Family doc passionate about pediatrics. Health literacy advocate. #Neurodiversity ally. Buys his snark @ Costco. Assoc Prof - @USherbrooke Fam Med. Views my own
Nov 30, 2019 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
A friendly reminder:
Anyone who tells you that ‘they had the flu and it wasn’t that bad’ 100% did not have the flu to begin with.
(or was vaccinated and had milder symptoms because of it)
Most people will remember the EXACT week(s) they had their last bout with the flu.
Mine was my first year of family medicine residency.
I still remember the ER doc taking one look at me dragging myself in that night and saying:
“You look worse than every single patient here. Go home.”
I obliged & took nearly a week to recuperate.
Jun 5, 2019 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
This’ll be a short thread so bare with me.
The consequences of our dwindling herd immunity have finally hit close to home.
Yesterday, my pregnant wife, who was fully vaccinated against measles, was told she’s unfortunately not immune.
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She was told by the nurse at the end of the call: “By the way, don’t plan any travel to Saint John”
