Thread by @nb_covid_info

In March 2022, Higgs said COVID was like the cold or the flu. Over the coming days I'll be combing through the @PoPNB_kindness RTI to find out what was known by GNB about long COVID by March 2022 that shows they knew COVID was not like a cold or flu. cbc.ca/news/canada/ne…

From July 30, *2020* they already knew this from PHAC: protectnb.ca/rti/SAC%20upda…
I guess it took them until Nov 2022 to vet this info and decide long COVID was relevant to the public tho

Again this is from July 2020 - looks like they well knew it wasn't a typical "respiratory" illness. Next slide from the link in previous tweet.

Next slide from PHAC from July 30, 2020.

And the next... lyme.

Here's the link where you can see the whole presentation. I'll be back. Kids are beckoning me. Because I'm just a mom and this info should have been given to you by your government and not a random mom. protectnb.ca/rti/SAC%20upda…

Might as well post the final slide from this presentation, from PHAC on July 30, 2020. 268 people were on the SAC e-mail list that received this presentation.

In Alberta #ableg this was:
Dr. Deena Hinshaw
Marcia Johnson
Matthew Pals
Vanessa Blyan

In BC #bcpoli those who received this presentation were:
Richard Almond
Brian Emerson
Bonnie Henry
Stephanie Taylor
Jenny Green
Laurel Thompson
Marianne Henderson
Katrina Brook
Renata Ruffell
Ian Rongve
Reka Gustafson

At Correctional Service Canada, ppl who were on the SAC email list and received this presentation from PHAC on "persistent COVID-19 symptomatology post infection" from July 30, 2020:
Angela Alves
Cindy Kruger
Henry de Souza
Dr. James Worthington
Jonathan Smith
Meghnath Kashmeera

As well as Olivia Varsaneux and Jennifer Wheatley.

At the Department of National Defence:
Maurica Maher
Carlo Rossi
Diane Lu
Kirsten Barnes
Maureen Carew
Greg Haley

Employment and Social Development:
Milenka Mitrovic

At the First Nations health authority in BC:
Dr. Shannon McDonald
Lori Carpenter
Nel Wieman
Sean Wachtel

25 people at Health Canada.

3 at Immigration and Citizenship:
Elaine Barrett-Cramer
Dr. George Giovinazzo
Rachel Mailhot

5 at Indigenous Services Canada:
Evan Adams
Eilish Cleary
Darlene Lewis
Alexandre Petiquan
Tom Wong

In Manitoba #mbpoli
Jessica Irvine
Debbie Panchyshyn
Michelle Sveinson
Avis Gray
Richard Baydack
Colleen Dudar
Brent Roussin
Dr. Tim Hilderman
Jazz Atwal
Dawn Osciak
Carol Kurbis
Jennifer White

In NB #nbpoli people on the SAC e-mail list who received July 30 2020 PHAC presentation on "persistent COVID-19 symptomatology post infection":
Dr. Cristin Muecke
Samantha Poirier
Dr. Jennifer Russell
Pamela Macmillan
Mark Allen
Nina van der Pluijm
OCMOH EOC LO e-mail address
...

In NB, continued:
Pat Seaman
Dr. Judy Patterson
Penny Higdon
Rachel Comeau
Dr. Rita RaaFat Gad
Shelley Landsburg
Heidi Liston

That's at least 13 people in NB who knew since summer 2020 that COVID was affecting some people for longer than the acute infection.

It took until there was a right to information request on long COVID for GNB to have any information available to the public on post-COVID condition or long COVID. Despite all these folks being kept in the loop by PHAC.

In Newfoundland and Labrador #nlpoli
Juanita Follett
Catherine OKeefe
Dr. Janice Fitzgerald
Jason Letto
Rosann Seviour
Colleen Simms
Tracey Aylward

In NS #nspoli
Kelly Dean
Dr. Robert Strang
Bev Billard
Carolyn Dohoo
George Doyle-Bedwell
Linda Passerini
Catherine Stevens
Gaynor Watson-Creed

In Northwest Territories:
Kami Kandola
Elaine Look
Andy Dellipizzi
Samantha Thomas

In Nunavut:
Andre Corriveau
Jasmine Pawa
Dr. Michael Patterson

Ontario SAC e-mail list:
Laura Seeds
Evan Sotiropoulos
Dr. Barb Yaffe
Dr. David Williams
Gillian MacDonald
Vinessa Redford
David McKeown

Officials in PEI who received the PHAC presentation from July 30, 2020: #peipoli
Dr. Heather Morrison
David Sabapathy
Janice Sherren
Christine Drummond
Dr. Marguerite Cameron
Erin Bentley
Stacey Burns

About 106 e-mail addresses at PHAC though I may have lost count by a bit there - holy shoot what have all these people been DOING that there's over 100 of them getting e-mail updates on long COVID and yet the public has received so little of this information?!

Public Services and Procurement: Renee David

QC government:
Horacio Arruda
Marlene Mercier
Nadine Sicard
Sylvie Poirier
Yves Jalbert
Eric Litvak

Interestingly some folks with the RCMP given the heads up on long COVID, part of the SAC e-mail list that received the presentation from PHAC from July 30, 2020:
Josee Pilon
Tanya Straight
Michael Nicholls

Saskatchewan:
Cindy Rogers
Saqib Shahab
Yeo Lyn
Jennifer Baillargeon
Dr. Denise Werker
Lisa Haubrich
SK CMOH e-mail
SK Secretariat e-mail
Tami Denomie
Valerie Mann
Yoon Suk Cho
Sanaz Vaseghi
Jocelyn LeBlond

Yukon:
Brendan Haley
Philip Christoff
Catherine Elliott
Laura Lang
Samantha Salter
Tara Goodwin-Chief
"YK Surveillance" e-mail address

The full right to information response about long COVID is available here: protectnb.ca/rti.html#2848

I'll continue to post what was known about Long COVID, when, and by whom as I get the time over the days to come.