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Sphagnum Moss

@moss_sphagnum

2 years

In this Children's wave, we need to #BringBackMasks #PICU #RSV #Flu #covid19 #SickChildren #ER #Ontario

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Sphagnum Moss

@moss_sphagnum

2 years

I had a chance to go to this @VSOrchestra Orpheum Theatre built after the Spanish Flu to be *pandemic proof* and WOW. This ventilating system is FULLY OPERATIONAL. Huge crowd 1/n

Sphagnum Moss

@moss_sphagnum

2 years

The @VSOrchestra Orpheum was built in 1927, shortly after the last worldwide pandemic ...."One of the most up-to-date ventilating systems on the continent was installed...Air was brought from the outside and blown through a series of water sprays or screens...1/2 #covid19bc

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9 months

Why do hepa filters get rejected by school principals & healthcare when patients bring them in? Could it be that the filters are fundamentally challenging the warm & fuzzy feeling of droplet dogma? 1/

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@moss_sphagnum

11 months

accompanying an elderly relative to a Dr appointment & amongst the Chinese grandma's, this sign in the waiting room: (alt text): "No mask on your face, you big disgrace, spreading your germs all over the place! Masks are required at all times " #WeWillRockYou #MaskUp

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@moss_sphagnum

1 year

If you were regularly exposed to TB, would you be anxious? TB is a BioSafety Level 3 airborne pathogen, same level as SARS-CoV-2

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@moss_sphagnum

2 months

"Windows were not covered with glass. They were open to allow the free circulation of air from outside no matter what the temperature and weather conditions. To protect themselves during cold weather, students wrapped themselves in heavy blankets." 2/

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@moss_sphagnum

1 year

Hi I am a #bced teacher & this is a cartoon of me drawn by a student. It depicts me wearing a mask because they know I will wear one for them. They know I care #CovidIsNotOver

Tara Moriarty

@MoriartyLab

1 year

Hi. I'm Tara. I live in Canada and don't have a picture of me in an N95 mask, but I wear one everytime I'm in public indoors. I refuse to accept that we're a country that accepts excess mortality rates 30% higher than pre-pandemic years.

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@moss_sphagnum

1 year

My kiddo is going to attend a college grad art show &asked me: - Where are the *black* KN95s? I want to wear something nice...

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@moss_sphagnum

5 months

My kiddo,(who tested + during winter hols (minimal symptoms) & tested - to exit), is now + again, stronger positive so infectious, but get this, NO SYMPTOMS. It might be rebound though no paxlovid . I wonder how many young people are walking around not even realizing they are +

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Sphagnum Moss

@moss_sphagnum

3 months

Thinking of looking up during a partial eclipse? This is Solar Eclipse retinopathy where 6 seconds caused an eclipse shaped scar to be burned into the retina of a 20 year old leaving a permanent blind spot

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@moss_sphagnum

7 months

this winter we added another hepa filter to our home (from ikea). I wish I could use a CR box but this one is catproof & it'll hold acup of tea. I would like to see more #CleanAir design out there

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@moss_sphagnum

2 years

@VSOrchestra The air rose above the seats to the porous false ceiling above to vent all that air out! This was built in 1927 & it has better ventilation than most modern buildings #PandemicProof architecture 3/n

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@moss_sphagnum

11 months

I'll be the masked teacher for that #bced student who doesn't have to be the only one wearing a #MASK &say "Every time you open a window,every minute you wear a mask,every time you stay home sick,you save a life,increase hospital capacity &make this class more inclusive"

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@moss_sphagnum

2 years

Met my #bced class. Most masked. Some had no mask. I said I expect my clsss to be a safe place for people no matter what their identity , LGBTQ2+, and no matter what race & medical vulnerability ...1/2

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@moss_sphagnum

2 years

@VSOrchestra This ventilation system is fully operational. I estimated 1700 in that theatre! We need this 100 year old #PandemicProof design that was demanded by the public so wary of death from #SpanishFlu . They were ready for #covid19bc ! Are we?

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@moss_sphagnum

3 months

Cancer fundraiser happening at my school . People wear a daffodil. After I donated, I informed class that cancer treatment leaves one's immune system vulnerable to opportunistic infections which can cause death so I pointed to my mask: See this? I'm wearing this for cancer

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@moss_sphagnum

2 years

Children are dying for lack of a #maskmandate . I believe that decision makers are digging in because to admit they were wrong now will draw lawsuits for criminal negligence. #bcpoli #PICU 1/3

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@moss_sphagnum

1 year

Took class on a charter bus &they all wore KN95s. I let the driver know that I couldn't guarantee that my #bced students did not have #COVID19 . He immediately put on a mask. As we departed, the CO2 began to rise, getting to 1200ppm 1/

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@moss_sphagnum

2 years

...the #bced students who were not wearing a mask responded by pulling a mask *out of their pocket* & putting it on. During my speech about having a SAFE class for everyone, I saw many nods in agreement 3/3

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@moss_sphagnum

1 year

"We still ask that you stay home if you’re feeling unwell" -A Children's Hospital #BringBackMasks #COVID19 #Hospitals

McMaster Children's Hospital

@mch_childrens

1 year

Beginning Wednesday, masks will be encouraged but no longer required to be worn by patients and visitors at our and all other @HamHealthSci and @stjoeshamilton hospitals. We still ask that you stay home if you’re feeling unwell. Details at

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@moss_sphagnum

1 year

Dr. #bonniehenry , I need healthcare too & I need a #maskmandate to protect me from #covid19bc I am part of your community.

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@moss_sphagnum

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#bced student: "I read a news article that said covid is just a cold now" Me: "let's ask the Public Health Agency of Canada" we google "SARSCoV-2 Biosafety level PHAC " student: ohhh Me: Now let's see what BSL the common cold is ...1/

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@moss_sphagnum

6 months

I showed my students the epicurve & urged them to do what they can to reduce the record high hospitalization #covid #flu #RSV We opened windows &some students who were symptomatic requested #masks . It was cold 13C

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@moss_sphagnum

1 year

Who is immune to peer pressure? That little #EastVan grandma who masked in Feb 2020 & still #masks today. She masked during SARS1 &she is willing to keep masking, *as long as it takes*. What does PH think of her? They think she is dangerous 1/

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@moss_sphagnum

2 years

If there was a way out of our #covid19bc pandemic, here it is, a design from 100 years ago from the people who knew #SpanishFlu was airborne. Here is the article below that made me curious to go to the Orpheum with my aranet4

Sphagnum Moss

@moss_sphagnum

2 years

So is this 1927 state of the art pandemic proof ventilation system still operational today? Asking as an avid @VSOrchestra enthusiast who would love to hear #FreshAir #PandemicProof performances in the #Orpheum again 4/fin #covid19bc #CovidisAirborne

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@moss_sphagnum

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@VSOrchestra And under the seats there were these mushroom shaped objects...Fresh air from pipes provided a very gentle stream of air & note these air intakes were protected by the mushroom design. the stem emitted air, the umbrella part protected it 2/n

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@moss_sphagnum

2 years

The @VSOrchestra Orpheum was built in 1927, shortly after the last worldwide pandemic ...."One of the most up-to-date ventilating systems on the continent was installed...Air was brought from the outside and blown through a series of water sprays or screens...1/2 #covid19bc

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@moss_sphagnum

6 months

Why do mask mandates matter? Because source control matters! Check out this research 1/ " All masks and respirators significantly reduced exhaled viral load, *without fit tests or training* . A duckbill N95 reduced exhaled viral load by 98% ..."

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@moss_sphagnum

2 months

Did you know that VSB had a #CleanAir school running from "1919 – 1932. Opened by the Rotary Club for children predisposed to respiratory disease. Closed in 1932 as a cost-saving measure" 1/2

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@moss_sphagnum

3 years

My students unanimously told me today that yes,they do want to be notified of *any exposure in our class*. While I will not formally notify,I will issue a statement: "In the next 10 days I want everyone to be especially vigilant with covid safety". They know what that means. 1/2

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@moss_sphagnum

7 months

" If our government’s current plan for long COVID is to literally let hundreds of thousands of British Columbians develop a chronic illness for which there is no treatment and minimal support, then it’s past time we had an honest conversation about it." -Sophie Harrison 1/

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@moss_sphagnum

2 years

I expect you to wear a mask in my #science class to reduce the risk of viruses suspended in aerosols. I also have this CO2 monitor to assess risk & you may take a mask break ANYTIME by going outside. Then the students who were NOT wearing a mask responded...3/4

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@moss_sphagnum

1 year

ALT text last tweet: 695ppm CO2 This experience demonstrates that, while PH was ok with an unmasked bus drivers catching #covid19 ,he was not ok with it &when he got proper risk assessment, He acted. Further, a charter bus CO2 levels rise high enough to cause sleepiness . 3/

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@moss_sphagnum

2 years

#Omicron , so mild that it cancels ferries, delays ambulances, cancels surgeries, fills hospitals and empties schools. #bced #covid19bc

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@moss_sphagnum

7 months

my kiddo is applying for seasonal Xmas retail work. Showed up to the group interview in an N95 as the *only masked* applicant

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@moss_sphagnum

2 years

My goal is that every student is sage in my class. If even ONE student feels unsafe, it is not acceptable...SARS-CoV-2 is still a RG3 human pathogen that can make people very sick. Even those with ADHD have a higher risk, therefore...2/2

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@moss_sphagnum

7 months

Recall that its impossible to buy liability insurance of someone becomes covid injured under your watch , well " KISS rockers Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley are being sued after their guitar tech died from COVID-19 " -National Post 1/

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@moss_sphagnum

2 years

TEST ASYMPTOMATICALLY after exposure!! A student came back and said that he tested ONLY because I gave a *vague* warning that they could have been exposed based on two social events where many students were exposed. Student chose to test...+ive!!! Sibling was +ive next...1/2

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@moss_sphagnum

1 year

I showed the driver rising CO2 levels asking if air circulation could be shut off. He said it was air con &if we shut it off,ventilation may not work, but since CO2 was rising,he decided to shut off air con entirely & open his tiny driver window . CO2 came down! #COVID19 2/

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@moss_sphagnum

9 months

if those curtains separating patients DONT protect you then what have they been doing all this time ??? harming patients? walking around unprotected? Air cleaners, if they work, challenge the safety of their beliefs . I've heard many stories of personal filters being rejected

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@moss_sphagnum

3 months

So let me get this straight, the UK updated ventilation in parliament & neglected to do this in all public places...& now the PM is proposing to force covid-injured workers to go back to work?

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@moss_sphagnum

2 years

Student council saw CO2 levels in the cafeteria > 900 ppm. They asked school to respond and school went back to staggered lunch *immediately* #StudentInitiative #bced #COVIDisAirborne #covid19bc

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@moss_sphagnum

1 year

visited a senior home today & the staff asked *What's that?" I said it's a CO2 monitor, it helps me assess the #FreshAir ...Staff took a picture of it & wanted to use it :) Just carrying this around can help people be more aware of #CleanAir

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@moss_sphagnum

2 years

So is this 1927 state of the art pandemic proof ventilation system still operational today? Asking as an avid @VSOrchestra enthusiast who would love to hear #FreshAir #PandemicProof performances in the #Orpheum again 4/fin #covid19bc #CovidisAirborne

The Hollow Walls and Hidden Tunnels of Vancouver's Storied Orpheum Theatre

The Grand Old Dame of Granville Street is nearly 100 years old.

montecristomagazine.com

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@moss_sphagnum

1 year

@joeolivermd Wow. You demonstrate the importance of data! so many people judge risk by just looking at high ceilings & big spaces , assuming the ventilation must be great. This is why we need CO2 monitors everywhere!

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@moss_sphagnum

2 years

#bced Pro-D. The chair gave me time to explain what this thing was , humming in the middle of our circle of 27 mostly unmasked teachers. I said it was a #science project. We had #wildfires which gave us choking smoke....1/ #covid19bc #CorsiRosenthalBox

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@moss_sphagnum

2 years

#bcpoli #PHO Dr. #bonniehenry says that we don't know if #XBB15 will cause more severe #covid19 illness & hospitalizations . Despite seeing it increase hospitalizations & escape vaccines everywhere,she will observe its effects as YOU catch it in unmasked #bced ,stores,restos,LTC

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Dr. Sanjiv Gandhi says quicker ventilation upgrades and temporary indoor mask mandates are needed to deal with the crushing XBB 1.5 wave that's beginning to hit us. Meanwhile, Dr. Bonnie Henry says "what we've not seen is it take off. Yet." ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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@moss_sphagnum

2 years

I thanked a store clerk for wearing a mask. The owner was grateful I wore one. The owner couldn't believe the new PHO order & was worried for immunocompromised people, that they would be excluded from public life. This sign on the door was to support them. #covid19bc

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@moss_sphagnum

4 months

woke up with a cough &found out it was a #CovidIsAirborne cough. Sigh . Where was it from? I use KN95 at school with good #ventilation but my partner also had to go to VGH eye care centre 2x last week & kiddo went to #Bamfield last week.Our covid protocols at home are on again

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@moss_sphagnum

8 months

a resident in a hospital reassured me that my relative,who was rooming with an exposed patient, could not get covid which won't float pass curtains because unlike TB, he said, covid is not airborne. This misinformation is policy

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@beansprouts_mom

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Not an Order. A Policy Communique. Why? "based on current evidence about known mechanisms for transmitting viral respiratory illnesses. Specifically, viral respiratory illnesses (e.g., COVID-19 & influenza) are primarily spread by liquid droplets..."🤬

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@moss_sphagnum

1 year

@bbbrazil__ &more often than not the most masked person also tests the most,catching infections: "See? your mask is useless"or"your mask makes your immune weaker". It's a losing battle because they don't want to think about the alternative:That, unmasked,they are spreading covid

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@moss_sphagnum

1 year

I will not be the #bced teacher who lets covid spread in class . Good #ventilation invites all students to participate

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1 year

- The government that lets infections run wild - The un-masked person who infects you - The doctors who give you harmful advice If you get Long Covid, you will realise that nobody, nobody, nobody will feel any responsibility at all

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@moss_sphagnum

10 months

What no immunocompromised vulnerable cancer patient ever says:

chantzy

@chantz_y

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"We felt it was important during this period, where COVID cases were relatively lower, that we have a period where doctors and nurses and health-care workers and people could see each other’s faces, and that has value,” 😡🤯😡🤯

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@moss_sphagnum

1 year

How have covid safe parents handled mask expectations with their teens who go to school? Because...I have observed that teens do lie to parents about ... a lot of stuff. I hate that PH put us all in this situation

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@moss_sphagnum

1 year

My optometrist found out the HVAC wasn't working from my CO2 monitor. Apparently the fans in the system were off as long as the air con was turned off. While many believe covid is over, they do not like having high CO2. Keep talking about #ventilation

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@moss_sphagnum

2 years

Haven't visited a restaurant, a gym, concert, a dance class indoors in 2 years. This is what would bring me and my $ back: CO2 monitors and fresh air standards showing at least better levels than my own classroom. #covid19bc #FreshAir #Livingwithcovid

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@moss_sphagnum

2 years

@DFisman @amelialibertuc1 @nilikm @harryknass If people understand that covid hangs in the air like biohazardous smoke, most will mask up if given the chance...

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@moss_sphagnum

1 year

So I added covid19 to my field trip form & at least 1 student declined to go due to flying to see a medically vulnerable relative close to that time. I gave that student some 3M Aura masks donated by @masks4eastvan to wear on the plane

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@moss_sphagnum

5 months

@DaliaHasanMD "inhalable respiratory particle" does not trigger existing protocols under occupational health. If you say "Airborne", there are requirements & obligations

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@moss_sphagnum

2 years

@VSOrchestra ..."A complete change of air took place every three minutes, and with the aid of these huge air-washers, clean, dust-free air of even temperature was ensured at all times.” 3/n #orpheum #covid19bc

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@moss_sphagnum

1 year

When we got to our destination, we had a lovely time exploring tidal flats & observing plants & animals #bced 4/4

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@moss_sphagnum

8 months

There's no better Halloween mask than a good #N95 respirator to scare away SARS2! So proud of kiddo's #axylotl mask

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@moss_sphagnum

2 years

Let's #DoTheRightThing in #bcpoli . Vaccine passports, N95s, and clean air standards can help *all of us* live with Covid 19. #covid19bc #COVID19AB #bced #accessibility

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@moss_sphagnum

1 year

This is why I love @MassyBooks , the Indigenous owned bookstore. They have fabulous books & they have a #mask mandate & #hepa filter . They demonstrate #inclusion , welcoming everyone, including people most at risk #COVID19

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@moss_sphagnum

1 year

It was a lovely, safe #bced day observing herons, redwing blackbird, bullrushes

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@moss_sphagnum

3 months

This is the right move. Whoever pushed from the inside THANK YOU from the front line "anyone who feels they would benefit from an additional dose of the XBB.1.5 #COVID_19 vaccine #booster can contact the call centre at 1 833 838-2323 to book an appt"

Launch of spring COVID-19 vaccine boosters marks end of respiratory illness season

Starting Monday, April 8, 2024, people in British Columbia will have access to a free spring COVID-19 vaccine booster to maintain and extend protection for themselves and their loved ones against...

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@moss_sphagnum

1 year

A @WorkSafeBC #covid19bc claim must demonstrate higher exposure at work vs daily life so you must list exposures from: gym, worship, friends &family. Effectively, by removing #maskmandate , #PHO has undermined *every* WS claim unless we forego ALL socials outside of work 1/

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@moss_sphagnum

1 year

@lilithdares Awful. After reading your thread, I am convinced that therapist ought to have paid you for that consult, not the other way around

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@moss_sphagnum

1 year

Our #masks our such powerful signals for personal protective behaviour, that they are doing *everything* to undermine them . But just think that a little old lady can resist this gaslighting. If she can do this, we all can. 3/3

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@moss_sphagnum

2 years

#bced Parents, if your students go to school tomorrow, I can say with absolute certainty that they will be exposed to #OmicronVariant It is not hypothetical. Plan accordingly.

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@moss_sphagnum

2 years

@YouAreLobbyLud And pandemic proof windows in schools . These windows were ready for me to use during the 2nd wave.

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@moss_sphagnum

2 years

As I close my pandemic windows at end of day, I think "Thank you architects and engineers 100 years ago!!" You survived a devastating flu pandemic and said, #bced schools will be ready for the *next pandemic* with #COVIDisAirborne windows #DesignThinking #gratitude #covid19bc

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1 year

Over 10 yrs ago, a relative caught pneumonia in the winter during chemo because we *did not know* that #masks save cancer patients from dying. Now I know that death was preventable. I will never normalize that risk ever again. But #Dr #BonnieHenry wants to ...in hospitals.

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On Pg26: “Many people have become more risk averse over the course of the pandemic & recovery for them may involve “normalizing” risk by providing reminders of what was tolerated previously & putting COVID-19 in the context of other daily risks…” con’t

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1 year

#Imagine there's no #covid It's easy if you try #CleanAir all around us Above us, only sky Imagine all the people #masking for today Ah You may say I'm a dreamer Building #filters one by one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will be as one #corsirosenthalbox

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@moss_sphagnum

1 year

Best thing about using aranet4 is adjusting for #ventilation &in pre #covid19 times I had no idea that CO2 in our tiny insulated home can rise to 1546ppm within 30mins of closing a window!This level=irritability & cognitive dysfunction for a busy family! LowCO2=Happier family!

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@moss_sphagnum

1 year

Did you run for cancer? cut your hair? raise $$$ for cancer? Here is a *very simple* thing you can do as a #Cancer campaign @bccancerfdn #MaskUp to fight cancer! #Maskup for people with cancer!

Becca Peter

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1 year

Getting a respiratory illness during cancer treatment is not inevitable. Masks and ventilation are tools that can be used to significantly reduce the risk of most respiratory illnesses. Providers should be working with families to educate and equip them with the tools they need

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2 years

...and look what I found! A test of how a #PandemicProof ventilating system designed for #SpanishFlu actually works to use #displacement ventilation to supply fresh air in an old theatre in London! #COVIDisAirborne #covid19bc #orpheum #science

Filling a Theatre With Smoke

Doug carries out a smoke test of the auditorium ventilation system at the Royal Court Theatre in London. The smoke reveals the path of fresh air in the space...

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@moss_sphagnum

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We installed an Energy Recovery Ventilator in a tiny room &now the air is so fresh. CO2 levels used to be 1700 ppm in there ,now it's always <800ppm CO2

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@moss_sphagnum

2 years

Not in my class Dr. Henry. I am in charge of safety in my #bced class and no-one else. I assess risk and direct students to wear protective equipment . #covid19bc

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@moss_sphagnum

1 year

@DFisman @BogochIsaac Let's paraphrase: "On an #individual level, if I walk into a crowded room ( school, transit, grocery,work) & I have a mask on, my chances of getting #COVID19 or *making others sick* is lower if I have a mask on" So a #maskmandate makes a #community #inclusive

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6 months

....finally I reminded them that with such high hospitalization, we all have a responsibility to help, that 2 kids have *already* died of flu & every time we open a window, turn on a filter fan or wear a mask (pictured below) ,they are saving a life, & opening room at the ER

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@jesseintl This September, my class rule will be: Stay home sick :No academic consequences If you have any respiratory symptoms,I will hand you a mask,&you will wear it to avoid causing any interruption in the continuity of learning in your classmates due to them catching what you have

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...& people were reminded constantly to keep windows open in the home . So on a CDC page on NPIs for the #SpanishFlu , why is historical #ventilation efforts not even mentioned? We need to learn from the past to move forward into the future 6/

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It is so hard to explain why our govts are doing little or nothing about covid, given the risks but I tell them look, we know that climate change is also deadly & serious &govts have been slow on that front too. Youth activists lead the way...it can the same for covid

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In these maskless times, this poster is useful to print & put up in a classroom as a public health reminder because it has a #WHO logo on it. People can't dismiss it so easily

World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific

@WHOWPRO

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#WearAMask when in crowded indoor spaces to help you stay safe from #COVID19 , flu and other respiratory illnesses.

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#bced report : Student showed teacher CO2 levels exceeding 1000ppm and this is what happened next...Honestly we should send an army of students with aranet4s into schools. #COVIDisAirborne #covid19bc

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@Lee_CrollPhD I agree with other posters calling this assault. If the school does not agree, you can still make a bullying complaint as the school has protocols for dealing with bullying

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"Be respectful of everyone whether they choose to wear SAFETY GOGGLES or not. It is important to be kind and respectful of other's choices." said no #science teacher ever

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Students are showing up sick again. This week 2 asked for a mask. I sent out this email to a sick student because I don't want that student to feel pressure to return. Students need #sickleave good #ventilation #filtration #masks to stop absences in #bced

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@YouAreLobbyLud We can look at history. The 1918 flu pandemic was also devastating and there was no vaccine. But airborne pandemic proof designs were incorporated into every congregate setting, such as a huge theatre with a full fresh air exchange every 3 mins! 1/2

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The @VSOrchestra Orpheum was built in 1927, shortly after the last worldwide pandemic ...."One of the most up-to-date ventilating systems on the continent was installed...Air was brought from the outside and blown through a series of water sprays or screens...1/2 #covid19bc

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Oh look the common cold & regular flu is biosafety level 2 but BSL3 microbes are "indigenous or exotic microbes that may cause serious or potentially lethal disease via inhalation: Ex TB, SARS-CoV-2, HPAV , Plague"

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@VSOrchestra ..."heated to any desired degree, then forced through a system of ducts which distributed it to every part of the building hrough hundreds of small pipes which opened beneath the seats...2/n

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here we go again...I am +ive again & I had caught it in Sept #covid19bc

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2 years

I get uncomfortable by people telling me earnestly that I, an Asian person, am more *collectivist* because...reasons, Asian reasons. It borders on furthering stereotypes of compliant Asians who #MaskUp because of fear or conformity. It's because we know #COVIDIsAirborne

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And a word of caution...so far the CO2 readings are showing great ventilation for 1700 people at <600 ppm and 1200ppm for 3000 people. I would love to gather more data on this! Have a look at Daryl's experience:

Daryl DC (daryldc.bsky.social) 🚅🚇🚡🚍

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Tonight I snatched a last min ticket the @VSOrchestra Joe Hisaishi concert to listen to some Ghibli/anime OST, empowered by: 1. The dose 4 vaccine I received in Quebec 2. Tip from @moss_sphagnum suggesting good ventilation in Orpheum Amazing so far but it's not all good news…

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Those #SpanishFluisAirborne floor vents at the #orpheum were designed into many public spaces the 1920s : theatres, lecture halls.

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the resident patiently explained it to me: " if he doesn't get spit or fluids from the other patient, then there is no risk of covid. It's contact so you dont need to worry .We wash our hands " This, from a student of a medical school

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I am a participant in a covid research study. I had N95s, good ventilation ,CO2 levels <600, and a 100% #maskmandate in my class. There is no detectable N-protein in late Feb serology. Looks like I might have avoided omicron 1 even as it burned through the school in Jan.

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" we show that displacement ventilation, ...where air is drawn in through lower-level inlets & extracted at high level, can significantly reduce the spread of airborne contagion, and save the lives of healthcare workers, carers & patient " 1/3 #covid19bc

Displacement ventilation: a viable ventilation strategy for makeshift hospitals and public buildi...

The SARS-CoV-2 virus has so far infected more than 31 million people around the world, and its impact is being felt by all. Patients with diseases such as COVID-19 should ideally be treated in...

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kiddo, who wore K95 at school, has respiratory symptoms a few days after sitting near a coughing sneezing maskless classmate . negative so far but isolated in room with hepa. All our windows open, hepas all on

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"The curriculum emphasized outdoor activities such as sports, gardening, nature studies, carpentry, basket weaving, and drawing and sketching in the lunch time, students were provided with milk and other nutritious food " 3/

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