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Kashif Pirzada, MD

@kashprime.bsky.social

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Emergency Physician in Toronto. Co-Chair of the Canadian Covid Society. Fighter of illness and misfortune, interested in history, politics, tech and AI. #fella,🇨🇦/acc

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Kashif Pirzada, MD @kashprime.bsky.social · Nov 12

Created a Starter Pack of all the Canadian medical and expert accounts I could find in the last couple of days.
Please reply below and I'll add you in, or on part 2:

go.bsky.app/KkA7wWw

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 14d

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg raised her fist as she and about 160 other Global Sumud Flotilla participants arrived in Greece to roaring cheers. Crowds welcomed them after their release from illegal Israeli detention.

Greta later addressed supporters — her remarks are below.

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Geoffrey P Johnston😎🇨🇦🇺🇦 @geoffypjohnston.bsky.social · 18d

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“I am saddened to share that we have had our first death from measles in the province. A child, born prematurely after the mother contracted measles during pregnancy, died shortly after birth,” Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange, in a statement, said

Alberta baby dies from measles

An Albertan has died from complications due to measles, government data released Thursday says.

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 20d

We need Ukraine as much as it needs us on.ft.com/4q6PnvN | opinion

We need Ukraine as much as it needs us

Kyiv is not merely a victim — it is an exemplar for western democracies and defence industries preparing for future wars

on.ft.com

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Kashif Pirzada, MD @kashprime.bsky.social · Sep 17

Sanders: "The very term genocide is a reminder of what can happen if we fail. That word emerged from the Holocaust — the murder of six million Jews — one of the darkest chapters in human history... History demands that the world act with one voice to say: enough is enough. No more genocide."

Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · Sep 17

Yes, the war in Gaza is a genocide.

I hope you’ll take a moment to read my op-ed here:

It Is Genocide » Senator Bernie Sanders

Hamas, a terrorist organization, began this war with its brutal attack on October 7, 2023, which killed 1,200 innocent people and took 250 hostages. Israel, as any other country, had a right to defend...

www.sanders.senate.gov

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Kashif Pirzada, MD @kashprime.bsky.social · Sep 14

It's really good. I wish they could have resurrected the voice of Ricardo Montalban somehow.

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Kashif Pirzada, MD @kashprime.bsky.social · Sep 14

Proud of my city for telling these clowns to get lost.

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Kashif Pirzada, MD @kashprime.bsky.social · Sep 9

We live in an unprecedented time of global uncertainty with medical miracles that previous generations could only dream of. Abandoning proven public health measures based on misinformation and institutional distrust would represent a tragic waste of lives, scientific progress and human potential.

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Kashif Pirzada, MD @kashprime.bsky.social · Sep 9

Canada also has proud vaccine history - Connaught Labs produced 100s of millions of doses of the freeze-dried smallpox vaccine that helped eradicate a disease that killed 30% of those infected.
connaught.research.utoronto.ca/about/histor...

Chapter 9: Smallpox the "Speckled Monster" | Connaught Fund

On August 17, 1962, smallpox was finally suspected to have infected 14-year-old James “Jimmie” Orr, and was confirmed three days later. He had arrived in Toronto with his parents on August 12, clearly...

connaught.research.utoronto.ca

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Kashif Pirzada, MD @kashprime.bsky.social · Sep 9

Canada's collaborative culture helped us achieve one-third the pandemic death rate of the United States. Our high urban vaccination rates and strong public health consensus provide protection against measles.

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Kashif Pirzada, MD @kashprime.bsky.social · Sep 9

More problematically, Tylenol remains the only pain medication approved for pregnant women - removing it would leave doctors with no safe alternatives for maternal pain relief.

Kashif Pirzada, MD @kashprime.bsky.social · Sep 9

His upcoming report blaming Tylenol for autism exemplifies this approach. A 2024 Swedish study of 2 million children found no autism link, even comparing siblings with different prenatal Tylenol exposure. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children’s Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability

This nationwide cohort study with sibling control analysis examines the association of acetaminophen use during pregnancy with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, and intellectual disability.

jamanetwork.com

Kashif Pirzada, MD @kashprime.bsky.social · Sep 9

Kennedy is an inveterate and pathological liar and has submitted research rebuttals obviously generated by AI with fabricated references, yet still succeeds in sowing doubt. 'Debating' figures like him just allows his sort to spread more fear and uncertainty.

Kashif Pirzada, MD @kashprime.bsky.social · Sep 9

Kennedy and similar figures exploit institutional distrust while promoting alternative sources that are often more corrupted than mainstream medicine. They criticize vaccines while selling supplements and unproven treatments.

Kashif Pirzada, MD @kashprime.bsky.social · Sep 9

Infants under 12 months cannot receive measles vaccines, leaving them vulnerable for their entire first year. Should parents avoid public spaces because other countries have abandoned proven public health measures?

Kashif Pirzada, MD @kashprime.bsky.social · Sep 9

Florida's removal of school vaccination mandates particularly concerns me - within 3-4 years, popular destinations like DisneyWorld could become outbreak zones dangerous for all families.

Kashif Pirzada, MD @kashprime.bsky.social · Sep 9

Since 1974, vaccines have saved an more than 150 million lives globally, mostly children. Billions of life years gained. Along with antibiotics, vaccines represent modern medicine's greatest achievements in reducing childhood mortality, and we are throwing it away.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Contribution of vaccination to improved survival and health: modelling 50 years of the Expanded Programme on Immunization

Since 1974 substantial gains in childhood survival have occurred in every global region. We estimate that EPI has provided the single greatest contribution to improved infant survival over the past 50...

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Kashif Pirzada, MD @kashprime.bsky.social · Sep 9

My own family history illustrates this: my grandmother died of tetanus, my parents lost siblings to now-preventable diseases in childhood, and my own childhood doctor died of meningitis - all conditions we can now prevent through routine vaccination.

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Kashif Pirzada, MD @kashprime.bsky.social · Sep 9

The measles vaccine exemplifies what's at stake - it's incredibly safe, highly effective, and provides lifelong immunity against a disease that historically killed millions of children. We've forgotten the pre-vaccine era when parents considered these preventions "miracles from God."

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Kashif Pirzada, MD @kashprime.bsky.social · Sep 9

Kennedy has already disrupted fall vaccination campaigns for Flu and COVID, forcing individual states to create their own guidelines as federal direction becomes unclear. Pharmacies now struggle with inconsistent policies about vaccine access and requirements.

Kashif Pirzada, MD @kashprime.bsky.social · Sep 9

I spoke recently on the Big Story podcast about the deeply troubling spectacle of RFK Jr.'s recent Senate hearing. Despite claims he would focus on environmental toxins, he has immediately targeted childhood vaccination programs, creating widespread mayhem.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ujX...

U.S. Senate vs. RFK Jr.: How Canadians are feeling the impacts | The Big Story

YouTube video by CityNews

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Unofficial TorontoStar (All News) @torontostar-rss.bsky.social · Sep 7

A doctor understood the needs of her immigrant family when she was 8. She’s starting TMU med school, hoping to practise in the region where she grew up

This week, first-year students at the “new kind of med school” were welcomed for the school’s official opening ceremony in Brampton.

www.thestar.com

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · Aug 26

Oh look, it's the thing every fascist government says about the opposition party before they dissolve them and turn the country into a one party state.

Alt text: A screenshot of a Fox News tweet. The tweet reads: “Stephen Miller on @seanhannity: ‘The Democrat Party is not a political party. It is a domestic extremist organization.’” Below is a paused video of Stephen Miller speaking on Fox News, wearing a suit and tie. The word “KILLERS” in red text appears over his mouth. The tweet timestamp shows 10:10 PM, Aug 25, 2025, with 185.1K views.

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WHO @who.int · Aug 22

Famine confirmed for first time in Gaza
FAO, UNICEF, WFP & WHO reiterate call for immediate ceasefire & unhindered humanitarian access to curb deaths from hunger & malnutrition.

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Kashif Pirzada, MD @kashprime.bsky.social · Aug 17

Thanks so much! I got them to start cetirizine and metformin, but will add the famotidine.

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Kashif Pirzada, MD @kashprime.bsky.social · Aug 17

I am absolutely shocked at how sick they got. Early 40s, not terribly overweight, diabetes. Had a booster last year. This a harsh reminder that this thing will keep sniping people when they least suspect.

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