a person w/ Long Covid
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#LongCovid from the first wave diagnosed with cancer 2 years later #FBLC
SARS-CoV-2 Omicron began circulating in late 2021, and its subvariants remain the dominant strains in 2026. Over the years, we’ve often heard that newer variants were becoming less severe, but a new systematic review published yesterday suggests that may not be true. Stay up to date with your vaccines and boosters, people. #Covid #LongCovid link.springer.com/article/10.100…
Today is #EndangeredSpeciesDay! Take a moment to review the current regulations in place to support the survival of BC’s endangered Southern Resident #KillerWhales. ow.ly/P0sP50YYtF0
#hantavirus [The Portuguese crew that flew the Canadians home from Tenerife are not happy.] ➡️ 🇵🇹🇨🇦 Portuguese air crew transports passenger positive for Hantavirus - Crew complained of “insecurity” on board repatriation flight = News today that the repatriation flight from Tenerife to Canada of passengers from the Hantavirus-stricken cruise-ship was carrying at least one person positive for the potentially deadly virus will have increased the anxiety already voiced by the Portuguese crew that has complained it felt ‘insecure’ carrying out the flight. - According to the DGS (Portugal’s general health directorate): “at the moment, there is no evidence of secondary transmission associated with this flight, nor indication of increased risk for the Portuguese population.” - The words that stand out here being “at the moment”. - ➡️The Canadian citizen in question ➡️ started showing symptoms of the virus four days after the repatriation flight (effected on Sunday, May 10) – by which time the crew that transported him and four other fellow nationals home to Canada will have returned to their daily routines (and very possibly travelled to other countries, as part of their work). = ➡️ The crew, which entered an official complaint over the way they were seconded into the repatriation flight, included nine cabin staff and three pilots. - At the time of the complaint, EuroAtlantic – the airline operating the repatriation flight – stated that the five passengers repatriated from Tenerife “were not infected” and that the aircraft was disinfected after landing in Canada. = ➡️ The airline also said that the protection given to the Portuguese crew: ➡️ surgical masks and gloves, was sufficient – and that “all security measures were complied with”. This particular outbreak of Hantavirus – which turned the cruise of the MV Honduis into a global news story – has already led to the deaths of three people, with eight confirmed cases of infection. The virus can take up to six weeks to incubate before people start showing symptoms, thus the concern that this news story may not be over. By Natasha Donn portugalresident.com/portuguese-air…
Raw sewage in streets and cholera in drinking water once seemed normal. Now it’s unthinkable. Yet we tolerate the airborne equivalent in too many indoor spaces, including schools, doctor's offices, work & more. Clean, healthy air is the next public health and economic frontier.
“By the second year of the pandemic, the dramatic increases in heart attacks blew apart the models used to predict how many people would lose their lives to these events.” sacbee.com/news/local/hea…
#BREAKING: Hantavirus-stricken cruise passenger in B.C. has tested positive, top doctor says cp24.com/news/canada/20…
Canada’s MOU agreement with Alberta puts the country’s commitment to net zero emissions by 2050 firmly out of reach. Read our full statement from @rjcsmith⬇️ climateinstitute.ca/news/mou-with-…
@CarrieCnh12 Remember @ start of covid when they didn't care b/c it was ONLY hitting blue states? Yeah.
PM Carney on the privatization of federal assets: "What we're looking to do with all the tools we have is to catalyze building of this economy. If there are some assets that the federal government has that can help with that process, we'll look at it as part of a comprehensive approach."
It's widely accepted that hantavirus transmits from rodent excreta to humans via inhalation of aerosolized virus, so I don't understand why we're so reluctant to acknowledge the inhalation route for human-to-human transmission. nytimes.com/2026/05/14/hea…
