Some thoughts on immunity- a 🧵
1/ Immunity to disease happens 2 ways- you have the disease or you get vaccinated for it. When you haven’t been exposed to a virus you have no immunity- thus the #COVID19 pandemic= very bad 2/ When you have pandemic protections that made many endemic viruses disappear and prevented many people- including young children from encountering these viruses you have waning immunity in people with previous exposure and no immunity in those never exposed

1/ As I complete my term as president @CMA_Docs I want to extend a deep thank you to my colleagues 🙏🏼

I am proud to be a physician and to have had the opportunity to represent you during this incredible time in history

I am inspired by your advocacy and value your friendship 2/ Your words of support made all the difference and kept me optimistic and hopeful during the past year

Our #healthcare system is the people and all of you are exceptional- skilled, compassionate and dedicated

You continue to show up for your patients and each other

A few thoughts on #Omicron and our healthcare system:

1️⃣ Our system is ALREADY overwhelmed- hundreds of thousands of people have been denied care and are waiting for critical procedures- the existing backlog will take YEARS to clear. 2️⃣ Triage IS occurring NOW - people are dying who have been unable to access care because the acute care systems is overwhelmed with #Covid. Thousands, yes thousands, of 🇨🇦’s have lost their lives for this reason.

1/ With #Vaccines approved for 👧🏽👦🏾 5-11 yo parents have a decision to make. #Omicron reminds us we aren’t through this yet.

As a #Pediatrician I have spent my career helping parents make health care decisions about their kids. This🧵is about #risk and the decision to #Vaccinate 2/ The decision to #Vaccinate means you believe the benefit outweighs the risk - so let’s break it down starting with- what #risk does #Covid19 pose to our #kids?

I’m a Pediatrician = ❤️👶🏽🧑🏻👩🏾. I have worked in Children’s Hospitals, on medivac teams and now in the North. These are my thoughts on what we are facing with #Delta going into the fall 1. Wave 4 of #COVID will be a pandemic of #misinformation, under-vaccination and inadequate mitigating public health interventions (removing mask mandate, not addressing school ventilation, etc). We have reached the limits of what “encouraging people to get vaccinated” can do.