@TdotMum

Mum of 4 wonderful humans. Trying my best. #MaskUp #ProtectNotInfect #CleanAir

Joined August 2021
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Now that it is 
the last week of October 
if they ask why 
you are wearing a mask 
just tell them you 
are wearing a costume 
for a Halloween party, 
and when they ask 
what you are dressed as, 
tell them you are dressed as
someone who gives a damn
about other people.
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Kathryn@kadamsslOct 24
“You’re really closing the barn door after the horse has already gotten out, right? By the time you have an outbreak and you start saying ‘oh, well, we should start putting respirators on people.’ it’s too late.” @Mark_Ungrin telling truths👇 ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/a…

Additional supports, spaces, on the way for hospitals for respiratory virus season

Ahead of respiratory virus season, the Alberta government announced several ways its preparing hospitals for an expected increase in patients.

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Two ways to genuinely keep kids safe on their way to school: Speed cameras, which this government outlawed. Bike lanes, which this government is ripping out.
Paul Calandra
@PaulCalandraOct 19
Every parent wants to know their child is safe on their way to and from school. It's a peace of mind we want for every student, in every community. From kindergarten to high school, student safety is everyone's responsibility. This School Bus Safety Week, I remind all drivers to slow down, stay alert and take extra care around school buses and school zones throughout the school year.
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Hmmm, @PaulCalandra said YES to removing speed cameras in school zones to protect his colleagues from being caught from speeding & stunt driving
Paul Calandra
@PaulCalandraOct 19
Every parent wants to know their child is safe on their way to and from school. It's a peace of mind we want for every student, in every community. From kindergarten to high school, student safety is everyone's responsibility. This School Bus Safety Week, I remind all drivers to slow down, stay alert and take extra care around school buses and school zones throughout the school year.
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TdotMum@TdotMumOct 20
Replying to @UHN
Good to see that #COVID falls into the #Airborne category as per @GovCanHealth. "Tiny particles that stay suspended in the air & travel further than 2 metres." Now IPAC just need to make sure that @PublicHealthON provides the right guidance for #Airborne mitigations. 😷
https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/publications/healthy-living/guidance-indoor-air-quality-professionals.html#a3.4

ALT https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/publications/healthy-living/guidance-indoor-air-quality-professionals.html#a3.4

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At some point the media coverage needs to reflect how far out of touch this Minister and @fordnation education policy actually is. The original 4 boards under supervision were put there because of “financial mismanagement”. Bill 101 moved budget responsibilities to the new CEOs! There is absolutely no current justification for supervision. This attack on democracy continues to extend ministry centralization, while eliminating both transparency and accountability. @PaulCalandra and his merry band of patronage appointees have had total control for over 16 months. At what point does this Minister realize that he’s not up to the task? Candidates and voters in these 8 jurisdictions deserve to have the elected trustees sworn in the same day as ALL newly elected trustees. Bill 101 dramatically reduces trustee impact, the CEO’s option to veto trustee decisions and “not confirm” motions or decisions should be alarming. Let the public select their representatives and then allow them carry out their duties.
Colin D'Mello | Global News
@ColinDMelloOct 19
NEW: The Ford government says trustees in supervised school boards “will not be sworn in” immediately after next week's election. The province is asserting its power to call meetings in eight boards and trustees will only take their oath when the meeting is officially called. No timeline for when that will happen. globalnews.ca/news/12108029/… #onpoli

Trustees in supervised school boards won’t be sworn in after election: Ford government | Globalne...

Government source told Global News that trustees in supervised school boards "will not be sworn in" until a board meeting officially takes place.

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If your govt is so concerned about student safety why @PaulCalandra did your govt remove speed cameras despite the research that they work and keep pedestrians safer?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-speeding-after-speed-camera-removal-9.7246983

ALT https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-speeding-after-speed-camera-removal-9.7246983

https://www.sickkids.ca/en/news/archive/2025/automated-speed-enforcement-significantly-reduces-speeding-in-toronto-school-zones/

ALT https://www.sickkids.ca/en/news/archive/2025/automated-speed-enforcement-significantly-reduces-speeding-in-toronto-school-zones/

https://www.cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/09/10/toronto-teens-family-points-to-removed-speed-cameras-in-lawsuit-over-crash-that-severely-injured-him/

ALT https://www.cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/09/10/toronto-teens-family-points-to-removed-speed-cameras-in-lawsuit-over-crash-that-severely-injured-him/

Paul Calandra
@PaulCalandraOct 19
Every parent wants to know their child is safe on their way to and from school. It's a peace of mind we want for every student, in every community. From kindergarten to high school, student safety is everyone's responsibility. This School Bus Safety Week, I remind all drivers to slow down, stay alert and take extra care around school buses and school zones throughout the school year.
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I've watched science and public health collide in real time, from COVID to polluted air in South Bay San Diego. People deserve to understand the science shaping their lives, and a voice in the solutions. I'm thinking about a podcast built on that. Would you listen? What would make you tune in?
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Any ER, trauma, or critical care specialists in the Edmonton area not working this evening: If you haven’t already been contacted, please call local hospitals and see if your support could help. Thank you. 🙏
Mark Carney
@MarkJCarneyOct 18
A serious incident creating a major fire has occurred at CFB Wainwright, in Alberta. Our thoughts are with all the brave women and men affected.   We are working closely with the Government of Alberta and local authorities. Premier Smith and I are in close contact as are our relevant ministers and officials.
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Replying to @arianek @LyneFiliatraul2
Ariane, Dr. Filiatrault is a retired emergency physician who, back in 2003, when confronted with a patient from East Asia with an unknown influenza like illness at a Vancouver hospital ER, her team and her chose the precautionary principle. They implemented airborne precautions, and the SARS outbreak was managed successfully in BC. Toronto made a huge mess by not using the precautionary principle, and as a result, had a much larger outbreak with over 400 cases in 2 locations, with a 10% mortality, and disability in the majority of survivors. Henry was one of the primary decision makers in the Toronto mess, along with other dishonest actors. To my knowledge, Dr. Filiatrault has never been a primary public health/infection control MD. Yet that ER TEAM, yes team, in 2003 chose the precautionary principle and airborne precautions and had the COURAGE to hold fast in the best interests of patient care and staff protection. @LyneFiliatraul2 @BarryHunt008 @crwequine
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TdotMum retweeted
TdotMum@TdotMumOct 16
🚨If you are wearing a N95/KN95 there shouldn't be anything expelling out of any place when you cough or sneeze. This is why medical masks don't work for #Airborne infectious diseases. I'd expect @AntibioticDoc to know this😷 ~7 yrs in, can't we do better cause we know better?
Dr. Goldman: You didn’t mention coughing into your sleeve. Dr. Saxinger: Oh yeah, implicit. I think that’s a good thing to remind people of though. And you know I think cough hygiene has improved a lot and I still do see people coughing into their sleeve. Here’s a nice little wrinkle on that though. If you have a mask on, people often think they should turn away to cough or sneeze but you should actually stay facing forward when you cough or sneeze. So you should basically aim at people because what happens is most of the material that you expel will go out the side of the mask and so turning your head means that it’s going to go towards the person that you're facing. That’s a weird one but you see it happen a lot. Dr. Goldman: Well you learn something new, I mean I should have known that, that seems very logical but thank you for teaching it to me and to everybody listening to this.

ALT Dr. Goldman: You didn’t mention coughing into your sleeve. Dr. Saxinger: Oh yeah, implicit. I think that’s a good thing to remind people of though. And you know I think cough hygiene has improved a lot and I still do see people coughing into their sleeve. Here’s a nice little wrinkle on that though. If you have a mask on, people often think they should turn away to cough or sneeze but you should actually stay facing forward when you cough or sneeze. So you should basically aim at people because what happens is most of the material that you expel will go out the side of the mask and so turning your head means that it’s going to go towards the person that you're facing. That’s a weird one but you see it happen a lot. Dr. Goldman: Well you learn something new, I mean I should have known that, that seems very logical but thank you for teaching it to me and to everybody listening to this.

Dr. Brian Goldman
@NightShiftMDOct 16
Flu season is here early! 🤧 @AntibioticDoc is on #TheDoseCBC to talk about flu, COVID-19 and RSV vaccines and what else you can do to stay healthy. Have a listen! cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/4…

Flu season's early! What should I do about it? | The Dose | CBC Podcasts | CBC Listen

Look out Canada, flu season is here early! As influenza cases rise across the country, experts warn it's still too soon to say how bad this season will be. Alberta infectious diseases specialist Dr....

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Replying to @NightShiftMD @AntibioticDoc
At ~21 mins, you recommend sneezing at others if masked. For logical consistency, when performing surgery, are surgeons wearing procedure masks now being instructed to sneeze into the surgical cavity? Surely, if this had merit, sneezing at OR patients would be the standard.
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Replying to @RevivalCare @TdotMum @AntibioticDoc @TOPublicHealth @PublicHealthON @TOTopDoc @SylviaJonesMPP @GovCanHealth @NightShiftMD
For logical consistency, when performing surgery, are surgeons wearing procedure masks now being instructed to sneeze into the surgical cavity? Surely, if this had merit, sneezing at OR patients under the knife would be the standard. @NightShiftMD
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Replying to @RevivalCare @TdotMum @AntibioticDoc @TOPublicHealth @PublicHealthON @TOTopDoc @SylviaJonesMPP @GovCanHealth @NightShiftMD
The public can barely manage hand washing and wearing masks. It took years to even train adults to sneeze or cough into elbows. Holding your masked face to sneeze into your elbow snugly is clearly superior to sneezing at someone else. How is this the advice being given?!
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Replying to @TdotMum @AntibioticDoc @TOPublicHealth @PublicHealthON @TOTopDoc @SylviaJonesMPP @GovCanHealth
What is this messaging in service of, @NightShiftMD? We know N95-type respirators are far more effective than baggy procedure masks. If everyone wears N95-type respirators, infection exposure is reduced 96%. xitter.cf/RevivalCare/status/175…
revival.care@RevivalCare27 Jan 2024
Study of SARS2 in a university classroom. “The relative contributions of short-range airborne and long-range airborne transmission were 40.5 % and 59.5 %, respectively.” Takeaway: Respirators are necessary indoors, even with “excellent” air quality. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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🚨If you are wearing a N95/KN95 there shouldn't be anything expelling out of any place when you cough or sneeze. This is why medical masks don't work for #Airborne infectious diseases. I'd expect @AntibioticDoc to know this😷 ~7 yrs in, can't we do better cause we know better?
Dr. Goldman: You didn’t mention coughing into your sleeve. Dr. Saxinger: Oh yeah, implicit. I think that’s a good thing to remind people of though. And you know I think cough hygiene has improved a lot and I still do see people coughing into their sleeve. Here’s a nice little wrinkle on that though. If you have a mask on, people often think they should turn away to cough or sneeze but you should actually stay facing forward when you cough or sneeze. So you should basically aim at people because what happens is most of the material that you expel will go out the side of the mask and so turning your head means that it’s going to go towards the person that you're facing. That’s a weird one but you see it happen a lot. Dr. Goldman: Well you learn something new, I mean I should have known that, that seems very logical but thank you for teaching it to me and to everybody listening to this.

ALT Dr. Goldman: You didn’t mention coughing into your sleeve. Dr. Saxinger: Oh yeah, implicit. I think that’s a good thing to remind people of though. And you know I think cough hygiene has improved a lot and I still do see people coughing into their sleeve. Here’s a nice little wrinkle on that though. If you have a mask on, people often think they should turn away to cough or sneeze but you should actually stay facing forward when you cough or sneeze. So you should basically aim at people because what happens is most of the material that you expel will go out the side of the mask and so turning your head means that it’s going to go towards the person that you're facing. That’s a weird one but you see it happen a lot. Dr. Goldman: Well you learn something new, I mean I should have known that, that seems very logical but thank you for teaching it to me and to everybody listening to this.

Dr. Brian Goldman
@NightShiftMDOct 16
Flu season is here early! 🤧 @AntibioticDoc is on #TheDoseCBC to talk about flu, COVID-19 and RSV vaccines and what else you can do to stay healthy. Have a listen! cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/4…

Flu season's early! What should I do about it? | The Dose | CBC Podcasts | CBC Listen

Look out Canada, flu season is here early! As influenza cases rise across the country, experts warn it's still too soon to say how bad this season will be. Alberta infectious diseases specialist Dr....

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TdotMum@TdotMumOct 16
Replying to @DaliaHasanMD
Health care/hospitals say they want to eliminate preventable harm but neglect masking. Masking only for respiratory season means they are willing to sacrifice the health of some for the convenience of others What happened to do no harm? #ProtectNotInfect xitter.cf/tdotmum/status/2109783…
TdotMum@TdotMumOct 12
Replying to @NightShiftMD
What does getting a handle on Covid mean? 112 Covid outbreaks YTD in Toronto totaling 1440 eq. days in outbreak. Seniors in LTC and patients with HAIs b/c IPAC won't call COVID #Airborne. Rates of all outbreaks from 2022-25 are 3X the 2016-19 average. None of this is normal.
https://open.toronto.ca/dataset/outbreaks-in-toronto-healthcare-institutions/

ALT https://open.toronto.ca/dataset/outbreaks-in-toronto-healthcare-institutions/

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The on/off revolving door of mask guidance in health care seems bizarre to me 😷 should be a fixture of patient care, just as gloves & hand hygiene are: not a seasonal precaution, but a fundamental part of our commitment to infection prevention, patient safety, and doing no harm.
alan drummond
@alandrummond2Oct 16
Masks encouraged at all Health P.E.I. facilities starting Oct. 16 Masks will be available at entrances to Health P.E.I. facilities cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-ed…

Masks encouraged at all Health P.E.I. facilities starting Oct. 16 | CBC News

In response to increased respiratory illness across the province, Health P.E.I. is implementing a masking policy in its facilities starting Friday.

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Ama@ama_underatedOct 14
PROTECT THE REAL DATA CENTERS
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Flu & Covid shots should be part of "Back-to-School" prep BEFORE cases start to spike Waiting until Sick Season is well underway before vaccination even starts guarantees that a lot more ppl will get sick than necessary 🤒 It makes no sense at all
Iris Gorfinkel, M.D.@DrGorfinkelOct 15
1400 people rely on me for their primary care - many are over 65, very young or have chronic conditions. Delaying their flu shots may be catastrophic. …but we won’t have any until October 26. thestar.com/opinion/contribu…

Iris Gorfinkel: Ontarians are ready for their flu shots, but their family doctors aren’t

Even though family doctors deliver most of the primary care and are consistently ranked among the most trusted clinicians, we’re last on the Ministry’s flu shot delivery list. It’s a

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