2. ... and hence absent from school more often. Why? Because when a new virus is in circulation, along with all the other pathogens that were circulating pre-pandemic, children will get infected by pathogens more often and hence become sick more often.

The simple truth is that we now have another highly infectious respiratory virus in the mix, namely Covid-19…

…so it’s really not surprising that we have more illness absence.

The graph below illustrates this point neatly (h/t Paul Mainwood).

1. 'They detected portions of viral RNA for up to two years after infection, although there was no evidence that the person had become reinfected. They found it in the connective tissue where immune cells are located, suggesting that the viral fragments were causing the...

So, I got tired of having the “send someone willing to mask” conversations with trades and service.
I have placed this on my door. Anyone showing up not willing to mask just wasted their time, not mine.
So far, so good.

Perhaps someone could advise NSW Health of this crucial information???

💥💥4 hours💥💥

AIRBORNE💨💨

Terminated worker here. Listen when employers tell you exactly who they are

McCarthyism is alive and well. Look how terrified they are of worker power 🔥

Solidarity always ✊ we'll keep us safe when we fight together

Used to be that it was unthinkable to be unmasked inside an active OR. Even in the hallways during active OR time. It’s a sad commentary on the impact of the antimask stupidity spilling over to areas where it can impact quality & safety of the patient care environment.

Said it a thousand times but: there was no chance that deciding Covid didn’t matter wouldn’t also cause a slide in infection control in general. We *know* what we’re doing is wrong, and I it undermines the idea that we shouldn’t do wrong things.

A mass bleaching event is devastating the world’s coral reefs.

Its prompted experts to question whether the billions invested in saving reef are actually working, when climate destroying projects continue to be approved.
au.news.yahoo.com/billions-in-ma…

Considering the Liberals promised 25 years ago to eliminate child poverty, a 75% reduction decades later is a few steps too short for celebration.

NEW:

Jan. 6 footage reviewed by NBC News appears to show the man the FBI identified as a Real Housewives star's stepson inside Nancy Pelosi's suite, and even entering the room where her laptop was stolen.

FBI appears to have missed it on first pass. #SeditionHunters didn't.

This is an insane story. One input to Israel's dystopian 'Lavender AI', which selects targets to be killed by the IDF, is 'whether you're in a WhatsApp group with a suspected member of Hamas'. Which means that Meta is sharing this data with the IDF, making it directly complicit.…

Liberal Party Good to know.
#NeverVoteConservative #cdnpoli

CONFIRMED: Lobbying commissioner is looking into Pierre Poilievre's top advisor and her lobbying firm.

DS9 headcanon favorite:

The Romulans actually weren't fooled at all by Garak blowing up Senator Vreenak's shuttle — rather, they went along with it because they were impressed and flattered that the Federation adopted Romulan tactics instead of rigidly adhering to human ideals.

Funny, conservatives are telling us the rich and every business is going to leave Canada because of Trudeau's budget.

That can't be true. They already all left in 2015, remember?

Oh, and in 2018 also...

In 1995, Ben-Gvir appeared on television brandishing a Cadillac hood ornament that had been stolen from Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin's car, and declared: 'We got to his car, and we'll get to him too.' Several weeks later, Rabin was assassinated by right-wing extremist Yigal Amir

The latest Canada Health Act Annual Report is out

It's one of the most interesting annual publications for health policy nerds like me

It provides an update on each province's compliance with the Canada Health Act, including unlawful extra-billing and user fees 🧵