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Apr 14 • 4 tweets • 1 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
Human Rights Commissioner troubled by end of mask mandates in healthcare settings

Human Rights Commissioner Kasari Govender released the following statement on recent announcement that universal mask mandates in healthcare settings would be eliminated
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 bchumanrights.ca/news/human-rig…
“As mask restrictions have been lifted.. I have repeatedly expressed concerns about human rights implications of these policy decisions: that removal of mask mandates has disproportionate impact on marginalized people, seniors, and those who are clinically extremely vulnerable.2/
This represents a violation of their rights to equal participation in our communities. Masks minimally impair those who wear them, but the impacts of COVID-19 on vulnerable people are well known and they vary from the mild to the deadly.
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If there is one space that all vulnerable people should be able to rely on to prioritize their safety, it is in healthcare settings, including long term care facilities.
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Hundreds die of COVID after catching virus while in hospital

More than 3200 infected., according to leaked Victorian Health Department data. Of these patients, at least 344 – more than 10 per cent – died.

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Note: the reported infections and deaths happened before the reductions of prevention measures!

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 koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20…
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Illinois’ Bold Move: 60,000 HEPA Air Purifiers To Be Distributed In Schools To Battle Respiratory Viruses

Strong move!

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 countryherald.com/news/local/ill… via @Country Herald
"The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is launching a program that will distribute over 60,000 HEPA air purifiers to more than 3,000 Illinois schools to help reduce the transmission of respiratory viruses, including COVID-19.

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Study giving more evidence of harmed immune response after COVID infection -- specific impacts on CD8+ T cells

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Here is the study

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 fortune.com/2023/03/07/tys…
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