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13 Dec, 7 tweets, 3 min read
I'm making rapid test 5-packs for my clinic patients. Also throwing in a KN95 mask to protect them from day-to-day airborne exposures. I figure if governments won't do it, it's up to all of us to jump in and protect each other this holiday season from Omicron.
I was fortunate to have a local business donate the tests. Was inspired by @LisaBarrettID's work in Halifax; 11 drops of the reagent in each vial, instructions, 5 test strips, and a mask in a sandwich bag. Feel free to do the same for your customers and patients!
This is the way it should be, and we don't have much time:
Advice for a safer holiday season:
#FreeTheRATs
Popup events are a great idea. Get more of these tests into more hands STAT:
Nova Scotia just keeps winning on the rapid test front:

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Covid is an airborne virus. What does that mean and how can you protect yourself from it? I go over some practical steps you can take to keep yourself safe this winter with @gilldeacon on @CBCHereandNow:
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I'm going to be speaking on @CBCHereandNow today at 5:50pm (ET) about how you can protect yourself from airborne spread of Covid-19. Airborne virus particles can linger in the air for hours, and infect you if you don't have a good mask or if the space is not well ventilated.
Main points are here, and with links to tips on buying a mask and installing a hepa filter:
With all of us spending more time indoors, the quality of ventilation is all important. Make sure your workplace, school or shop are paying attention to this. Go into poorly ventilated spaces only with a good quality N95 mask or similar:
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We can't just 'live with' Covid - the virus is far too dangerous to allow it to spread uncontrolled even with vaccines.
My presentation to @PopAlberta today:
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Today many hospitals in the Toronto area will start to offer the Regeneron Monoclonal cocktail for the treatment of Covid-19. This is a ‘passive vaccination’ - providing artificial antibodies that otherwise develop naturally in vaccinated people.
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bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
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- It's from Oct/2020 - little was known about long-covid and new strains. How could they be so certain this was the best way forward without data to back it up?
- It's backers constantly declare the pandemic over, and are always wrong.
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