic nature. Samples 1–12 indicate the WWC collections in House A, 1R–12R the WWC collections in House B and 1F–12F the filter collections in House A.
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Just a little bit closer to acknowledging H5N1 is airborne.

3 vets asymptomatic, + for bird flu antibodies. Did not wear respiratory gear or glasses.

Did wear gloves and coveralls - so rules out fomites.

One practicing in states with NO H5N1.

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aerosol sources. Aerosol orifices.

This lines up with previous studies.

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Veterinarians are one possible vector between infected and uninfected herds/ farms.
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Feb 13
Latest Pew Poll.

Or an exercise on "How well did Biden disappear C0V1D?"

On one hand, 21% of Americans still view C0V1D as a major public threat 21% of Americans still view COVID as a major public threat.
On the other hand, still masking?

6% of Democrats
4% Americans
2% Republicans

Guess when Biden took over on the graph? On the other hand, still masking? 6% of Democrats 4% Americans 2% Republicans Guess when Biden took over on the graph?
Yes - pretty much as soon as Biden took over, he began disappearing C0V1D.

BTW, the last poll was by yougov - masking was at 12% last year. On the other hand, still masking? 6% of Democrats 4% Americans 2% Republicans Guess when Biden took over on the graph?
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What do we need to do to make every healthcare worker in the world understand that flu is airborne?

Get IPC on board.

Let me introduce you to Dr. Zahir Hirji, President of @IPACCanada at #IPAC2023.

Where do we know him from?

That's a very interesting question.

/1 Image
In 2006, Dr. Tellier wrote an article in the CDC EID explaining that influenza was airborne via aerosols.

Quite nicely done.

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC33…
Dr. Zahir Hirji and some other IPC doctors from the Canadian HUGE University Health Network disagreed.

Right back you, Tellier - in 2007.

wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13…Camille Lemieux*Comments to Author , Gabrielle Brankston*1, Leah Gitterman*, Zahir Hirji*, and Michael Gardam*† Author affiliations: *University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; †University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada;
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