Mama, wife, general pediatrician & eating disorders doc. Trying to use my voice for those who can’t use theirs. #Tweetiatrician. Opinions are my own! She/her.
Feb 9, 2022 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
Some thoughts about #covid19sk reality, and the recent changes:
1. Testing-with numbers as high as they are, PCR testing for everyone really wasn’t happening. This means we couldn’t rely on case counts even before testing restrictions this week.
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If we can’t offer PCR tests to everyone, we need to make sure we’ve covered all the bases-we can’t stop testing if it’s required for WCB etc. We have done well with access to rapid tests-finding ways to report them would make sense. This is when other data indicators are key. 2/
Jan 4, 2022 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
Covid, omicron, kids, and schools. A 🧵:
There’s still lots to learn about omicron. We do know it’s more infectious. Even if it’s less severe than delta, with so many people getting infected, even a small % needing hospital/ICU has the potential to overwhelm our system.
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While kids generally do well with COVID-19, many places are seeing more kids in hospital. Time will tell us more, but we know that when numbers of those infected goes up, more kids will need hospital, just like adults. We need to take the risk seriously.
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May 5, 2021 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
Re-open SK plan. Glad there are some metrics attached, and glad that this encouraging the first dose of vaccine. Lots of comparing this to the UK plan, which is like comparing apples to donuts. Aside from that, I still have some serious questions.../1
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First, this NOT consistent with Public Health Canada’s recommendations for 70% to have the first shot and 20% to have the second. Fauci has said we need close to 90% for herd immunity. Even at stage 3, only 52.5% of people will be vaccinated, bc kids are people too. /2
