“Focusing on Covid morbidity/mortality is bad b/c…to protect older Cdns has come at high cost to our youth” Dr. Krajden
In BC, our public health leaders have protected neither seniors nor youth.
BC Public Health leaders have not protected our seniors. They have manipulated the definition of outbreaks in LTC, and left it at the discretion of the Medical Health Officer of the regional health authority, or their official designate, to even declare an outbreak.
Guess what happened? Some Health Authorities have had little to no outbreaks declared since week 1 of 2022. Spot the missing colors after week 1.
Strange how that works, MORE contagious variants and LESS outbreaks, with ongoing abysmal LTC Infection Control protocols based on droplet & contact spread, no #N95, no #CleanAir, Covid + with Covid - roomate, etc.
As for 60-69 yo seniors, why were they not offered a 4th vaccine dose much earlier, as was done in other provinces? 60-69 yo have 69% of the 70-79 yo's admission numbers for 2022 and just about same number of ICU admissions for 2022. BC Sit. Report wk 52-38 and @CDCofBC data
As for protecting youths, it starts with making schools and early childcare education (ECE) centres #COVID safe.
Interestingly this number of C-19 cases in schools was not captured in B.C. Centre for Disease Control school situation report at the time. How strange?
On par with HA not advising parents and educators of #Covid exposures at schools. Prompting BC School Covid Tracker moms to step in.
And then there's the "pièce de resistance" of just how well youth were being protected by BC public health leaders. Same leaders who repeatedly stated that schools were safe at every press conference, all the while they were counting how many children were getting infected.
No, children did not get infected from their parents. They infected them. That is why the seroconversion rate (attack rate) of children was higher during the Sept/Oct 2021 to March 2022. "Children were the most infected and least vaccinated" the study author stated.
How many children, parents or educators will have developed #LongCovid as a result of unsafe schools? We won't know as our PH Leaders don't seem to believe #LongCovid even exists. If they did, how could they have let this happen?
Sadly it is not just our seniors and youth that our BC public health leaders #bcpoli#bced and @CDCofBC are failing to protect. Data from WorkSafeBC.
"Note that occupation information is lagged, due to the recent increase in COVID-19 claims and operational capacity." Begs the question what are BC Public Health leaders doing to protect these workers?
Most infectious disease specialists have no clue what they’re talking about when it comes to airborne transmission.
Instead listen to the aerosol scientists, occupational hygienist, engineers and HVAC specialists. #ASHRAE
@alandrummond2 @mtlgazette @KarlweissMD @Aaron_Derfel
No clue about aerosol transmission: «Probably most important (thing) is to have you & your child wash their hands … either with alcohol-based sanitizers that are installed on walls & around the WR & the (ER), or just soap & water» Dr. Rubin, peds Montreal Children’s Hospital
«Rubin added that staying far away from people who are coughing can also help, though isn’t always possible when a facility is busy.» Dr. Rubin, peds ID, Montreal Children’s
Shows no clue about airborne transmission. Distance isn’t enough if you spend hours in packed ER WR.
«analogy offered by Prof. Finkel, that surgical masks are to respirators what typewriters are to computers, isn’t rhetorical excess. It’s an argument that continued use of outdated protective tech. in hi risk medical environments may soon be viewed as institutional malpractice.»
«Indeed, regulators rarely wait for randomised trials before mandating protective equipment. No such trials were required to compel seat belts, hard hats or asbestos removal.
If the WHO updates its guidelines, litigation will follow.»
BC #influenza test positivity curve is at 24.7% for the week ending January 3, 2026. Next few weeks will show if it has peaked.
Canada's #influenza test positivity rate is at 27.1% for the same week. No province, no territory is spared. health-infobase.canada.ca/respiratory-vi…
Unlike in NFL where masking returned on November 3 2025 as the number of infections from respiratory illnesses was rising & "masks work"- Dr. Bridger, ID specialist.
BC public health has still not brought back masking in healthcare and LTC facilities.
14 🇨🇦 pediatric hospitals participate in viral surveillance program. Incl. tests done as part of routine care for children in ED, on inpatient units & in ICU. In other words, not all children presenting to ED or admitted at pediatric hospital are tested. dashboard.sprint-kids.ca
Test positivity for #influenza A hit 50% and now down to 41%. However schools & childcare centres have reopened...
So we'll see, what the next few weeks of data show.
It is the season of #influenza outbreaks in BC's LTC homes & in a few hospitals.
So glad our award winning BC PHO has reinstated masks (#N95) in healthcare & LTC!
What, she hasn't! What is she waiting for?
#bcpoli
Did you know that the motto for @Fraserhealth is Better health. Best in health care.
Not sure about this, but @Fraserhealth does get high marks for transparent reporting of outbreaks.
Unlike with #Covid, @VCHhealthcare does report #influenza outbreaks.
Its own motto is, We Care for everyone, We are always Learning, We pay attention to Results.
Hmm, not so sure about that?
Memo sent to @Fraserhealth medical staff & affiliated healthcare providers on November 20, 2025. Clearly states the importance of #influenza vaccination to minimize impact on health & on the healthcare system.
CMHO fails to reinstate masking in healthcare.
No #CleanAir
As of November 16 2025, 17% of the @Fraserhealth region population was vaxxed against flu, with 29% of children & 39% of those 65+
As for healthcare providers in @Fraserhealth 34% had been. The target is 80%.
This was the #influenza vaccine uptake on November 30, 2025 by HAs. @Fraserhealth & @Northern_Health were tied for lowest % healthcare workers vaccinated against #influenza, at 38%.
The target level for BC healthcare workers vaccinated against #influenza is 80%