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Peel Region: rapid test kits available from the region. Hopefully this will continue indefinitely. www.peelregion.ca/health/disea...

Latest update from Public Health Ontario and all of its wastewater testing sites. Click link for all regions of Ontario. www.publichealthontario.ca/en/Data-and-...

COVID-19 Wastewater Surveillance in Ontario | Public Health Ontariowww.publichealthontario.ca This report provides an overview of COVID-19 wastewater signals in Ontario and sub-regions.

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"All Americans ages 6 months and older should receive one of the new Covid-19 vaccines when they become available this fall." "The recommendation comes as the nation faces a summer wave of Covid, with the number of infections rising in at least 39 states and territories."

New Covid Shots Recommended for Americans 6 Months and Older This Fallwww.nytimes.com As the virus continues to mutate, the C.D.C. urged Americans to roll up their sleeves again for annual vaccinations.

Two infectious disease experts are warning New Brunswickers about the risks of COVID-19 heading into the summer, when they say many people mistakenly believe infections decrease. This is not just a problem in NB. Most provinces are seeing more cases. Mask. Vaccinate. Ventilate.

COVID-19 experts warn of risks of summer surge as N.B. hazard index leads country | CBC Newswww.cbc.ca Two infectious disease experts are warning New Brunswickers about the risks of COVID-19 heading into the summer, when they say many people mistakenly believe infections decrease.

Paxlovid is available at Rexall in Ontario! I called 2 locations in GTA. None in stock but can be ordered in and available next day. $1000 but covered by ODBP or private insurance (check with your provider). See post below for more information including eligibility. bsky.app/profile/eliz...

Looks like Ontario has come up with a plan for Paxlovid. 1/2 www.ontario.ca/page/covid-1...

Tara Moriarty and volunteers have updated their forecast. Link below is not updated as of this posting but should be later. ONTARIO VERY HIGH (increasing) Estimated infections this week: 127,800-162,700 About 1 in every 86 people infected lookerstudio.google.com/embed/report...

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The denial playbook: Make it hard to understand, minimize, rewrite the past. Cast truth tellers as subversives or deviants. Ridicule those who mask, claim scientists reporting on C-19 risks are fearmongers and those with long COVID have anxiety disorders. www.scientificamerican.com/article/weve...

We’ve Hit Peak Denial. Here’s Why We Can’t Turn Away From Realitywww.scientificamerican.com We are living through a terrible time in humanity. Here’s why we tend to stick our heads in the sand and why we need to pull them out, fast

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“We need to be very, very firm with our messaging that there is no such thing as a mild SARS-CoV-2 infection. There is no such thing as a SARS-CoV-2 infection that does NOT have prolonged consequences.” #Covid #LongCovid

Long Covid expert: all infections have "prolonged consequences"boingboing.net And it's not just Covid: many communicable diseases are “surging past pre-pandemic levels in regions across the world.”

"The Ontario government is downgrading COVID-19 from a novel coronavirus to a “disease of public health significance,” limiting the kind of data that needs to be reported to, and by, medical officers of health." Because of course they are. 🙄 www.politicstoday.news/queens-park-...

COVID-19 no longer novel coronavirus in Ontario - Politics Todaywww.politicstoday.news Ontario is downgrading COVID-19 to a “disease of public health significance,” limiting the kind of data that needs to be reported.

I hope other municipalities will jump on board now that the province has foolishly cancelled funding. See next post (reply) for ways to contact our elected officials about this. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Ottawa Public Health seeking ways to continue wastewater testing | CBC Newswww.cbc.ca Ottawa Public Health wants to collaborate with local partners to look for ways to continue wastewater monitoring after the province cuts funding to the program next month.

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"We are completely under-investigating this virus. The effects of repeatedly getting this throughout our lives is going to be much more significant than people are thinking." theweek.com/health/covid...

Covid might be to blame for an uptick in rare cancerstheweek.com The virus may be making us more susceptible to certain cancers

Ontario's wastewater surveillance data published today. An uptick in the GTA. Click the link to see all of the regions of Ontario. This surveillance ends July 31. Voice your concerns about keeping this data current! See next post. www.publichealthontario.ca/en/Data-and-...

Ottawa Science Policy Network @OttawaSciPolNet "The Ontario govt’s decision to completely cut funding for the Wastewater Surveillance Initiative will critically impact 95 researchers. They have performed internationally recognized work through this program, directly improving public health."

What are we doing to ourselves? And why did this article give any credence to the mythical "immunity debt"? financialpost.com/news/economy...

Yes, everyone really is sick a lot more often after COVIDfinancialpost.com It's not your imagination: Around the world, people really are getting sick more often than before the pandemic. Keep reading here.

FDA Updates Advice to Manufacturers of COVID-19 Vaccines (2024-2025 Formula): If Feasible Use KP.2 Strain of JN.1-Lineage Novavax's JN.1 vaccine has demonstrated broad cross-neutralizing antibodies against multiple variant strains, including KP.2 and KP.3.

Novavax Submits Application to U.S. FDA for Updated Protein-based 2024-2025 Formula COVID-19 Vaccine - Jun 14, 2024ir.novavax.com Novavax's updated JN.1 COVID-19 vaccine is active against current circulating strains, including KP.2 and KP.3 Novavax's JN.1 COVID-19 vaccine would be the only protein-based option available in...

We are in a good place relatively speaking. Enjoy it while it lasts. Be sure to call and email so this wastewater surveillance continues. Ford cancelled it as of July 31. See next post for google drive link full of contacts. www.publichealthontario.ca/en/Data-and-...

Looks like Ontario has come up with a plan for Paxlovid. 1/2 www.ontario.ca/page/covid-1...

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Important: If you are in North Carolina, please keep wearing your mask! The bill has not been signed into law yet. And while the language makes it easier for cops to abuse it, the bill does keep the right to mask to stop the spread of contagious disease.

Update from the amazing Tara Moriarty and group. Numbers better than the last estimate (for Ontario). Click the link below for all provinces as well as more datasets. lookerstudio.google.com/embed/report...

"While SARS-CoV-2 is now a familiar threat, the virus isn't neatly seasonal. It still circulates year-round, humming in the background. And for the fifth year in a row, some scientists are bracing for the possibility of a small summer wave." www.cbc.ca/news/health/...

Got a summer cold? It could be COVID. Here's why this virus isn't seasonal quite yet | CBC Newswww.cbc.ca While SARS-CoV-2 is now a familiar threat, the virus isn’t neatly seasonal. It still circulates year-round, humming in the background. And for the fifth year in a row, some scientists are bracing for the possibility of a small summer wave.

Paxlovid has long been a source of hope for those with Long COVID. It stops the virus from multiplying and reduces the amount of it in the body. But the new study found that taking Paxlovid for 15 days was safe but did not improve key Long COVID symptoms better than a placebo.

Paxlovid Might Not Be the Long COVID Cure We Hoped Fortime.com According to a new study.

Ontario's wastewater surveillance program updated its weekly results. Click here for more datasets. www.publichealthontario.ca/en/Data-and-...

“Long Covid can result in the inability to return to work (or school for children and adolescents), poor quality of life, diminished ability to perform activities of daily living, and decreased physical and cognitive function for six months to two years or longer,” the report said.

New Report Underscores the Seriousness of Long Covidwww.nytimes.com The National Academies said the condition could involve up to 200 symptoms, make it difficult for people to work and last for months or years.

Saskatchewan is not the only province where it is next to impossible to obtain Paxlovid. Our governments have to get their acts together and make sure Paxlovid is readily available in all pharmacies for timely use. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Retiree calls out Sask. gov't for not communicating changes to accessing COVID-19 drug Paxlovid | CBC Newswww.cbc.ca A 63-year-old Saskatoon man says he has lost faith in the Saskatchewan government's health-care system, and he may move provinces because of it.

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Report: More than 200 symptoms tied to long COVID www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/rep...

Report: More than 200 symptoms tied to long COVIDwww.cidrap.umn.edu

The most important thing to know is that there are certain physical things that the virus can’t escape, no matter how it mutates. As long as you have an N95 mask, that’s great protection. Fresh air is king. Wherever you are, open the windows. Open the doors. Advocate for improved air quality stds.

From Long COVID Odds to Lost IQ Points: Ongoing Threats You Don’t Know Aboutwww.ineteconomics.org Stuck in a fog of misleading narratives, most of us don’t see the true extent of COVID's persisting—and intensifying—threats. INET’s Lynn Parramore talks to Dr. Phillip Alvelda about the dangers we’re...

Bad bad news. Call the Premier's office. Fill out their form with your concerns. Make some noise! This is devastating! ottawacitizen.com/news/local-n...

'I was shocked': Ontario to cancel widely used wastewater surveillance programottawacitizen.com Funding will end July 31 for the initiative that has provided early warning for COVID-19 and other diseases.

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PSA: Why you don't want to catch Covid. "A brief, seemingly innocuous or benign encounter with the [Covid-19] virus can still lead to health problems years later.” New study published in Nature Medicine, press release: medicine.wustl.edu/news/covid-c...

Risk of death from COVID-19 lessens, but infection still can cause issues 3 years later | Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louismedicine.wustl.edu Study also shows that patients hospitalized within 30 days after infection face 29% higher death risk in 3rd year compared with those not infected

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