Melissa 🇨🇦

“We are told by leaders that we are the future. But when it comes to the ongoing pandemic, our present is being stolen right in front of our eyes.”

Incredible speech by Violet Affleck who warned about the ongoing dangers of COVID & Long Covid, & advocated for masks and clean air at the UN today!

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This image shows gauges with the September 13-26, 2025 COVID Forecast scores for Canada, the provinces, & territories. From left to right: Canada: 13.4 - VERY HIGH Alberta: 14.8 - VERY HIGH British Columbia: 14.1 - VERY HIGH Manitoba: 14.4 - VERY HIGH New Brunswick: 14.6 - VERY HIGH Newfoundland and Labrador: 15.8 - SEVERE North: 14.1 - VERY HIGH Nova Scotia: 14.7 - VERY HIGH Ontario: 14.9 - VERY HIGH Prince Edward Island: 15.6 - SEVERE Quebec: 9.8 - HIGH Saskatchewan: 15.1 - SEVERE A text box reads: "The COVID Forecast is calculated from 3 equally weighted categories: 1) Current infections and spread; 2) Healthcare system impact; 3) Mortality. Within each category, there is one sub-category for trends over the most recent week (Trends) and one sub-category for current parameter values relative to a specified baseline (Current values). Trends and current values are weighted equally when determining the final score for a category. All Forecast input data and sources are available here (https://datastudio.google.com/embed/u/0/reporting/42b886cf-d661-488e-b7d8-5c5836b55ab6/page/p_2yqs028mwc). Past Forecast scores are available in the table below. Forecast scores are grouped into 4 ranges: MODERATE (1 to <5, white), HIGH (6 to <10, yellow), VERY HIGH (10 to <15, orange), SEVERE (>15, red)."

Canadian COVID Forecast: Sep 13 - Sep 26, 2025
Severe: NL, PEI, SK
Very high: CAN, AB, BC, MB, NB, North, NS, ON
High: QC
Moderate: none

About 1 in 81 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.

This image describes the Canadian COVID Forecast for the fourteen-day period between September 13-26, 2025, which is produced by COVID-19 Resources Canada. Canada’s COVID Forecast outlook is VERY HIGH (no change) with a COVID INDEX SCORE of 13.4 About 1 of every 81 people is infected. Estimated infections this week: 537,000-948,750 What these numbers mean: MODERATE 1-5, HIGH 5-10, VERY HIGH 10-15, SEVERE >15 COMPARED TO THE LOWEST POINT IN THE COVID PANDEMIC IN CANADA How much higher are key indicators compared to the lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada? Waste water, infections: VERY HIGH; 11.5X higher Long COVID estimate: HIGH; 8.6X higher Hospitalizations, ICU: VERY HIGH; 14.6X higher Deaths: VERY HIGH: 14.2X higher HOW TO HELP: EVERYONE: UPDATE vaccines every 6 months WEAR N95-type masks AVOID indoor social gatherings AVOID crowded non-essential places Who is HIGH RISK? People 60 and older, babies < 1 year, pregnant ALL AGES: immunocompromised OR medically at-risk OR no vaccine or infection in the last 6 months Recommendations are based on the COVID-19 Risk Index from the Peterborough ON Public Health Unit COVID-19 Resources Canada is a grassroots organization of volunteer scientists supporting Canadian COVID responses. Sources, data and methods for the COVID Index are available at www.Covid19Resources.ca

Canadian COVID Forecast Sep 13-26, 2025

CANADA

VERY HIGH (no change)

About 1 in every 81 people infected

Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:

-Infections ~12X higher
-Long COVID ~8X higher
-Hospitalizations ~15X higher
-Deaths ~14X higher

N.L.'s 10-year education action plan cites sources that don't exist | CBC News A major report on modernizing the education system in Newfoundland and Labrador is peppered with fake sources some educators say were likely fabricated by generative artificial intelligence.

JFC

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My view is very different from the one presented by the press and I’m not a Doctor but have been a Covid advocate for 5 years. I have read thousands of studies and spoken to many long covid sufferers over that time. I don’t believe people are fully recovering. We need to think of there being two 🧵

Lots of people heading to school tomorrow here in Canada… 1 in 65 has COVID. Mask, open windows, clean the air.

Canadian COVID Forecast Aug 30 - Sep 12 2025
CANADA

High [No change]

About 1 in 65 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.

Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:

-Infections ~7.2 higher
-Long COVID ~7.7 higher
-Hospitalizations ~10.7 higher
-Deaths ~10.9 higher

Driven by the pain of endometriosis, this scientist is uncovering clues to its causes Katie Burns is helping reveal the immune system’s role in the long-neglected disease

“We really need to recognize how debilitating endometriosis is. How underfunded endometriosis is. And how hard investigators have to fight to be able to study this disease.”
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Thank you for your work and your sacrifice. You kept me and my family safe with your clear, accurate, and dependable Covid information. Words aren’t enough to express my thanks to you. You did more for me and my family than you know. I know this is true for a large number of people across Canada.❤️

This image shows gauges with the Aug 16-Aug 29, 2025 COVID Forecast scores for Canada, the provinces, & territories. From left to right: Canada: 4.2 - MODERATE Alberta: 7.0 - HIGH British Columbia: 3.5 - MODERATE Manitoba: 3.7 - MODERATE New Brunswick: 3.5 - MODERATE Newfoundland and Labrador: 3.4 - MODERATE North: 4.2 - MODERATE Nova Scotia: 3.4 - MODERATE Ontario: 4.1 - MODERATE Prince Edward Island: 3.7 - MODERATE Quebec: 4.2 - MODERATE Saskatchewan: 3.6 - MODERATE A text box reads: "The COVID Forecast is calculated from 3 equally weighted categories: 1) Current infections and spread; 2) Healthcare system impact; 3) Mortality. Within each category there is one sub-category for trends over the most recent week (Trends) and one sub-category for current parameter values relative to a specified baseline (Current values). Trends and current values are weighted equally when determining the final score for a category. All Forecast input data and sources are available here (https://datastudio.google.com/embed/u/0/reporting/42b886cf-d661-488e-b7d8-5c5836b55ab6/page/p_2yqs028mwc). Past Forecast scores are available in the table below. Forecast scores are grouped into 4 ranges: MODERATE (1 to <5, white), HIGH (6 to <10, yellow), VERY HIGH (10 to <15, orange), SEVERE (>15 red).

Canadian COVID Forecast: Aug 16-Aug 29, 2025

SEVERE: none
VERY HIGH: none
HIGH: AB
MODERATE: CAN, BC, MB, NB, NL, North, NS, ON, PEI, QC, SK

About 1 in 121 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.

Beware of #PEM, the core feature symptom complex of #ME/CFS:
PEM is a specific worsening of multiple symptoms after a minimal physical, cognitive, or emotional trigger that is disproportionate to the activity and not relieved by rest, whereas fatigue is general tiredness or lack of energy.

Mount Sinai publishes 1st US guide for infection-linked chronic illnesses - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System has released the country’s first clinical manual for treating infection-associated chronic illnesses, according to an Aug. 13 news release.  The clinical ...

Really proud of my team for getting this out. It has been a heavy lift. When we opened the Cohen Center for Recovery from Complex Chronic Illness, we wanted to create a place that could provide the very best of care for people with #LongCOVID, #MECFS,
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Discovery by Montreal researchers could bring hope to long-COVID sufferers UdeM researchers have identified a potential new biomarker and therapeutic target for myalgic encephalomyelitis, once known as chronic fatigue syndrome.

actual good news for once - researchers have a biomarker test for ME/CFS and likely for Long Covid as well, leading to a potential therapy

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“It is those of us who were asked, how many lives would you trade for indoor dining and said…0. Those of us who were asked, how long will you care for your neighbor and said, I always will. Those of us who were told, you don’t have to ❤️ anyone, not anymore, and said, that’s what makes me a radical.”

This is a welcoming account 🏳️‍⚧️

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Star Wars actor dies after contracting Covid and pneumonia The acclaimed actor ‘passed away peacefully with friends at his bedside’

Star Wars actor dies after contracting Covid and pneumonia

The acclaimed 87 year-old actor “had been admitted after a fall with an injured arm, however he quickly contracted Covid which developed into pneumonia.”

It’s hard to see this happening without feeling very emotional and wondering why those in the department of education aren’t keeping their promises and rolling out clean air. Covid is a predominantly airborne virus.

‘Star Wars’ actor Kenneth Colley dead at 87 after contracting COVID, pneumonia By Eric Todisco Published July 3, 2025, 10:41 a.m. ET

‘Star Wars’ actor Kenneth Colley dead at 87 after contracting COVID, pneumonia.

The 87-year-old British actor was taken to hospital with an arm injury following a fall but soon contracted COVID, which then developed into pneumonia.

Source: archive.md/gZRVo

3 tables showing total expected hospitalizations since Dec 2/21 by province (error range -/+ 10%), total expected ICU admissions since Dec 2/21 by province (error range -/+ 10%), and total expected deaths since Dec 2/21 by province (error range -/+ 10%) Tables available at: https://covid19resources.ca/covid-hazard-index Page 19 (Reported deaths, ICU, hospitalizations by age)

Graph showing Estimated new daily infections resulting in daily life activity-limiting symptoms lasting >3 months, by province, since Dec 2021. (5 week rolling averages) Graph available at: https://covid19resources.ca/covid-hazard-index Page 13 (Long COVID)

Infections in Canada this week are expected to result in 1,100 hospitalizations, 230 deaths (people who die at least 1 year earlier than they would without COVID) and 8,400 new long COVID cases serious enough to limit daily life activities.

This image shows gauges with the Jun 28-Jul 11, 2025 COVID Forecast scores for Canada, the provinces, & territories. From left to right: Canada: 4.8 - MODERATE Alberta: 5.0 - MODERATE British Columbia: 4.4 - MODERATE Manitoba: 4.2 - MODERATE New Brunswick: 4.2 - MODERATE Newfoundland and Labrador: 4.3 - MODERATE North: 4.5 - MODERATE Nova Scotia: 4.5 - MODERATE Ontario: 5.2 - HIGH Prince Edward Island: 4.4 - MODERATE Quebec: 4.8 - MODERATE Saskatchewan: 4.3 - MODERATE A text box reads: "The COVID Forecast is calculated from 3 equally weighted categories: 1) Current infections and spread; 2) Healthcare system impact; 3) Mortality. Within each category there is one sub-category for trends over the most recent week (Trends) and one sub-category for current parameter values relative to a specified baseline (Current values). Trends and current values are weighted equally when determining the final score for a category. All Forecast input data and sources are available here (https://datastudio.google.com/embed/u/0/reporting/42b886cf-d661-488e-b7d8-5c5836b55ab6/page/p_2yqs028mwc). Past Forecast scores are available in the table below. Forecast scores are grouped into 4 ranges: MODERATE (1 to <5, white), HIGH (6 to <10, yellow), VERY HIGH (10 to <15, orange), SEVERE (>15 red)."

Canadian COVID Forecast: Jun 28-Jul 11, 2025

SEVERE: none
VERY HIGH: none
HIGH: ON
MODERATE: CAN, AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, North, NS, PEI, QC, SK

About 1 in 120 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.

Sorting Out Long COVID Symptoms in Babies A new study has identified distinct symptom patterns of long COVID in young children.

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Ontario's shape-shifting pollution rules for Chemical Valley in Sarnia | The Narwhal Aamjiwnaang First Nation declared another evacuation order last week because of benzene, but the problem of Sarnia’s toxic air pollution has been years in the making

This investigation into how Ontario has allowed pollution to persist in Sarnia's Chemical Valley has been a long time coming. Huge kudos to @emmamci.bsky.social on this reporting. It's such an important story. thenarwhal.ca/sarnia-ontar...

Climate stripes 1900-2024 for the Arctic. Colors range from the deepest blue for the coolest year to deepest read for the mildest year.

Climate stripes for the Arctic (land and seas poleward of 60ºN) since 1900. It could not be any more clear. #ShowYourStripes #ClimateChange #Arctic

I never expected the treatment studies to move this fast after the RECOVER-TLC agent review, especially for kids. But here we are! I’ve just been invited to join the protocol working group for a specific agent targeting both pediatric and adult populations. Win is a win!

Study Reveals Symptoms Of Long COVID In Young Kids – Here's What To Look Out For The authors say it’s proof a “one-size-fits-all” approach doesn’t work with this condition.

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How did it get to this place where now toddlers have long covid. Absolute nonsense that it didn’t harm children and now that we know it does, still nothing is being done.

Louder for the people in the back: "It has been a public health failure that the public does not realize how much organ damage #COVID infection can cause to things that aren’t your lungs (or throat or nose or taste buds)."

The image below is based on data collected from 80,071 kids and teens:

Dr David Putrino: “For the longest time in the field of immunology, there was the sort of adage that your immune system needs to be tested every now and again to stay strong. That's an old-fashioned idea.
…
because your body is sustaining damage with each [Covid] infection that it survives.“

This whole thread.