President - Canadian Medical Assoc. Public health and maternity doctor. Fmr med lead - COVID vaccine task force. Passionate re MD wellness & public health.
Jul 19 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
With long wait times, and more than 6.5 million Canadians without access to primary care, it’s time to take action to stabilize our health system. There are seven things we can do today, to create a sustainable and equitable healthcare system of tomorrow. 🧵 👇
Invest in team-based care. Team-based care allows every professional on the team to work at the top of their scope of practice and facilitates efficient collaborations to meet patients’ needs.
Jan 11, 2022 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
Going to get a #COVID19Vaccine after having #Covid19MB? Good idea, but wait until you are feeling better. There is no need to rush, but please don’t wait too long either. Learn more ⬇️ (1/10)
With more and more #COVID19 infections showing up across Manitoba due to Omicron, people are asking when they should get vaccinated after having a COVID infection. (2/10)
Aug 27, 2021 • 14 tweets • 3 min read
Let’s talk about the effectiveness of the #COVID19Vaccine against severe illness. In many parts of the world there has been a surge in Delta variant cases and some recent data out of Israel is also causing some people to be concerned. (1/14)
The report out of Israel showed that out of 515 patients hospitalized with severe illness, just over half were fully vaccinated with two doses of vaccine. That sounds scary. (2/14)
Jul 28, 2021 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
An old question that I’m still hearing is if it’s true that the vaccines can't affect your DNA. This is entirely true – mRNA vaccines cannot alter your DNA. (1/8)
The best way to think of mRNA is as instructions for our body. Our body produces mRNA all the time - this is how our body provides instructions to cells on how to produce many different proteins normally. (2/8)
Jul 8, 2021 • 13 tweets • 3 min read
Do you still have questions, or feel unsure about getting the vaccine? Let's talk about the #COVID19vaccine development process and why I am confident that getting the vaccine is the right decision & a safe one. (1/13)
Many people have asked me how we know that the vaccines are safe and fully tested when they were developed so quickly. (2/13)
May 31, 2021 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Happy to provide an update for those wondering about AstraZeneca: If you got a first shot of AZ, your second dose will be an mRNA vaccine – either Pfizer or Moderna. (1/7)
This decision is being made now that our supply of mRNA is strong and after results from a Spanish study showed people who had a second dose of an mRNA vaccine, after AstraZeneca, had a good immune response. (2/7)