Thread by @littleann4ever

🧵1/ On Jan4th Penny Daflos interviewed Dr.Henry. Responses incl. gaslighting, mistruths & run-on sentences w/endings that contradict their beginnings.

The following is my attempt to wade thru & counter each w/evidence-based facts. #bpoli

Here's the Q & A gist of it…

2/ Q #1 "…XBB.1.5 is making alot of people nervous…what is your perspective…about the data you’re seeing?"

A: "We’re watching…we have quite a robust WGS..still small %, not seeing rapid take-off like...U.S...it's concern…but at the end of the day it's still Omicron."

Oh?

3/ You mean this Omicron, Dr. Henry?
“In fact, every Omicron *low* has been higher than Delta’s *peak.* This means a sustained pressure on an already exhausted HC system."

https://twitter.com/TRyanGregory/status/1612093212398686208?s=20&t=RAQxrL1ppEfef5wZnh-EeQ

4/ Q #2: "Given this immune evasive quality...like XBB.1.5..are you concerned?"

A: "yes, it seems to cause more infection..to bind to..ACE2 receptors..&..2 doses does give long-term good protection against severe illness...still imp to get booster…"

Let's save this for later.

5/ Q #3: "Is it time to change our approach to let people know just how critical updated bivalent booster is?"

A: "Most of what we're seeing…is very good Fall booster program...high uptake in >70..in LTC &..CEV...if you haven’t got booster in last 6 mths…get bivalent now.”

6/ BUT...
“Why are some prov allowing bivalent...after 3mths & we’re still 6? That just hasn’t been clearly explained.”
"To get vaxxed, people need to feel like it’s imp to do...govt can’t minimize..& expect people to run out & get it.”@DrKarinaZeidler
thetyee.ca/News/2023/01/0…

7/ Q #4: "Given XBB.1.5...is it time to just have a simplified discussion about when in an indoor public space just wear a mask?"

A: “We spread it to those we are closest with, when we aren't necessarily wearing masks…so it’s very challenging…BUT con't...

8/ “if we’re in crowded situation w/lots of people we don’t know, vent is poor, wearing a mask can really give you extra protection.”

So, apparently there's spread in sm grps & crowded spaces, whether people known or not, esp poor vent. @KasariGovender:
bchumanrights.ca/wp-content/upl…

9/ Q #5: “US jurisdictions” w/ “steep rise in XBB.1.5 are also seeing an increase in hosp..Shouldn't we be doing more to preserve our HC system?"

A: "the data from U.S shows...it's more people being infected but not more severe illness…just larger #s mean more...going to hosp”

10/ YES, Dr. Henry, more in hosp. Which means more really sick. And that’s due to increased spread. So maybe mitigate to reduce spread?

Oh & there’s lots of cause for concern for increased illness too, remember ACE2 receptors you mentioned earlier?⬇️
thetyee.ca/Analysis/2023/…

11/ Q #6: "We’re seeing more research that repeat infections can have LT consequences on body…will you be communicating that more..?"

A: "Yeah, we’ve been talking about that quite abit (?) And date shows us that things have changed w/ Omicron..." con't

12/ "And thankfully LC symptoms that persist…are less common..& they are much much less common if vaxxed…so getting infection on top of vax is less risky.”

Okay, let’s check the facts on risks of reinfections:

https://twitter.com/jheighton3/status/1611018749439782914?s=20&t=MFbshZD1U4V-f6olLR4cXg

13/ And here’s an interesting tidbit from May 10th/22, two months after dropping the mask mandate & during the so-called "less risky" Omicron era.

Dr. Henry: "some people are still getting Long Covid, incl children"

https://twitter.com/frozen/status/1524431402233565184?s=20&t=MFbshZD1U4V-f6olLR4cXg

14/ Q #7: "Do you have any plans to reassess the criterion...expand eligibility for people to get Paxlovid?"

A: "The biggest challenge…is that about 1/2 people who are eligible…are on other meds…they can’t take it safely...We’re seeing it being used actively in hosp tho..."

15/ As @Protect_BC explains here though, doctors, nurse practitioners, pharmacists can solve that problem, there really aren’t many contraindications & obv the point is to use it proactively to prevent hospitalization!

https://twitter.com/protect_bc/status/1612375042364674048?s=46&t=tpNtOZRxgWBtDKnCxGJdcw

16/ Q #8: (Unlike Ont) "Why...other health cond..if in their 80s…that could help keep them out of hosp?"

A: "we have clinical care group that looks at data around use of Paxlovid"..& they "put out the guidelines..so we follow those."

Who is this clinical care group? #bcpoli

17/ And THIS !⬇️

@Protect_BC: "Access to Paxlovid should never be determined by the province you live in. British Columbians should have equal access to COVID therapies as any other Canadians do.”
protectbc.ca/broaden-paxlov…

18/ Q #9: "people still being hosp..dying..there were more..last year counted as Covid deaths…will we be seeing more of you to communicate that?"

A: "So, I've been talking alot about Influenza, RSV..affecting younger people…SARS-CoV2 is going to be w/ us long term..." con't

19/ "So what do we need to do to manage...making sure we pay attention to those more vulnerable to severe illness..& our health system...how to put in our daily lives & continue w/school…post sec & get back to social connections that are so imp..."

Hm, what DO we need to do?

20/ There IS a way, it’s not that hard!

#BringBackMasks in #bced while upgrading Vent/filtration = reduced illness & pressure on our HC System.
Thanks @SafeSchoolsBC!

https://twitter.com/safeschoolsbc/status/1609696812675502080?s=46&t=tpNtOZRxgWBtDKnCxGJdcw

21/ Q #10: "..is there anything you want to get out there?"

A: "This pandemic is not over yet. It w/b..I think, but we have few more mths..we need booster doses & watch what’s happening globally. We know HC system is stretched. We're trying to make some changes to support it."

22/ Well, now we know what kind of changes were in the works to "support HC system", don't we? @adriandix

After. All. This. More decanting.

That's it. That's the strategy.

And more widespread illness, deaths, patient suffering & collapsing HC system.

https://twitter.com/InspiredAquaCA/status/1611669982223663107?s=20&t=MFbshZD1U4V-f6olLR4cXg

23/ Well, that was excruciating!

If after all that, you'd still like to see it all for yourself, here it is: bc.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2…

Or if you can't bear it, but want to fill in the gaps, here is the full transcription:
docs.google.com/document/d/1j-…

24/ Thank you @PennyDaflos for your professionalism & composure while leaving no stone unturned & asking - sometimes twice - the all important critical questions. 🙏 #bcpoli

https://twitter.com/pennydaflos/status/1610778768867483653