Tricia W, P.Eng, #CovidIsAirborne
@lfc71.bsky.social
#CovidIsntOver, #BringBackMasks, #CleanTheAir
part-time science educator, full-time mom (she/her), breast cancer survivor
part-time science educator, full-time mom (she/her), breast cancer survivor
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Just an FYI, recently went to the Cobequid Community Health Centre in Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia and there is a notice of a Measles outbreak on the doors, do you think anyone wore a fucking mask, no they did not, but I did, how stupid are people?
You contribute to the problem by not masking.🤬
You contribute to the problem by not masking.🤬
December 2, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Just an FYI, recently went to the Cobequid Community Health Centre in Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia and there is a notice of a Measles outbreak on the doors, do you think anyone wore a fucking mask, no they did not, but I did, how stupid are people?
You contribute to the problem by not masking.🤬
You contribute to the problem by not masking.🤬
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So they're going to recommend people wear n95 masks... right?
RIGHT??????????
bsky.app/profile/alis...
RIGHT??????????
bsky.app/profile/alis...
Public Health Agency of Canada:
“Measles is a highly contagious disease that is spread through the air and by contact with respiratory secretions from the nose and mouth.”
“Measles is a highly contagious disease that is spread through the air and by contact with respiratory secretions from the nose and mouth.”
December 2, 2025 at 5:02 PM
So they're going to recommend people wear n95 masks... right?
RIGHT??????????
bsky.app/profile/alis...
RIGHT??????????
bsky.app/profile/alis...
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Love this graphic from @nousaerons.bsky.social. This is why I mask in public. Breathing dirty air is no different from drinking dirty toilet water.
There's no shortages of airborne transmissible diseases. Even the ones we have vaccines for can cause breakthrough infxns (e.g. TB, Covid, Measles)
There's no shortages of airborne transmissible diseases. Even the ones we have vaccines for can cause breakthrough infxns (e.g. TB, Covid, Measles)
November 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Love this graphic from @nousaerons.bsky.social. This is why I mask in public. Breathing dirty air is no different from drinking dirty toilet water.
There's no shortages of airborne transmissible diseases. Even the ones we have vaccines for can cause breakthrough infxns (e.g. TB, Covid, Measles)
There's no shortages of airborne transmissible diseases. Even the ones we have vaccines for can cause breakthrough infxns (e.g. TB, Covid, Measles)
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The CSA’s revised standard on respirators should help us all breathe easier
The CSA’s revised standard on respirators should help us all breathe easier
New draft standards for respirator use recognize the importance of protecting workers and patients in health-care settings, where there is a higher risk of pathogen exposure
theconversation.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The CSA’s revised standard on respirators should help us all breathe easier
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Functional hypothalamic amenorrhea is an understudied condition. Please help me get two important studies filled by spreading the word! open.substack.com/pub/vajenda/...
When Periods Stop : Understanding Functional Hypothalamic Amenorrhea (FHA)
Why this under-recognized condition deserves more attention–and how you can help researchers close the data gap
open.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Functional hypothalamic amenorrhea is an understudied condition. Please help me get two important studies filled by spreading the word! open.substack.com/pub/vajenda/...
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I wear this for 2SLGBTQIA+ veterans. Thank you for your sacrifice and service 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
November 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I wear this for 2SLGBTQIA+ veterans. Thank you for your sacrifice and service 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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I am thinking of the people of Jamaica, and the many New Yorkers with loved ones there, as Hurricane Melissa — fueled by a warming ocean — grows into the strongest storm ever to bear down upon the island.
As the Atlantic Ocean warms, climate change is fueling Hurricane Melissa's ferocity
Hurricane Melissa has rapidly intensified into a Category 5 storm due to warming oceans linked to climate change.
apnews.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I am thinking of the people of Jamaica, and the many New Yorkers with loved ones there, as Hurricane Melissa — fueled by a warming ocean — grows into the strongest storm ever to bear down upon the island.
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The first (and until today only) time Alberta invoked the notwithstanding clause - in 1998
- the public outcry was so great that Premier Ralph Klein reversed his decision in less than 24 hours. FWIW.
- the public outcry was so great that Premier Ralph Klein reversed his decision in less than 24 hours. FWIW.
The UCP government has invoked time allocation and on a bill removing Albertans' Charter rights.
And they're using the notwithstanding clause to do it.
Here's why that is a dangerous precedent. And why real conservatives need to stand up against it.
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
And they're using the notwithstanding clause to do it.
Here's why that is a dangerous precedent. And why real conservatives need to stand up against it.
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
Alberta Strong and Free, Notwithstanding
The UCP's Bill 2 skirts the legislature and the courts, leaving it up to the public to push back swiftly
open.substack.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The first (and until today only) time Alberta invoked the notwithstanding clause - in 1998
- the public outcry was so great that Premier Ralph Klein reversed his decision in less than 24 hours. FWIW.
- the public outcry was so great that Premier Ralph Klein reversed his decision in less than 24 hours. FWIW.
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What we're witnessing with #Melissa is ultra rare in the history of known hurricanes in the Atlantic. This level of sustained intensity and feasting on every joule of ocean heat content without any real disruption is incredible.
Not hyperbole: Jamaica is facing a generational catastrophic event.
Not hyperbole: Jamaica is facing a generational catastrophic event.
October 28, 2025 at 2:23 AM
What we're witnessing with #Melissa is ultra rare in the history of known hurricanes in the Atlantic. This level of sustained intensity and feasting on every joule of ocean heat content without any real disruption is incredible.
Not hyperbole: Jamaica is facing a generational catastrophic event.
Not hyperbole: Jamaica is facing a generational catastrophic event.
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Watch: Teachers are being ordered back to work, with the notwithstanding clause used to override their right to collective bargaining.
Kevin Green and Shaun Frenette have more. #yyc #calgary www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/vide...
Kevin Green and Shaun Frenette have more. #yyc #calgary www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/vide...
UCP government drops hammer on Alberta's teachers
Teachers are being ordered back to work, with the notwithstanding clause used to override their right to collective bargaining.
www.ctvnews.ca
October 28, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Watch: Teachers are being ordered back to work, with the notwithstanding clause used to override their right to collective bargaining.
Kevin Green and Shaun Frenette have more. #yyc #calgary www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/vide...
Kevin Green and Shaun Frenette have more. #yyc #calgary www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/vide...
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Hospitalizations are expected to require 6.9% of Canada's staffed hospital beds for three weeks (CIHI: average duration of COVID hospitalizations).
www.cihi.ca/en/covid-19-...
www.cihi.ca/en/covid-19-...
October 27, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Hospitalizations are expected to require 6.9% of Canada's staffed hospital beds for three weeks (CIHI: average duration of COVID hospitalizations).
www.cihi.ca/en/covid-19-...
www.cihi.ca/en/covid-19-...
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Amazing how ignorant the doctor is who was interviewed in this report.
COVID is predominantly AIRBORNE SPREAD, so HAND WASHING WILL NOT HELP.
Ways to prevent repeated COVID infection:
1. Get vaccinated with updated vaccine.
2. Wear a well-fitting N95
3. Run #CRboxes or HEPAS
4. Open windows/doors
COVID is predominantly AIRBORNE SPREAD, so HAND WASHING WILL NOT HELP.
Ways to prevent repeated COVID infection:
1. Get vaccinated with updated vaccine.
2. Wear a well-fitting N95
3. Run #CRboxes or HEPAS
4. Open windows/doors
Kansas City: COVID-19 outbreak forces metro school to close until next week fox4kc.com/news/covid-1...
fox4kc.com
August 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Amazing how ignorant the doctor is who was interviewed in this report.
COVID is predominantly AIRBORNE SPREAD, so HAND WASHING WILL NOT HELP.
Ways to prevent repeated COVID infection:
1. Get vaccinated with updated vaccine.
2. Wear a well-fitting N95
3. Run #CRboxes or HEPAS
4. Open windows/doors
COVID is predominantly AIRBORNE SPREAD, so HAND WASHING WILL NOT HELP.
Ways to prevent repeated COVID infection:
1. Get vaccinated with updated vaccine.
2. Wear a well-fitting N95
3. Run #CRboxes or HEPAS
4. Open windows/doors
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"The COVID-19 vaccine kept us healthier—both physically and financially"
Same goes for wearing an #N95 mask & breathing cleaner shared air indoors. Think #SwissCheeseModel layers -
Via @ocanannain.bsky.social
www.mpo-mag.com/breaking-new...
Same goes for wearing an #N95 mask & breathing cleaner shared air indoors. Think #SwissCheeseModel layers -
Via @ocanannain.bsky.social
www.mpo-mag.com/breaking-new...
Study: Long COVID is a Significant Financial, Medical Burden
A Rush University Medical Center study concludes that Long COVID significantly impacts financial and employment outcomes.
www.mpo-mag.com
August 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
"The COVID-19 vaccine kept us healthier—both physically and financially"
Same goes for wearing an #N95 mask & breathing cleaner shared air indoors. Think #SwissCheeseModel layers -
Via @ocanannain.bsky.social
www.mpo-mag.com/breaking-new...
Same goes for wearing an #N95 mask & breathing cleaner shared air indoors. Think #SwissCheeseModel layers -
Via @ocanannain.bsky.social
www.mpo-mag.com/breaking-new...
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July 13, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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Pre-pandemic, I didn’t think humans were this stupid…
To think that a senile US president could simply say it’s ok to take masks off, and then the airborne biohazard just goes away 💨
That’s really, really dumb.
I can say this, because…
I didn’t fall for it. Still masking.
Still Novid AFAIK.
To think that a senile US president could simply say it’s ok to take masks off, and then the airborne biohazard just goes away 💨
That’s really, really dumb.
I can say this, because…
I didn’t fall for it. Still masking.
Still Novid AFAIK.
Kansas City: COVID-19 outbreak forces metro school to close until next week fox4kc.com/news/covid-1...
fox4kc.com
August 29, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Pre-pandemic, I didn’t think humans were this stupid…
To think that a senile US president could simply say it’s ok to take masks off, and then the airborne biohazard just goes away 💨
That’s really, really dumb.
I can say this, because…
I didn’t fall for it. Still masking.
Still Novid AFAIK.
To think that a senile US president could simply say it’s ok to take masks off, and then the airborne biohazard just goes away 💨
That’s really, really dumb.
I can say this, because…
I didn’t fall for it. Still masking.
Still Novid AFAIK.
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“When mayors in other cities ask me how #Copenhagen afforded to invest in its cycling networks, I ask them how on earth they have been able to afford highway projects. We invested in bike lanes because that was the cheapest option.”
theprogressplaybook.com/2024/01/31/w...
theprogressplaybook.com/2024/01/31/w...
What the world can learn from Copenhagen’s cycling revolution
Close to two-thirds of the city’s residents commute by bike to school or work every day.
theprogressplaybook.com
August 8, 2025 at 12:40 AM
“When mayors in other cities ask me how #Copenhagen afforded to invest in its cycling networks, I ask them how on earth they have been able to afford highway projects. We invested in bike lanes because that was the cheapest option.”
theprogressplaybook.com/2024/01/31/w...
theprogressplaybook.com/2024/01/31/w...
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Great 🧵 on insights into recent #MECFS research. While some people are more prone to developing ME/CFS & Long Covid, Putrino cautions that ANYONE CAN DEVELOP EITHER WITH ENOUGH INFECTIONS, just as a hockey player will eventually develop CTE with enough hits to the head. An N95 😷 prevents infections!
I was asked about my opinion on this recent study into #MECFS and I wanted to share here as well. First and foremost, sincere congratulations to the research team for some stellar work. I will never stop cheering for groups that are working to uncover the biological 1/
1) The DecodeME study compared DNA of ca. 15,000 ME/CFS patients and 250,000 controls and found significant differences in 8 regions of our genome.
The Manhattan plot below shows the genes and chromosomes involved.
Let’s unpack the results 🧵
The Manhattan plot below shows the genes and chromosomes involved.
Let’s unpack the results 🧵
August 8, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Great 🧵 on insights into recent #MECFS research. While some people are more prone to developing ME/CFS & Long Covid, Putrino cautions that ANYONE CAN DEVELOP EITHER WITH ENOUGH INFECTIONS, just as a hockey player will eventually develop CTE with enough hits to the head. An N95 😷 prevents infections!
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UK British Occupational Hygiene Society clarifies that surgical masks are not PPE, and following IPAC guidelines does NOT fulfill an employer’s legal duty to provide respiratory protection.
“The report reinforces that employers have a legal duty under the Health and Safety at Work Act and COSHH to
“The report reinforces that employers have a legal duty under the Health and Safety at Work Act and COSHH to
August 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
UK British Occupational Hygiene Society clarifies that surgical masks are not PPE, and following IPAC guidelines does NOT fulfill an employer’s legal duty to provide respiratory protection.
“The report reinforces that employers have a legal duty under the Health and Safety at Work Act and COSHH to
“The report reinforces that employers have a legal duty under the Health and Safety at Work Act and COSHH to
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July 28, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Some Cdn infectious disease specialists, “sars2 is not aerosol transmitted and we don’t need respirators” and “there’s no good evidence respirators make any difference”
Honduras, “mandatory mask wearing to slow respiratory disease transmission”
1 following science.
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Honduras, “mandatory mask wearing to slow respiratory disease transmission”
1 following science.
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Honduras mandates face masks again as respiratory illnesses spike
Over five years after the COVID-19 outbreak, Honduras has reinstated mandatory mask wearing in public spaces amid a spike in respiratory illnesses and as a variant of the virus spreads through the Central American country.
www.reuters.com
July 29, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Some Cdn infectious disease specialists, “sars2 is not aerosol transmitted and we don’t need respirators” and “there’s no good evidence respirators make any difference”
Honduras, “mandatory mask wearing to slow respiratory disease transmission”
1 following science.
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Honduras, “mandatory mask wearing to slow respiratory disease transmission”
1 following science.
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
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209 names on the ballot the longest in Canadian history. This isn’t a game. We deserve someone who’s here, listening, & ready to lead. Someone who’s not hiding behind a party machine or pseudo political movement.
Bonnie Critchley
It’s her voice, but your words #OurHomeOurRiding #BattleRiverCrowfoot
Bonnie Critchley
It’s her voice, but your words #OurHomeOurRiding #BattleRiverCrowfoot
July 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
209 names on the ballot the longest in Canadian history. This isn’t a game. We deserve someone who’s here, listening, & ready to lead. Someone who’s not hiding behind a party machine or pseudo political movement.
Bonnie Critchley
It’s her voice, but your words #OurHomeOurRiding #BattleRiverCrowfoot
Bonnie Critchley
It’s her voice, but your words #OurHomeOurRiding #BattleRiverCrowfoot
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BREAKING: U.S. Coast Guard Rams Canadian Fisherman’s Boat, Drags Him to ICE Detention — In Canadian Waters. @deanblundell.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/deanblun... #cdnpoli
BREAKING: U.S. Coast Guard Rams Canadian Fisherman’s Boat, Drags Him to ICE Detention — In Canadian Waters
Another American Violation on Sovereign Canadian Soil — Or Just the First One We Caught?
open.substack.com
July 25, 2025 at 10:29 AM
BREAKING: U.S. Coast Guard Rams Canadian Fisherman’s Boat, Drags Him to ICE Detention — In Canadian Waters. @deanblundell.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/deanblun... #cdnpoli