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BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · 16h
"The kids are back in school & so is COVID-19. According to B.C.’s wastewater surveillance program, not a lot of people are sick with influenza A or B, or RSV right now, but COVID-19 cases are starting to tick upwards."
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Flu and COVID Vaccines Coming Soon to BC Pharmacies | The Tyee
They’ve also been ‘well supplied’ with rapid antigen test kits for this year.
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BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · 1d
"After a second COVID-19 infection, the risk of myocarditis was found to triple relative to the risk seen after the initial infection. This points to the potential for escalating cardiovascular complications in children upon reinfection..."
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Second COVID-19 Infection Doubles Risk of Long COVID in Children, Study
A groundbreaking study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has unveiled alarming new evidence regarding the risks posed by COVID-19 reinfections in children and adolescents. Challenging
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BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · 2d
"She also advocated for children with Long COVID, citing a recent JAMA resource that stated the disease affected nearly six million children and was the most common pediatric health problem in the U.S."
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Violet Affleck advocates for children with Long COVID, masks, and clean indoor air at United Nations event - The Sick Times
During today’s United Nations (UN) event “Healthy Indoor Air: A Global Call to Action,” advocate Violet Affleck spoke about how clean air and masking are vital tools to address the ongoing COVID-19 pa...
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BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · 3d
"Neuropsychiatric symptoms, impaired visual perception, and gray matter volume differences are evident in pediatric long COVID cases."
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Long-term influence of pediatric long COVID syndrome on the visual perception and neuropsychiatric symptoms
Long COVID presents with a wide range of persistent symptoms and durations following COVID-19 infection. However, data on children and adolescents remain limited. This study aims to explore visual per...
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BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · 6d
"Children represent a particularly vulnerable group to the long-term consequences of COVID-19 due to their ongoing neurodevelopment."
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Brain Microstructural Alterations in Children Post‐COVID‐19 Infection Through VBM, SBM, and Structural Covariance Network Analysis
Background Children represent a particularly vulnerable group to the long-term consequences of COVID-19 due to their ongoing neurodevelopment. This study aimed to identify transient and persistent s...
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BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · 7d
We recognize today as National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day. We encourage you to wear your orange shirt and to please follow this link for additional information from the Government of Canada: www.canada.ca/en/canadian-...
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation - Canada.ca
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is observed September 30. The day honours First Nations, Inuit and Métis Survivors and their families and communities and ensures that public commemoratio...
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BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · 10d
"The Psychosocial Impact of Long Covid in Children and Adolescents: ASystematic Review."
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BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · 14d
"... it is neglect of the highest order to look children in the eyes and say 'we knew how to protect you and we didn't do it.'"
Thank you to Violet Affleck for speaking out on behalf of children and young people.
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MaskTogetherAmerica @togetherwemask.bsky.social · 14d
Violet Affleck spoke at UN Healthy Indoor Air: A Global Call to Action on Sep 23, 2025, advocating for #CleanAir and masking as vital tools to address the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and protect children from #LongCOVID. #MaskTogetherAmerica
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66 reactions · 17 shares | Violet Affleck, wearing a @3M N95 respirator, spoke at @unitednations event “Healthy Indoor Air: A Global Call to Action” on September 23, 2025, advocating for clean air and...
Violet Affleck, wearing a @3M N95 respirator, spoke at @unitednations event “Healthy Indoor Air: A Global Call to Action” on September 23, 2025, advocating for clean air and masking as vital tools to....
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BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · 17d
Exposure at Ecole John Stubbs Elementary SD#62 (Island Health) - September 15 and 18, 2025.
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BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · 20d
Exposure at Riverside Secondary SD#43 (Fraser Health) - September 15, 16, and 17, 2025.
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BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · 20d
"Rachel now 18 is still living with symptoms such as crushing fatigue, brain fog, nausea, indigestion, bloating, body aches, muscle weakness and heat intolerance. She has also been diagnosed with POTS."
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"My childhood ended overnight" Rachel's Story| Long Covid Kids Real Life Stories
"My name is Rachel and it was early in the first lockdown when I got ill. I was 12 years old and the message at the time was that Covid didn’t affect children, so I believed it"Rachel now 18 is still ...
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BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · 21d
Exposure at Norgate Elementary SD#44 (Coastal Health) - September 11, and 12, 2025.
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BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · 22d
"Compared with uninfected youth, those with moderate symptoms had a 40% higher likelihood of incident depression or anxiety, a risk that rose to 59% among those with severe disease."
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Kids with COVID had a 50% to 60% higher risk of depression, anxiety in 2021, researchers say
The results, the researchers say, underscore the need for targeted mental health interventions for infected children.
www.cidrap.umn.edu
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BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · 24d
Exposure at Mennonite Educational Institute Middle School (Independent School in Fraser Health) - September 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12, 2025.
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BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · 24d
"As some politicians continue to emphasize personal choice when it comes to vaccinations, doctors and infectious disease specialists point out that getting vaccinated not only protects the individual, but also the community."
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Why getting vaccinated protects more than just you
Health experts say vaccine-created herd immunity safeguards more people.
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BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · 24d
Exposure at Norgate Elementary SD#44 (Coastal Health) - September 9, 10, 11, and 12, 2025.
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BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · 25d
Covid is AIRBORNE - handwashing, while generally important, will do little to prevent the spread of an AIRBORNE virus. Also, folks are contagious BEFORE showing symptoms. The 'vulnerable' are not the only ones at risk... long-covid can impact anyone.
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COVID cases rising in several provinces | CBC News
Wastewater and other disease indicators for COVID are beginning to increase in parts of Canada, infectious disease physicians say, as students and teachers return to school and people begin to congreg...
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BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · 25d
Exposure at Chase Secondary SD#73 (Interior Health) - September 8, 9, and 10, 2025.
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BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · 26d
"Long COVID is no longer a fringe topic. It’s real. It’s disabling. And for kids, it can be life altering."
*We are facing many of the same challenges outlined here, in BC as well.
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Alberta’s Education Crisis is Also a Health Crisis, And It’s Putting Kids at Risk - Long Covid Resources Canada
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BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · 28d
"Jeimy says that many infants & toddlers admitted to hospital with rare infections since 2022 weren’t yet born when pandemic restrictions were in place, & they therefore couldn’t be experiencing immunity debt. They were... likely exposed to [covid]."
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Why scientists are rethinking the immune effects of SARS-CoV-2
“Immunity debt,” a theory to explain the global surge in non-covid infections since pandemic restrictions were lifted, is increasingly being challenged by emerging evidence. Nick Tsergas reports Myco...
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BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · Sep 6
"British Columbia’s deputy provincial health officer, Dr. Martin Lavoie, is asking parents to make sure their kids are up to date on their vaccinations before they head back to school.."
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How Parents Can Reduce Back-to-School Health Risks | The Tyee
BC is strongly encouraging vaccination as measles and whooping cough cases rise.
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BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · Sep 5
"Conway is encouraging the public to get both the flu and the COVID-19 vaccine at the same time. 'I think there will be a new vaccine, both Pfizer and Moderna have said there will be an updated vaccine in the fall.'"
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Vancouver infectious disease doctor urges back-to-school vaccines
With kids returning to the classroom next week, the province is reminding you to ensure your child's vaccination records are up to date.
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BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · Sep 4
"Parents who had access to remote, flexible options were able to manage the ongoing unpredictability of illness far better than those who were mandated to be in the workplace..."
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As back-to-school season approaches, Canadian employers are making a mistake by mandating workers back to the office
Remote-work flexibility has supported workplace equity helped limit outbreaks of respiratory infections. Back-to-offices mandates could erase those gains, especially with lowered vaccination rates.
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BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · Sep 4
"Using validated mental health screening tools, researchers found that 1 in 4 children had new anxiety symptoms and 1 in 7 had new depressive symptoms, despite no prior mental health history."
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Long COVID Is Fueling a Mental Health Crisis in Children - Neuroscience News
A new study reveals that nearly 40% of children with long COVID are experiencing significant symptoms of anxiety or depression, many for the first time.
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BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · Sep 1
"SARS-CoV-2 is neurotropic; it infects brain tissue, especially the frontal cortex, critical for empathy, impulse control, and decision-making."
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