Da(N95)iella
@sharpflower.bsky.social
I make the Public Health is Dead podcast 💀 Epi MSc. Public health & liberation. Black. Chaotic bi. She/her. Opinions my own. 🖤
📍 Stolen MST land/ YVR
🕸️ www.publichealthisdead.com
☕️ https://ko-fi.com/daniella3774
📍 Stolen MST land/ YVR
🕸️ www.publichealthisdead.com
☕️ https://ko-fi.com/daniella3774
Not to flog a dead institution but... Captured by corporate interests, embraced eugenics (“only disabled/old/vulnerable people are going to die, don’t worry”) & ran full tilt into offloading collective responsibility onto individuals. And now we are, predictably, here 😐 This is going to kill people.
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention webpage that previously stated "Vaccines do not cause autism" has been changed to cast doubt on the scientific research that supports the finding. n.pr/4oiyHPO
The CDC revives debunked 'link' between childhood vaccines and autism
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention webpage that previously stated "Vaccines do not cause autism" has been changed to cast doubt on the scientific research that supports the finding.
n.pr
November 20, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Not to flog a dead institution but... Captured by corporate interests, embraced eugenics (“only disabled/old/vulnerable people are going to die, don’t worry”) & ran full tilt into offloading collective responsibility onto individuals. And now we are, predictably, here 😐 This is going to kill people.
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HCWs are developing Long Covid and leaving the workforce, which worsens working (and patient) conditions, and worsens access to healthcare. And patients are getting Covid in hospitals and dying.
November 18, 2025 at 9:39 PM
HCWs are developing Long Covid and leaving the workforce, which worsens working (and patient) conditions, and worsens access to healthcare. And patients are getting Covid in hospitals and dying.
As Canada loses measles elimination status…there’s a lot we might learn about public health approaches from other parts of the world. African countries are doing some things well. Public health leaders & politicians really threw us into Victorian-ass times over here
www.afro.who.int/countries/ca...
www.afro.who.int/countries/ca...
Cabo Verde, Mauritius and Seychelles eliminate measles and rubella
In a significant public health achievement, Cabo Verde, Mauritius and Seychelles have eliminated measles and rubella, becoming the first sub-Saharan countries to attain this milestone.
www.afro.who.int
November 17, 2025 at 10:20 PM
As Canada loses measles elimination status…there’s a lot we might learn about public health approaches from other parts of the world. African countries are doing some things well. Public health leaders & politicians really threw us into Victorian-ass times over here
www.afro.who.int/countries/ca...
www.afro.who.int/countries/ca...
😕 so we don’t HAVE to do this, actually. If there was one crumb of public health leadership…
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Tuberculosis outbreak declared in inner-city Edmonton: Primary Care Alberta | CBC News
Provincial health officials have declared an outbreak of tuberculosis in Edmonton's core, after lab tests confirmed two inner-city residents had the same strain of the infectious disease.
www.cbc.ca
November 16, 2025 at 12:41 AM
😕 so we don’t HAVE to do this, actually. If there was one crumb of public health leadership…
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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On a personal note, I just set up a monthly donation to Crips for eSims for Gaza in Alice's memory. chuffed.org/project/crip...
Crips for eSims for Gaza
Crips for eSims for Gaza is a collaboration between Jane Shi, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, and Alice Wong.
chuffed.org
November 16, 2025 at 12:18 AM
On a personal note, I just set up a monthly donation to Crips for eSims for Gaza in Alice's memory. chuffed.org/project/crip...
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We were truly so grateful and honored by her support of The Sick Times (especially of the Color of Long COVID series that she proposed & funded), and are going to do our best to be a small part of carrying forward her immense legacy. thesicktimes.org/tag/the-colo...
The Color of Long COVID - The Sick Times
thesicktimes.org
November 16, 2025 at 12:17 AM
We were truly so grateful and honored by her support of The Sick Times (especially of the Color of Long COVID series that she proposed & funded), and are going to do our best to be a small part of carrying forward her immense legacy. thesicktimes.org/tag/the-colo...
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"Alice supported and took many people with Long COVID under her wing — I was honored to call her a colleague and friend."
@mileswgriffis.bsky.social in @thesicktimes.org's obituary for the great Alice Wong: thesicktimes.org/2025/11/15/a...
@mileswgriffis.bsky.social in @thesicktimes.org's obituary for the great Alice Wong: thesicktimes.org/2025/11/15/a...
Alice Wong, disability activist and luminary, dies at 51 - The Sick Times
Alice Wong platformed and uplifted people with Long COVID in her final chapter as a lifelong disability advocate and storyteller.
thesicktimes.org
November 16, 2025 at 12:09 AM
"Alice supported and took many people with Long COVID under her wing — I was honored to call her a colleague and friend."
@mileswgriffis.bsky.social in @thesicktimes.org's obituary for the great Alice Wong: thesicktimes.org/2025/11/15/a...
@mileswgriffis.bsky.social in @thesicktimes.org's obituary for the great Alice Wong: thesicktimes.org/2025/11/15/a...
May Leslie and Alice rest in peace. Thinking of their loved ones. They each clearly meant so much to so many people 🩷 I didn’t know them well but both were super encouraging about the podcast and that meant a lot to me. We will keep fighting for the future they were fighting for
November 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
May Leslie and Alice rest in peace. Thinking of their loved ones. They each clearly meant so much to so many people 🩷 I didn’t know them well but both were super encouraging about the podcast and that meant a lot to me. We will keep fighting for the future they were fighting for
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It really seems like this administration is trying to eliminate the field of public health. MPHs and DrPHs will no longer be considered "professional degrees" by the DOE and, therefore, will face limits to accessing federal student loans.
aspph.org/department-o...
aspph.org/department-o...
Department of Education Proposal Excludes Public Health Degrees from “Professional Degree” Definition
Discover the new results and implications of Dept of Ed consensus regarding professional degree programs and public health education.
aspph.org
November 14, 2025 at 3:27 PM
It really seems like this administration is trying to eliminate the field of public health. MPHs and DrPHs will no longer be considered "professional degrees" by the DOE and, therefore, will face limits to accessing federal student loans.
aspph.org/department-o...
aspph.org/department-o...
Thank you for the opportunity to talk about the show!
How great to talk to the wise @sharpflower.bsky.social about COVID-19 leadership failures, the unremembered lessons of 2003 SARS1 containment in Vancouver, and the ongoing Long COVID crisis. Listen to publichealthisdead.com!
And read our conversation, out now in @briarpatchmag.bsky.social 😷🫡
And read our conversation, out now in @briarpatchmag.bsky.social 😷🫡
Demanding more of public health
Public Health is Dead podcast host Daniella Barreto on the impact of COVID-19 on workers
briarpatchmagazine.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Thank you for the opportunity to talk about the show!
“To me, it’s a collective failure at many levels of government, public health, the health-care system to address what we saw as declining rates of vaccination…that got much worse since the COVID-19 pandemic and really set the stage for measles to spread like this..."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta's role in Canada's loss of measles elimination status embarrassing, former chief medical officer says | CBC News
The latest federal data shows Alberta accounts for 38 per cent of Canada’s cases.
www.cbc.ca
November 11, 2025 at 8:56 PM
“To me, it’s a collective failure at many levels of government, public health, the health-care system to address what we saw as declining rates of vaccination…that got much worse since the COVID-19 pandemic and really set the stage for measles to spread like this..."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
🫠 WELP. Public health is dead and buried. Congrats everyone! Xoxo
Canada loses Measles elimination status, as does the entire Americas region.
Clinics here have signs warning about Measles but no masks in healthcare
www.statnews.com/2025/11/10/m...
Clinics here have signs warning about Measles but no masks in healthcare
www.statnews.com/2025/11/10/m...
Canada loses measles elimination status — as does the entire Americas region
Canada has formally lost its measles elimination status, the country’s public health agency announced, triggering the loss of that status throughout all of the Americas.
www.statnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:03 PM
🫠 WELP. Public health is dead and buried. Congrats everyone! Xoxo
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so back down to zero possessions, then friend gifted old phone. but I need to pass the hat if anybody could chip in, I appreciate you all
e-transfer: [email protected]
hey I found this GIF
that I made
and forgot about
e-transfer: [email protected]
hey I found this GIF
that I made
and forgot about
November 8, 2025 at 10:38 PM
so back down to zero possessions, then friend gifted old phone. but I need to pass the hat if anybody could chip in, I appreciate you all
e-transfer: [email protected]
hey I found this GIF
that I made
and forgot about
e-transfer: [email protected]
hey I found this GIF
that I made
and forgot about
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In a statement, CBC told me:
"After reviewing the interview, we concluded that it needed to be re-edited and re-posted to include further context and questions around the procedure and treatment Deacon experienced. That has now been done."
Will update the story with this soon.
"After reviewing the interview, we concluded that it needed to be re-edited and re-posted to include further context and questions around the procedure and treatment Deacon experienced. That has now been done."
Will update the story with this soon.
Earlier this week, the CBC broadcast an interview with Gill Deacon, discussing her Long COVID recovery using brain retraining.
They didn't tell you the specific brain retraining program, the Lightning Process, has been accused of exploiting patients.
simonspichak.beehiiv.com/p/cbc-flagsh...
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They didn't tell you the specific brain retraining program, the Lightning Process, has been accused of exploiting patients.
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CBC’s Flagship Program Platforms “Quackery” for Long COVID
CBC's national broadcast aired an interview with Gill Deacon about her Long COVID recovery. Deacon used an unproven program called the Lightning Process that's been criticized for exploiting patients ...
simonspichak.beehiiv.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:17 PM
In a statement, CBC told me:
"After reviewing the interview, we concluded that it needed to be re-edited and re-posted to include further context and questions around the procedure and treatment Deacon experienced. That has now been done."
Will update the story with this soon.
"After reviewing the interview, we concluded that it needed to be re-edited and re-posted to include further context and questions around the procedure and treatment Deacon experienced. That has now been done."
Will update the story with this soon.
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I have been trying to raise awareness about the recent cuts to pandemic preparedness by provincial institutions in BC for the past 1½ months. Most of the cuts were not announced to the public beforehand and media coverage has been scant. 1/?
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The silent erosion of COVID-19 awareness & management in B.C.:
A TIMELINE
[A timeline of the year 2025 and the January of 2026. Numbered diamonds are placed on the timeline to mark the events below.]
1. April 16: Amount & timeliness of SARS-CoV-2 sample data uploaded to GISAID, an online repository, deteriorate.
2. May: The end of RAT Kit Distribution Program is announced in a professional newsletter. This provided free RAT kits to pharmacies.
3. May 31: RAT kits orders from this day onwards would not be reimbursed.
4. June: The BCCDC page dedicated to how COVID-19 spreads is removed.
5. September 1: Under the BC medical services plan, less than 20 people will be allowed in an online group medical visit. An unknown number of bed- & house-bound people will lose telehealth access to the BC-CLMF, a long COVID & ME/CFS clinic. Implementation delayed until January.
6. September 15: Vancouver Sun publishes a sponsored article, suggesting the program responsible for generating SARS-CoV-2 data from wastewater samples would be expanded & describes the then-current state of the program.
7. September 18: The wastewater surveillance program is cut: 8 of 12 wastewater treatment plants will no longer be monitored, and 1 sample will be taken per week instead of 3.
8. October 14: The year's vaccination campaign begins to widespread shortages.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dy4l7kqcar73iaezbjxzwiui/bafkreibyc7hcwrwtwlid453tk3fv523vx3cziv4g5qksvdrks6b3ymxo2a@jpeg)
November 7, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I have been trying to raise awareness about the recent cuts to pandemic preparedness by provincial institutions in BC for the past 1½ months. Most of the cuts were not announced to the public beforehand and media coverage has been scant. 1/?
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Filtered air for chickens, but not for students, workers or patients: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Farmers in B.C.'s Fraser Valley test new tech to ward off avian flu | CBC News
As avian flu season ramps up, with at least 13 commercial poultry farms in B.C.’s Fraser Valley infected so far, local farmers are testing new technologies to stop the spread of the highly contagious ...
www.cbc.ca
November 4, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Filtered air for chickens, but not for students, workers or patients: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
🪦 Public Health — “Canada overall has recorded more than 5,100 confirmed and probable measles cases in 2025, and two deaths of babies born with congenital measles who were infected in utero. The country hasn’t seen this scale of measles transmission in decades.”
www.statnews.com/2025/11/03/m...
www.statnews.com/2025/11/03/m...
The Americas, led by Canada, is on the brink of losing measles-elimination status
The Americas is the only region of the world to have stopped endemic transmission of measles. But its victory is on the verge of being rolled back.
www.statnews.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:19 PM
🪦 Public Health — “Canada overall has recorded more than 5,100 confirmed and probable measles cases in 2025, and two deaths of babies born with congenital measles who were infected in utero. The country hasn’t seen this scale of measles transmission in decades.”
www.statnews.com/2025/11/03/m...
www.statnews.com/2025/11/03/m...
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if it won’t do what’s right to keep its own people safe at work, how can you trust it to tell you how to protect yourself at yours, and to demand better of your government?
i loved my job. and i still i believe in the public broadcaster.
but you can’t compromise with COVID.
or the truth.
if it won’t do what’s right to keep its own people safe at work, how can you trust it to tell you how to protect yourself at yours, and to demand better of your government?
i loved my job. and i still i believe in the public broadcaster.
but you can’t compromise with COVID.
or the truth.
November 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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if it won’t do what’s right to keep its own people safe at work, how can you trust it to tell you how to protect yourself at yours, and to demand better of your government?
i loved my job. and i still i believe in the public broadcaster.
but you can’t compromise with COVID.
or the truth.
if it won’t do what’s right to keep its own people safe at work, how can you trust it to tell you how to protect yourself at yours, and to demand better of your government?
i loved my job. and i still i believe in the public broadcaster.
but you can’t compromise with COVID.
or the truth.
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and that’s how the CBC has not only failed me and the rest of its employees, it has also failed you and the rest of canadians.
it has failed to protect us and our families from the real harms of COVID. and it has failed to adequately inform you and all canadians of the risks of this disease.
and that’s how the CBC has not only failed me and the rest of its employees, it has also failed you and the rest of canadians.
it has failed to protect us and our families from the real harms of COVID. and it has failed to adequately inform you and all canadians of the risks of this disease.
November 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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and that’s how the CBC has not only failed me and the rest of its employees, it has also failed you and the rest of canadians.
it has failed to protect us and our families from the real harms of COVID. and it has failed to adequately inform you and all canadians of the risks of this disease.
and that’s how the CBC has not only failed me and the rest of its employees, it has also failed you and the rest of canadians.
it has failed to protect us and our families from the real harms of COVID. and it has failed to adequately inform you and all canadians of the risks of this disease.
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but COVID is incompatible with business as usual. because COVID is a workplace safety issue—one that demands a complete occupational reset to adequately deal with it.
like most corporations, though, CBC is unprepared to lead that vital transformation of the status quo.
it can only follow.
but COVID is incompatible with business as usual. because COVID is a workplace safety issue—one that demands a complete occupational reset to adequately deal with it.
like most corporations, though, CBC is unprepared to lead that vital transformation of the status quo.
it can only follow.
November 2, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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but COVID is incompatible with business as usual. because COVID is a workplace safety issue—one that demands a complete occupational reset to adequately deal with it.
like most corporations, though, CBC is unprepared to lead that vital transformation of the status quo.
it can only follow.
but COVID is incompatible with business as usual. because COVID is a workplace safety issue—one that demands a complete occupational reset to adequately deal with it.
like most corporations, though, CBC is unprepared to lead that vital transformation of the status quo.
it can only follow.
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this is known science. what is still unknown is the cumulative impact of dozens of COVID infections over a lifetime.
but on most days, that’s not the messaging you hear on CBC or other legacy media. the quirks episode was an exception, not the norm.
for the most part, it’s business as usual.
this is known science. what is still unknown is the cumulative impact of dozens of COVID infections over a lifetime.
but on most days, that’s not the messaging you hear on CBC or other legacy media. the quirks episode was an exception, not the norm.
for the most part, it’s business as usual.
![from CBC NEWS:
Politics
Average number of sick days taken by public servants growing *post-COVID* [emphasis mine], new data shows
After hitting a low of 5.9 days in 2020-21, number rising as people return to offices
CANADIAN PRESS
Catherine Morrison • The Canadian Press • Posted: Aug 31, 2025 7:46 AM PDT
cbc.ca/1.7622222](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:umlonvwdiqpxeq4nxfzmvrst/bafkreicw6bvjq4ddjhevrcol3lcc2yldzlnltmk7tvozywzwx62hmeyy5e@jpeg)
November 2, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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this is known science. what is still unknown is the cumulative impact of dozens of COVID infections over a lifetime.
but on most days, that’s not the messaging you hear on CBC or other legacy media. the quirks episode was an exception, not the norm.
for the most part, it’s business as usual.
this is known science. what is still unknown is the cumulative impact of dozens of COVID infections over a lifetime.
but on most days, that’s not the messaging you hear on CBC or other legacy media. the quirks episode was an exception, not the norm.
for the most part, it’s business as usual.
Read this thread! 🧵 It’s been clarifying to witness just how fast workplaces went from “we’re all in this together” to “forced infection is a condition of employment”. No discussion about making in-person work safer. CBC’s COVID coverage leaves much to be desired and sadly, this experience tracks.
🆄🅽🆂🅰🅵🅴 🅸🅽 🆃🅷🅴 🆆🅾🆁🅺🅿🅻🅰🅲🅴
how the CBC forced me to resign over COVID
and why we’re all worse off for it—especially our kids
a 🧵
(on the occasion of my son’s [5th] and the CBC’s [89th] shared birthday, nov. 2)
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how the CBC forced me to resign over COVID
and why we’re all worse off for it—especially our kids
a 🧵
(on the occasion of my son’s [5th] and the CBC’s [89th] shared birthday, nov. 2)
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November 2, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Read this thread! 🧵 It’s been clarifying to witness just how fast workplaces went from “we’re all in this together” to “forced infection is a condition of employment”. No discussion about making in-person work safer. CBC’s COVID coverage leaves much to be desired and sadly, this experience tracks.