Bev Ryan
aurorabevvy.bsky.social
Bev Ryan
@aurorabevvy.bsky.social
25+ years supporting critical care healthcare providers with multi-organ support therapies like CRRT and TPE. Loves reading, music and good 🍷
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⚠️ BREAKING:

Newfoundland & Labrador Reinstates Temporary Mask Mandate in Hospitals and Long-Term Care as COVID-19 Cases Rise

A temporary mask mandate is returning to Newfoundland and Labrador’s hospitals and care homes as COVID-19 cases rise and vaccines roll out.
November 4, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Joint post with @jessicamalaty.bsky.social and @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social

So much misinformation on thimerosal due to the ACIP meeting. If you want factual evidence, please read this. And when you hear others bring it up, use this post to counter any wrong or false information you come across.
June 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Have received this question many times over the last few weeks, so addressing here: flu vaccines are thankfully on track for the 2025-2026 flu season in the US!
April 13, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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April 12, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Public health has turned into individual health.

Rugged individualism at its finest. But individualism is not the prescription for good health.

For a community to survive, everyone needs to thrive.
April 7, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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A new study has ranked Canada 3rd on a list of the top countries with social purpose, seen as being “the most progressive and inclusive” countries in the world.

Denmark and Sweden occupy the top 2 spots on the list, while Norway and New Zealand round out the top 5.

Via @cultmtl.bsky.social
Canada named among top countries with social purpose
A study by U.S. News & World Report has ranked Canada third on a list of the top countries with social purpose.
cultmtl.com
March 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Bizarre how these lies emerge.

Ivermectin cult looking for spin, content, and a (vulnerable) market?

No, cancer isn’t a parasite, and ivermectin can’t cure it www.poynter.org/fact-checkin... via @poynterinstitute.bsky.social
No, cancer isn’t a parasite, and ivermectin can’t cure it - Poynter
Cancer grows from mutations in a person’s cells. Parasites are separate organisms that live on or in another host organism.
www.poynter.org
March 16, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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I feel strongly that Premier Trump should fuck off, then fuck off some more.
March 5, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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Canada, Greenland, Denmark, Panama, and Gaza could not immediately be reached for comment
February 17, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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You don't need to be a coder to figure this out. Simply type: tab age

You'll discover a smattering of 99 year olds, a few 100 year olds, a couple of 101 year olds, and a pileup of 150 year olds, but no-one in their 130s or 140s. That's a clear sign you've discovered a coding issue rather than fraud
February 15, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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1/ Trump is peddling #misinformation about Canada - when have we needed protection?

WWII: 🇨🇦protected Europe (1.1M troops) over 2 years before 🇺🇸joined.

9/11: 🇨🇦 protected 🇺🇸 (40k troops)

Since 1954, 🇨🇦 protected countries around the world (125k troops)

Canada protects others.

#CanadaStrong
Trump: "Canada has been very bad to us on trade, but now Canada is gonna have to start paying up ... they think we're gonna protect them, with our military, which is unfair ... Canada is gonna be a very serious contender to be our 51st state."
February 14, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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February 7, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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Worked hard on this, and I hope it will be a useful resource for many.

A beginner’s guide to Long COVID, with a discussion of mechanisms:

www.thegauntlet.news/p/what-is-lo...
What is Long COVID?
A Beginner's Guide
www.thegauntlet.news
February 7, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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CANADA DOES NOT NEED TO SEND OUR TROOPS TO THE BORDER just to appease a lunatic.
February 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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We were told we need to listen to what RFK has said. We did. He’s wrong.

We could have go on and on, but we feared for our mental health and sanity so we stopped at 7.

Joint post with @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social and @Kimmery Martin
January 20, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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in 2004, Howard Dean's presidential candidacy came to an end because he emoted too expressively at a rally. Today, you can give Nazi-like salutes, boast about sexual assault, seemingly confess to electioneering, mock the disabled, be a convicted felon... and still get elected.
January 20, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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1/ The most effective strategy to confront Donald Trump is to adopt a firm and assertive stance. Acquiescing or appeasing him will only embolden his aggressive behavior. He lacks the courage to stand alone and relies on his sycophants to maintain his image of strength.
January 14, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Here is coverage by @cdnpress.bsky.social of our report today on Canada-U.S. trade: www.thestar.com/business/u-s.... Trump is literally just making up numbers about the bilateral deficit (it's $40bUS, not $200b). The US benefits at least as much from this relationship as Canada does.
U.S. benefits from Canadian trade at least as much as Canada: report
VANCOUVER - A new report says the U.S. benefits at least as much from trade with Canada as Canada benefits.
www.thestar.com
January 13, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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It's always worth remembering that, fundamentally, 'immunity debt' is a political term, a convenient and media-friendly phrase to explain away what is much more likely to be pathogen-pathogen interaction.

A representative example (SARS-CoV-2 & DENV-2):

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
SARS-CoV-2 antibodies cross-react and enhance dengue infection
Dengue disease is highly prevalent in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. However, its pathogenesis is still incompletely understood, particularly in comparison to other endemic viruses. Antib...
www.biorxiv.org
January 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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I wish it weren't necessary to keep writing about this. But it is.

www.surreynowleader.com/opinion/anal...
ANALYSIS: Why are B.C. kids sick all the time? Health experts explain
The consequences of repeated COVID-19 infections are now becoming clear in B.C., across Canada and around the world
www.surreynowleader.com
January 11, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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This.
I am enraged by the media, doctors, and politicians who are sane washing RFK Jr and claiming some common ground. Common ground only exists when there are genuinely good intentions, but anti science grifters are not presenting good faith arguments. There is no common ground, only a slippery slope.
January 5, 2025 at 12:22 AM