Tracie Edward
@tracieedward.bsky.social
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www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
“Since reinfections can trigger long COVID at any age, one obvious strategy would be prevention (ie, limiting the number of reinfections).”
“Since reinfections can trigger long COVID at any age, one obvious strategy would be prevention (ie, limiting the number of reinfections).”
Long COVID is here to stay—even in children
Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC, also known as long COVID) are complex,
multisystem, long-lasting complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection that profoundly impact
the daily life of those...
www.thelancet.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:41 AM
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
“Since reinfections can trigger long COVID at any age, one obvious strategy would be prevention (ie, limiting the number of reinfections).”
“Since reinfections can trigger long COVID at any age, one obvious strategy would be prevention (ie, limiting the number of reinfections).”
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*** Ontario Virus & Variant Update | Jan 11 ***
Hospitalizations due to COVID increased from 176 to 241 in the last update. Influenza hospitalizations have start dropping from the peak of 1,400 to 1,095 with RSV increasing from 121 to 156. 🧵1/
Hospitalizations due to COVID increased from 176 to 241 in the last update. Influenza hospitalizations have start dropping from the peak of 1,400 to 1,095 with RSV increasing from 121 to 156. 🧵1/
January 11, 2026 at 9:25 PM
*** Ontario Virus & Variant Update | Jan 11 ***
Hospitalizations due to COVID increased from 176 to 241 in the last update. Influenza hospitalizations have start dropping from the peak of 1,400 to 1,095 with RSV increasing from 121 to 156. 🧵1/
Hospitalizations due to COVID increased from 176 to 241 in the last update. Influenza hospitalizations have start dropping from the peak of 1,400 to 1,095 with RSV increasing from 121 to 156. 🧵1/
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On the anniversary of my COVID-induced LAD MI, I'd like to remind everyone that @cancovsoc.bsky.social offers all of us healthcare accommodations:
drive.google.com/file/d/1KFyY...
We must advocate for safe treatment now because most practitioners will not.
drive.google.com/file/d/1KFyY...
We must advocate for safe treatment now because most practitioners will not.
copy of accommodation letter.pdf
drive.google.com
January 11, 2026 at 3:12 PM
On the anniversary of my COVID-induced LAD MI, I'd like to remind everyone that @cancovsoc.bsky.social offers all of us healthcare accommodations:
drive.google.com/file/d/1KFyY...
We must advocate for safe treatment now because most practitioners will not.
drive.google.com/file/d/1KFyY...
We must advocate for safe treatment now because most practitioners will not.
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Great to see @uwofa1.bsky.social leading on this. #COVIDisAirborne and #longCOVID are hugely important workplace safety issues, and we need more unions to speak out about it.
Enough is enough.
Enough is enough.
The @uwofa1 - University of Western Ontario Faculty Association - is quickly becoming a leader in post-secondary education messaging about the equity implications and importance of masking as an integral layer of C19 and flu mitigation.
Let’s show them some love, folks!
❤️🙏
Let’s show them some love, folks!
❤️🙏
January 11, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Great to see @uwofa1.bsky.social leading on this. #COVIDisAirborne and #longCOVID are hugely important workplace safety issues, and we need more unions to speak out about it.
Enough is enough.
Enough is enough.
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WHO is soliciting the interest of internationally-renowned experts to serve on its Science Council, one of the Organization’s highest-level advisory bodies to the WHO Director-General @drtedros.who.int
Know more: www.who.int/news/item/15...
Know more: www.who.int/news/item/15...
January 6, 2026 at 9:57 AM
WHO is soliciting the interest of internationally-renowned experts to serve on its Science Council, one of the Organization’s highest-level advisory bodies to the WHO Director-General @drtedros.who.int
Know more: www.who.int/news/item/15...
Know more: www.who.int/news/item/15...
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COVID in the air still means COVID in our bodies. This new study links in‑utero SARS‑CoV‑2 exposure to brain changes, developmental delays, and higher anxiety and depression risk in toddlers. Track CO₂ as a proxy for shared air so you know when it’s time to act.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/ute...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/ute...
In utero COVID exposure linked to brain changes, developmental delays, anxiety, and depression
www.cidrap.umn.edu
January 7, 2026 at 8:49 AM
COVID in the air still means COVID in our bodies. This new study links in‑utero SARS‑CoV‑2 exposure to brain changes, developmental delays, and higher anxiety and depression risk in toddlers. Track CO₂ as a proxy for shared air so you know when it’s time to act.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/ute...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/ute...
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When governments can win power with 30% to 40% of the vote, long term planning suffers. Big promises get torn up after every election.
Proportional representation rewards policies that can survive change because they are backed by a real majority.
Proportional representation rewards policies that can survive change because they are backed by a real majority.
January 6, 2026 at 8:50 PM
When governments can win power with 30% to 40% of the vote, long term planning suffers. Big promises get torn up after every election.
Proportional representation rewards policies that can survive change because they are backed by a real majority.
Proportional representation rewards policies that can survive change because they are backed by a real majority.
Reposted by Tracie Edward
Occupational risk patterns are emerging. Educators, healthcare workers, and transportation workers at higher risk.
Your job shouldn’t make you sick or unable to work. Every worker deserves to be safe at work.
It’s time to #CleanTheAir.
thesicktimes.org/2025/12/23/r...
Your job shouldn’t make you sick or unable to work. Every worker deserves to be safe at work.
It’s time to #CleanTheAir.
thesicktimes.org/2025/12/23/r...
Research updates, December 23 - The Sick Times
Two recent studies state that Long COVID is an occupational disease.
thesicktimes.org
January 4, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Occupational risk patterns are emerging. Educators, healthcare workers, and transportation workers at higher risk.
Your job shouldn’t make you sick or unable to work. Every worker deserves to be safe at work.
It’s time to #CleanTheAir.
thesicktimes.org/2025/12/23/r...
Your job shouldn’t make you sick or unable to work. Every worker deserves to be safe at work.
It’s time to #CleanTheAir.
thesicktimes.org/2025/12/23/r...
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Canada needs to take see the invasion of Venezuela for what it is - a deliberate attack on the international rules based order. We have a bandit nation on our border and we need to be ready for whatever comes next.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
charlieangus.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
Venezuela - The Lesson for Canada
Make no mistake, the attack on Venezuela by the Trump regime is not about removing a rogue leader; it is a deliberate attack on international law.
charlieangus.substack.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Canada needs to take see the invasion of Venezuela for what it is - a deliberate attack on the international rules based order. We have a bandit nation on our border and we need to be ready for whatever comes next.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
charlieangus.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
Reposted by Tracie Edward
44% of Canadian women will experience some form of intimate partner violence over our lifetime. Our economic security is deeply connected to our safety.
Please sign this petition asking the government to invest in infrastructure to keep women safe: www.alexagilmour.ca/act_now_to_e...
Please sign this petition asking the government to invest in infrastructure to keep women safe: www.alexagilmour.ca/act_now_to_e...
ACT NOW TO END GENDER BASED VIOLENCE (GBV)
www.alexagilmour.ca
January 2, 2026 at 11:06 PM
44% of Canadian women will experience some form of intimate partner violence over our lifetime. Our economic security is deeply connected to our safety.
Please sign this petition asking the government to invest in infrastructure to keep women safe: www.alexagilmour.ca/act_now_to_e...
Please sign this petition asking the government to invest in infrastructure to keep women safe: www.alexagilmour.ca/act_now_to_e...
Reposted by Tracie Edward
COVID-19 Is Six Today. What We've Learned. To start, we need cleaner air, which requires a change in medical culture, by @crof.bsky.social thetyee.ca/Analysis/202... via @thetyee.ca
COVID-19 Is Six Today. What We’ve Learned | The Tyee
We need cleaner air, which requires changes in medical culture.
thetyee.ca
January 2, 2026 at 4:31 AM
COVID-19 Is Six Today. What We've Learned. To start, we need cleaner air, which requires a change in medical culture, by @crof.bsky.social thetyee.ca/Analysis/202... via @thetyee.ca
Reposted by Tracie Edward
Next week, Ontario’s public service heads back to the office five days a week. Can transit and traffic across the Greater Toronto Area contend with potentially tens of thousands more commuters? thenarwhal.ca/ontario-publ...
Ontario’s public service is back in office: bad news for the air | The Narwhal
Doug Ford is bringing bureaucrats back to the office, but can transit and highways in the Greater Toronto Area contend with more commuters?
thenarwhal.ca
January 2, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Next week, Ontario’s public service heads back to the office five days a week. Can transit and traffic across the Greater Toronto Area contend with potentially tens of thousands more commuters? thenarwhal.ca/ontario-publ...
Reposted by Tracie Edward
Asbestos is banned in Canada. Why is it in our drinking water? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/29/n... @leahbortskuperman.bsky.social @nationalobserver.com
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
December 29, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Asbestos is banned in Canada. Why is it in our drinking water? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/29/n... @leahbortskuperman.bsky.social @nationalobserver.com
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
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Whether you’re back at work, relaxing or recovering at home, in search of thought-provoking conversation, or just want to hear from two spunky 🇨🇦🇨🇦 women and their fab guests, @coopspeak.bsky.social and I invite you to check out The ReSisters new podcast, “No Ostriching Here.”
4 epis out already! /1
4 epis out already! /1
December 30, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Whether you’re back at work, relaxing or recovering at home, in search of thought-provoking conversation, or just want to hear from two spunky 🇨🇦🇨🇦 women and their fab guests, @coopspeak.bsky.social and I invite you to check out The ReSisters new podcast, “No Ostriching Here.”
4 epis out already! /1
4 epis out already! /1
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“With New Year's celebrations in the coming days, Aoki recommends that residents who are feeling sick stay home. If staying home is not an option, he said, people should wear a mask and make sure to wash their hands as much as possible.”
New flu strain hits Waterloo Region, breaking records for hospitalizations
The new influenza virus is more intense and can’t be stopped by a standard flu shot.
www.therecord.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:24 AM
“With New Year's celebrations in the coming days, Aoki recommends that residents who are feeling sick stay home. If staying home is not an option, he said, people should wear a mask and make sure to wash their hands as much as possible.”
Reposted by Tracie Edward
"Prof. Siegel said multiple studies have shown that improved air quality in classrooms results in better student performance on standardized tests, reduced absenteeism and less spread of infectious disease."
Schools must improve air quality to slow spread of respiratory illness, advocates say
Proper air filtration could help mitigate the rapid spread of flu and other illnesses, say experts and parents
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 27, 2025 at 5:52 AM
"Prof. Siegel said multiple studies have shown that improved air quality in classrooms results in better student performance on standardized tests, reduced absenteeism and less spread of infectious disease."
Reposted by Tracie Edward
On this rainy Sunday please take only a moment and ask Toronto’s Board of Health to ensure schools and child cares have clean indoor air by adopting Health Canada’s new IAQ guidance.
We HAVE the tools to reduce illness and all the harsh outcomes (including financial costs!!) connected to it.
We HAVE the tools to reduce illness and all the harsh outcomes (including financial costs!!) connected to it.
Clean air for kids & staff in schools & daycares shouldn’t be controversial
No IAQ policy at any level of govt ensuring indoor air is clean & safe to breathe atm
Petition to Toronto Board of Health to direct TO Public Health to adopt Health🇨🇦's new IAQ Guidance
preview.mailerlite.io/preview/1297...
No IAQ policy at any level of govt ensuring indoor air is clean & safe to breathe atm
Petition to Toronto Board of Health to direct TO Public Health to adopt Health🇨🇦's new IAQ Guidance
preview.mailerlite.io/preview/1297...
Clean Indoor Air Toronto
cleanindoorairto.ca
December 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
On this rainy Sunday please take only a moment and ask Toronto’s Board of Health to ensure schools and child cares have clean indoor air by adopting Health Canada’s new IAQ guidance.
We HAVE the tools to reduce illness and all the harsh outcomes (including financial costs!!) connected to it.
We HAVE the tools to reduce illness and all the harsh outcomes (including financial costs!!) connected to it.
Reposted by Tracie Edward
Gift Link: www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/1c12514...
Schools must improve air quality to slow spread of respiratory illness, advocates say
Proper air filtration could help mitigate the rapid spread of flu and other illnesses, say experts and parents
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Gift Link: www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/1c12514...
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Covid can leave lasting mark on the brain.
New study adds to literature showing long-term damage to the central nervous system following SARS-CoV-2 infection
#LongCovid
news.griffith.edu.au/2025/12/16/c...
New study adds to literature showing long-term damage to the central nervous system following SARS-CoV-2 infection
#LongCovid
news.griffith.edu.au/2025/12/16/c...
COVID-19 leaves a lasting mark on the human brain - Griffith News
COVID-19 does not just affect the respiratory system, but also significantly alters the brain in people who have fully recovered from the infectious
news.griffith.edu.au
December 22, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Covid can leave lasting mark on the brain.
New study adds to literature showing long-term damage to the central nervous system following SARS-CoV-2 infection
#LongCovid
news.griffith.edu.au/2025/12/16/c...
New study adds to literature showing long-term damage to the central nervous system following SARS-CoV-2 infection
#LongCovid
news.griffith.edu.au/2025/12/16/c...
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How workers died last week: Trench collapse, skid steer, fork lift, coal mining, fall, shootings and vehicle incidents. On average, over 100 workers are killed every week in the United States due to traumatic injuries suffered at work.
jordanbarab.com/confinedspac...
jordanbarab.com/confinedspac...
Weekly Toll - Confined Space
On average, over 100 workers are killed every week in the United States due to traumatic injuries suffered at work. Here are how a few died last week.
jordanbarab.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
How workers died last week: Trench collapse, skid steer, fork lift, coal mining, fall, shootings and vehicle incidents. On average, over 100 workers are killed every week in the United States due to traumatic injuries suffered at work.
jordanbarab.com/confinedspac...
jordanbarab.com/confinedspac...
Reposted by Tracie Edward
Clean air for kids & staff in schools & daycares shouldn’t be controversial
No IAQ policy at any level of govt ensuring indoor air is clean & safe to breathe atm
Petition to Toronto Board of Health to direct TO Public Health to adopt Health🇨🇦's new IAQ Guidance:
bsky.app/profile/mama...
No IAQ policy at any level of govt ensuring indoor air is clean & safe to breathe atm
Petition to Toronto Board of Health to direct TO Public Health to adopt Health🇨🇦's new IAQ Guidance:
bsky.app/profile/mama...
Clean air for kids & staff in schools & daycares shouldn’t be controversial
No IAQ policy at any level of govt ensuring indoor air is clean & safe to breathe atm
Petition to Toronto Board of Health to direct TO Public Health to adopt Health🇨🇦's new IAQ Guidance
preview.mailerlite.io/preview/1297...
No IAQ policy at any level of govt ensuring indoor air is clean & safe to breathe atm
Petition to Toronto Board of Health to direct TO Public Health to adopt Health🇨🇦's new IAQ Guidance
preview.mailerlite.io/preview/1297...
Clean Indoor Air Toronto
cleanindoorairto.ca
December 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Clean air for kids & staff in schools & daycares shouldn’t be controversial
No IAQ policy at any level of govt ensuring indoor air is clean & safe to breathe atm
Petition to Toronto Board of Health to direct TO Public Health to adopt Health🇨🇦's new IAQ Guidance:
bsky.app/profile/mama...
No IAQ policy at any level of govt ensuring indoor air is clean & safe to breathe atm
Petition to Toronto Board of Health to direct TO Public Health to adopt Health🇨🇦's new IAQ Guidance:
bsky.app/profile/mama...
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Sick and tired?
Influenza test positivity is very high in Ontario and remains the highest in children (5-11 yrs) at 73.3% and adolescents (12-19 yrs) at 67.3%. COVID-19 and RSV are also circulating.
These viruses are airborne: we get sick by breathing them in!
But it doesn't have to be this way!
Influenza test positivity is very high in Ontario and remains the highest in children (5-11 yrs) at 73.3% and adolescents (12-19 yrs) at 67.3%. COVID-19 and RSV are also circulating.
These viruses are airborne: we get sick by breathing them in!
But it doesn't have to be this way!
December 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Sick and tired?
Influenza test positivity is very high in Ontario and remains the highest in children (5-11 yrs) at 73.3% and adolescents (12-19 yrs) at 67.3%. COVID-19 and RSV are also circulating.
These viruses are airborne: we get sick by breathing them in!
But it doesn't have to be this way!
Influenza test positivity is very high in Ontario and remains the highest in children (5-11 yrs) at 73.3% and adolescents (12-19 yrs) at 67.3%. COVID-19 and RSV are also circulating.
These viruses are airborne: we get sick by breathing them in!
But it doesn't have to be this way!
Reposted by Tracie Edward
Forcing workers back into the cramped and unfit offices flies in the face of everything the government is trying to achieve – savings, innovation, and productivity. There’s a better way. Join the fight to protect remote work. 👇
www.foryoucanada.ca/remoteworks
www.foryoucanada.ca/remoteworks
December 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Forcing workers back into the cramped and unfit offices flies in the face of everything the government is trying to achieve – savings, innovation, and productivity. There’s a better way. Join the fight to protect remote work. 👇
www.foryoucanada.ca/remoteworks
www.foryoucanada.ca/remoteworks
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Air Canada in flight air quality.
Runway wait CO2 very high. CO2 did not go sub 1500 ppm the entire flight (even at altitude).
#WearARespirator
Runway wait CO2 very high. CO2 did not go sub 1500 ppm the entire flight (even at altitude).
#WearARespirator
December 22, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Air Canada in flight air quality.
Runway wait CO2 very high. CO2 did not go sub 1500 ppm the entire flight (even at altitude).
#WearARespirator
Runway wait CO2 very high. CO2 did not go sub 1500 ppm the entire flight (even at altitude).
#WearARespirator
Reminder to travellers. Ventilation on airplanes, trains & buses sucks. Wear a mask/respirator to avoid illness. My trusty Aranet CO2 detector revealed the worst ventilation was found repeatedly in small transportation vans using recycled AC mode. Yikes! #BreathingBackwash
@aranethome.bsky.social
@aranethome.bsky.social
December 22, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Reminder to travellers. Ventilation on airplanes, trains & buses sucks. Wear a mask/respirator to avoid illness. My trusty Aranet CO2 detector revealed the worst ventilation was found repeatedly in small transportation vans using recycled AC mode. Yikes! #BreathingBackwash
@aranethome.bsky.social
@aranethome.bsky.social