Title: "A day in Canadian healthcare."

URL: https://twitter.com/frozen/status/1518988271610564608/

Description: Tom Jackman on Twitter: "A day in Canadian healthcare. Last November, I experienced a sudden onset of unexplained tremors (internal and external). I'm 42. I contacted my GP, who told me to wait and see. 6 weeks later, the tremors continued to worsen, and my GP made a referral to a neurologist. / 3mo. later, no neuro appointment received, I followed up. My GP said she would expedite the appointment, and order an MRI. She also said she would see me in her office to take a look. After much back-and-forth with the scheduler, I was finally able to book an in-person appt. / Which brings me to yesterday. I arrived at my GP's office, and was immediately told by the door person to don a surgical mask in place of my new N95, or to wear one over it. In April 2022. Every staff member and doc in the clinic was wearing a baggy blue. In April 2022. / I came home in disbelief, only to encounter this excellent if depressing piece of reporting by @brish_ti . Vancouver Island hospitals are so slammed with COVID patients that they're considering moving some patients to hotel rooms to recover. In April 2022. https://twitter.com/brish_ti/status/1518740421756604419?t=01JNzZc1FDLSBXD8rX53Rg&s=19 / Yesterday was also the date of my head MRI. I arrived at Nanaimo's NRGH and was greeted by hand sanitizer stations and baggy blue masks. In my entire time there, I didn't see a single doctor, nurse, patient, visitor, or staff member wearing a respirator. Not one. In April 2022. / The MRI tech offered me a baggy blue, but I explained that I was wearing a new N95 with nose piece removed (taped to obtain a proper seal). She responded, and I kid you not, "but if it's sealed how will you be able to breathe?" In April 2022. / So here we are, more than 2 years into a global pandemic caused by an airborne pathogen, and British Columbia's entire healthcare apparatus remains less well kitted than a transit bus in Rome. https://twitter.com/frozen/status/1517900806556569600?t=4NDST90xtzCzKQOfbY3hyQ&s=19 / If you're wondering how we got here, it's because the people in charge of setting our masking policies aren't really in favour of masks, and have never been seen in or recommended N95s. / These health officials believe vaccines are "silver bullets," and insist on stubbornly trying to prove the point while Canadian hospitals are overwhelmed. https://twitter.com/frozen/status/1367579475387375616?t=raKuqspOACLKzCyMmbm6BQ&s=19 / My advice? Follow my son's lead—not mask skeptics—and wear a quality, well-fitting respirator."

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Subject:   Island Health,  Basu, Brishti,  Nanaimo Regional General Hospital

Title: "Apparently, the Shoppers at University Village is boosting anyone who's 5+months beyond dose 2, and walk-ins are welcome."

URL: https://twitter.com/frozen/status/1474445107281547264/

Description: Tom Jackman on Twitter: "Attention Nanaimo friends: Apparently, the Shoppers at University Village is boosting anyone who's 5+months beyond dose 2, and walk-ins are welcome. (While supplies last). #nanaimo #bcpoli"

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Subject:   Vaccinations,  Shoppers Drug Mart

Title: "Dr. Bonnie Henry is outstanding"

URL: https://twitter.com/i/status/1584973822327132161/

Description: Tom Jackman on Twitter: "After being questioned about yesterday's bombshell reporting that Dr. Bonnie Henry knowingly misled the public about the risk of covid transmission in schools, BC's Health Min., Adrian Dix, had this to say in response."

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Subject:   Dix, Adrian,  Henry, Bonnie

Title: "In Nanaimo, masking is under 20 percent (staff and customers) at most markets I've been to."

URL: https://twitter.com/frozen/status/1510443251915919360/

Description: Tom Jackman on Twitter: "In Nanaimo, masking is under 20 percent (staff and customers) at most markets I've been to. And the masks I see worn are of generally poor quality. If BC's 6th wave doesn't go stratospheric, it's place like Richmond and East Van that are the reason why. Mask up, please."

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Subject:   Grocery Trade

Title: "My local hospital has so much COVID that patients are being treated in hallways because there's no other space left."

URL: https://twitter.com/frozen/status/1511512787297599490/

Description: Tom Jackman on Twitter: "Today—the same day Dr. Henry surrendered BC to another pandemic wave— @brish_ti reports that my local hospital has so much COVID that patients are being treated in hallways because there's no other space left. Despite Henry's claims to the contrary, this isn't a good place to be."

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Subject:   Nanaimo Regional General Hospital,  Island Health,  Henry, Bonnie,  Helm, Britt,  Basu, Brishti

Title: "My son's Nanaimo elementary school is maybe 90% unmasked"

URL: https://twitter.com/frozen/status/1509767940186419200/

Description: Tom Jackman on Twitter: "This is excellent! My son's Nanaimo elementary school is maybe 90% unmasked (teachers and staff, from what I can see tell). It's so depressing."

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Subject:   Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools

Title: Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools update | February 8, 2021 | Island Health

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Etu3CYkUYAIHINa?format=jpg&name=4096x4096

Description: Tom Jackman on Twitter: "#SD68 families and staff just received the following letter from Medical Health Officer Dr. Sandra Allison, and Superintendent Scott Saywell. Neither the strategies in this letter, nor the updated @CDCofBC school safety guidance it links to, are nearly good enough. #bced #bcpoli"

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Subject:   Island Health,  Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools

Title: [A parent's experience with how COVID-19 exposure dates are shared]

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FGIsw2YVQAI9F60?format=png&name=small

Description: Tom Jackman on Twitter: "I was greeted to this post tonight by my local PAC. If you're wondering why I'm advocating for equitable access to rapid tests, now you know. BC health authorities—in this case @VanIslandHealth —are still sweeping school COVID exposures under the rug. #bced #bcpoli @BCschoolCovid"

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Subject:   Island Health,  Rapid Antigen Tests

Title: [Advice posted at pediatric immunization clinic]

URL: https://twitter.com/frozen/status/1571253216364593152/

Description: Tom Jackman on Twitter: "Look what my wife just spotted in a local pediatric immunization clinic, as my son awaits his covid booster. This is the correct advice, whereas Dr. Bonnie Henry's notion of 'superboosting' your body with a periodic dose of covid is counterproductive nonsense."

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Subject:   Vaccinations,  Henry, Bonnie

Title: [COVID-19 outbreak at Berwick on the Lake]

URL: https://twitter.com/frozen/status/1488381247957061634/

Description: Tom Jackman on Twitter: "Outbreak at Berwick on the Lake, a Nanaimo LTC. 2 positive cases in the care unit, 9 more being isolated with symptoms—no word on test results after 3 days. Outbreak has spread to Independent Living floors, but there's been no contact from @VanIslandHealth . / LTC staff were only informed via a doctor after midnight on Friday (night shift). The site has run out of N95s and are still allowing public visitors. Island Health refuses act and refuses to declare an outbreak. #bcpoli Cc. @npescod @SkyeRyanCHEK @PennyDaflos @CTVNewsVI"

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Subject:   Berwick Retirement Communities,  Berwick on the Lake,  Island Health

Title: [Clip from interview with Dr. David Forrest] | Protect Our Province BC

URL: https://twitter.com/i/status/1466902250010267648/

Description: Tom Jackman on Twitter: "In contrast, Dr. Forrest, an ICU doctor in Nanaimo, paints a much grimmer picture. During a recent interview with @Protect_BC , he says his ICU continues to be "essentially overwhelmed," with many HCWs close to burnout. As long as case numbers are high, ICU capacity is in danger."

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Subject:   Forrest, David,  Nanaimo Regional General Hospital,  Island Health,  Vaccinations,  Protect Our Province BC

Title: [Clip of Sonia Furstenau during the October 25, 2022 oral question period]

URL: https://twitter.com/i/status/1584981647942119424/

Description: Tom Jackman on Twitter: "I am not a partisan, but the leader of the BC Green Party, @SoniaFurstenau , asked an excellent question of @adriandix this morning: In light of recent revelations, "How can we trust his word and the word of the Provincial Health Officer?" Mr. Dix did not answer the question."

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Subject:   Furstenau, Sonia,  Henry, Bonnie,  Dix, Adrian

Title: [Clips from Dr. Bonnie Henry's January 3, 2023 interview on CBC's The Early Edition]

URL: https://twitter.com/i/status/1610327741299306496/

Description: Tom Jackman on Twitter: "This morning, @CBCStephenQuinn tried to get BC's Provincial Health Officer to recommend masks without equivocation. Dr. Henry would not. It's not hyperbole to say that more infections will occur over the next weeks and months because of her inability to recommend masking. / There's something Dr. Sueussian about Dr. Henry's approach to masking: I could not, would not on a bus I will not, will not, without a fuss. I will not wear them on a train, I will not wear them near a plane. Not in the dark! Not in a tree! Not in a car! You let me be! / Dr. Henry is the lead public health official in BC, and yet she's apparently being overruled on masks by the @adriandix or @Dave_Eby . Why is she undermining this government's health and safety guidance with her own muddled messaging on masks?"

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Subject:   Henry, Bonnie,  Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | The Early Edition

Title: [Clips from Stephanie Higginson's September 7, 2021 interview on CBC's The Early Edition]

URL: https://twitter.com/i/status/1435317412275032083

Description: Tom Jackman on Twitter: "As young, unvaccinated BC kids ate their breakfast before returning to school this morning, @BCSTA_President , Stephanie Higginson, explained to CBC's Stephen Quinn why they were undeserving of additional protective measures in the face of the vicious Delta variant."

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Subject:   Higginson, Stephanie,  Mooring, Teri,  Variants of Concern,  BC School Trustees Association,  Delta Variant,  Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | The Early Edition,  British Columbia Teachers' Federation

Title: [Comment on Dr. Bonnie Henry's presence at first pediatric vaccinations]

URL: https://twitter.com/frozen/status/1465425977329139720/

Description: Tom Jackman on Twitter: "A few questions. This should have been the scene in BC LAST WEEK. Also, remember when BC wouldn't allow vaccine selfies? When did that stop being a thing? Finally, why does everything have to be about Dr. Henry? Why must she always make herself the focus? #bcpoli #bced / Is this really part of Henry's job description? Attending the warm fuzzy things to generate goodwill towards her personal brand? And as others have pointed out, why is she wearing an inadequate mask? BC kids were forced to wait another week so that Henry could have her photo op? / People want to believe DBH is a kind person who cares about kids. But where was her kindness when my son was being made fun of by his classmates because he wore a mask to protect his vulnerable dad? Where was her kindness when he pleaded for a mask mandate in K-3 this August?"

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Subject:   Vaccinations,  Henry, Bonnie

Title: [Comment on Island Health combining COVID-19 testing and vaccine sites in Nanaimo]

URL: https://twitter.com/frozen/status/1457889765882089476/

Description: Tom Jackman on Twitter: "This Wednesday, @VanIslandHealth , in their infinite wisdom, will combine Nanaimo's testing and vaccine sites into one. What's more, they're ending drive-through testing, so seniors desperate for a booster dose will be lined up in the same room as COVID positives. #bcpoli #bced / And to make matters worse, each one of those potential COVID positives will be forced to REMOVE THEIR MASK for their gargle test. If you thought Nanaimo's case numbers were bad now, just wait until these two groups are literally sharing the same air at the same time, everyday. / Sick people will be more likely to infect others during this process, and those COVID negatives who do the right thing and seek out testing will be more likely to come away with a dose of COVID after all. Even the scheduling line nurses think this new process is madness. / When BC's deputy health officer, Dr. Réka Gustafson, told us to stop focusing on case numbers, she cruelly meant it. These officials are trying to "tough love" their way through the Delta wave, with predictably horrible results for the rest of us. / And yeah, the absolute best/worst part of this? The combined testing/vaccination site will be in a shopping mall. It's as though BC is actively and purposely unlearning the hard-fought lessons gained during the last two years of pandemicking. https://twitter.com/DoMindDying/status/1457891078573420545?s=20"

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Subject:   Vacccinations,  Island Health,  Nanaimo North Town Centre,  Gustafson, Réka,  Delta Variant,  Variants of Concern

Title: [Comment on school exposure notifications:] "Enough secrecy and deflection; we're in this together."

URL: https://twitter.com/frozen/status/1434012071713128450/

Description: Tom Jackman on Twitter: "My son is returning to school next week (one of the harder decisions I've ever made as a parent). If he or his parents test positive, all of his teachers and all of his classmates will know about it. We'll tell them. Enough secrecy and deflection; we're in this together. @sd68bc"

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Subject:   Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools,  School District 40 New Westminster

Title: [Comments on COVID-19 public health guidelines in schools]

URL: https://twitter.com/i/status/1372663749476114432

Description: Tom Jackman on Twitter: "Wasn't it you on 3/10 who said our schools are incredibly safe - so safe, in fact, that masks aren't needed for kids? Why should teachers be vaxxed if our schools are so safe? And if schools aren't safe, why were you so against having kids wear masks in class barely 1 week ago?"

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Subject:   Higginson, Stephanie,  Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools,  BC School Trustees Association

Title: [Comments on letter regarding COVID-19 mitigations in School District 68]

URL: https://twitter.com/frozen/status/1566136247269363712/

Description: Tom Jackman on Twitter: "A friend sent me this laughably inadequate response letter she received re: covid mitigations in our @sd68bc classrooms. In addition to misrepresenting the science about what is needed to prevent airborne transmission, it omits some key details about its authors. #bced #bcpoli / . @markvwalsh , the @sd68bc Secretary-Treasurer, failed to note that last year the District added more air exchanges throughout the day to provide classrooms with cleaner air, but recently told a teacher group that they would not be doing that this year as it is just too expensive! / For those who say we can't put a price on our kids safety, here are BC school officials apparently managing to do exactly that. They seem to believe clean air in classrooms—a key measure to combat the spread of covid and other airborne diseases—isn't worth the cost. / Charlene McKay, Trustee and Chair of the @sd68bc board, also tends to say one thing and do another. In March 2021, she voted against a motion to extend the school mask mandate to younger grades, agreeing with then @BCSTA_President not to go "above and beyond" WRT to child safety. / What's more, Ms. McKay voted against additional protections for kids like mine, despite the fact that she chose not to have her child attend in-person classes in the District for the entire 2020/21 school year due to health concerns over covid. This is called hypocrisy. / The behaviour shown by BC's school officials is nothing short of scandalous and cowardly. At-risk families are forced to navigate an impossible situation on their own, all while being gaslit about risk. It's time to bring the receipts. #WeHaveReceipts. https://twitter.com/OhCasavant/status/1566099455174406145?s=20&t=iUmQPnlqDHx0pZBM96I0Og"

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Subject:   Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools,  Walsh, Mark,  McKay, Charlene,  Ventilation

Title: [Comparison of different opinions about recent COVID-19 surge in Island Health]

URL: https://twitter.com/frozen/status/1466902221363154945/

Description: Tom Jackman on Twitter: "What's with the recent COVID surge in @VanIslandHealth? Well, it depends on who you ask. Dr. Stanwick, VIHA's Chief MHO, says it's mostly due to the fact that the island didn't build up enough herd immunity from earlier waves (dubious), and is definitely not due to PH failures. / In contrast, Dr. Forrest, an ICU doctor in Nanaimo, paints a much grimmer picture. During a recent interview with @Protect_BC, he says his ICU continues to be "essentially overwhelmed," with many HCWs close to burnout. As long as case numbers are high, ICU capacity is in danger. / In summary, you have a BCPH official saying this is becoming a "casedemic" and not to worry, while an ICU doctor who treats actual COVID patients continues to sound the alarm about the dangerousness of the situation with respect to mortality and overall hospital capacity."

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Subject:   Island Health,  Stanwick, Richard,  Forrest, David,  Nanaimo Regional General Hospital,  Delta Variant,  Variants of Concern

Title: [Doctor's office still has phone appointments only because "we would rather not die of COVID"]

URL: https://twitter.com/frozen/status/1511554181311569921/

Description: Tom Jackman on Twitter: "I booked an in-person appointment with my GP—the office still has phone appointments only—and asked the scheduler why, since health officials say we should get back to normal, they still had strict protocols in place? She said: "Because we would rather not die of COVID." Quite."

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Title: [Information on Nanaimo vaccination clinics]

URL: https://twitter.com/frozen/status/1466815656951640066/

Description: Tom Jackman on Twitter: "Attention Nanaimo friends: It looks like the local COVID-19 vaccination clinic will be operating at full capacity (including for booster and pediatric shots) from Dec. 7 on. It's also looking like this clinic may be open between Christmas and New Years after all. #bcpoli #nanaimo / This means that if you've already booked a vaccination appointment for yourself or your child far in the future, you may be able to rebook for an earlier slot."

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Subject:   Vaccinations,  Island Health

Title: [Letter responding to concerns about school air quality] | September 2, 2022 | Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fbv7FMfakAAWIyJ?format=jpg&name=4096x4096

Description: Tom Jackman on Twitter: "A friend sent me this laughably inadequate response letter she received re: covid mitigations in our @sd68bc classrooms. In addition to misrepresenting the science about what is needed to prevent airborne transmission, it omits some key details about its authors. #bced #bcpoli"

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Subject:   Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools,  Ventilation

Title: [Page 1: Letter to trustees of Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools regarding school mask policies]

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E_LQA-SVQAYRy0b?format=jpg&name=large

Description: Tom Jackman on Twitter: "I warned @sd68bc trustees last March (see attached letter) that the school safety measures in place were insufficient, and that masking should be required indoors for all of K-12. That was true, but it's even more true now with Delta swirling in our classrooms."

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Subject:   Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools,  Higginson, Stephanie,  Delta Variant,  Variants of Concern,  Henry, Bonnie,  Ventilation,  Island Health

Title: [Page 2: Letter to trustees of Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools regarding school mask policies]

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E_LQCF4VgAMo8IQ?format=jpg&name=large

Description: Tom Jackman on Twitter: "I warned @sd68bc trustees last March (see attached letter) that the school safety measures in place were insufficient, and that masking should be required indoors for all of K-12. That was true, but it's even more true now with Delta swirling in our classrooms."

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Subject:   Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools,  Higginson, Stephanie,  Delta Variant,  Variants of Concern,  Henry, Bonnie,  Ventilation,  Island Health

Title: [Quotes from May 17, 2023 interview with Dr. Réka Gustafson]

URL: https://twitter.com/i/status/1658867727455645696/

Description: Tom Jackman on Twitter: "Dr. Reka Gustafson, a public health official in Canada, wrongly believes that: 1) Covid isn't stressing our healthcare system 2) Masks cause harm 3) Avoiding covid is bad for your health 4) Most people in hospital who test positive aren't there from covid, only with it."

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Subject:   Gustafson, Réka

Title: [Response to Island Health COVID-19 school exposure notification]

URL: https://twitter.com/frozen/status/1462546068223107081/

Description: Tom Jackman on Twitter: "Thanks for nothing, @VanIslandHealth . Stop telling kids and parents the transmission risk from COVID-19 in schools is low. Stop telling kids and parents that COVID-19 is spread by "droplets." And stop trying to 'casedemic' your way out of this. Do you jobs. #bcpoli #bced"

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Subject:   Island Health

Title: [Response to Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools letter regarding return from March break]

URL: https://twitter.com/frozen/status/1508467761990668295/

Description: Tom Jackman on Twitter: "On March 10, Dr. Henry announced that schools would be a "mask positive environment" when kids returned from spring break. But it seems @sd68bc superintendent @ssaywell couldn't be bothered to encourage mask wearing. Soon, the only thing positive will be the rapid tests. #bced / From top to bottom, Canadian officials continue to push the narrative that the pandemic is winding down, meaning we can let our guard down. The consequences are predictable: More people will get sick; some of them will become disabled; the most unlucky ones will die—needlessly."

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Subject:   Henry, Bonnie,  Saywell, Scott,  Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools,  Rapid Antigen Tests

Title: [Response to Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools' proposal for a stronger mask mandate]

URL: https://twitter.com/i/status/1370216292586639364

Description: Tom Jackman on Twitter: "Here's Dr. Allison responding to @sd68bc 's proposal for a stronger school mask mandate. #COVIDisAirborne @linseymarr @jljcolorado @kprather88 @ShellyMBoulder @HuffmanLabDU @trishgreenhalgh @DGBassani @MDrelichman @hkasahar @DFisman @FurnessColin @AshTuite @dgurdasani1 @DrZoeHyde"

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Subject:   Allison, Sandra,  Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools