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Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one come to you without leaving happier. - St. Mother Teresa
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Are you curious about #wintercycling?

I spent 30+ years hating winter & shuffling from my house to my car to my work/school. 7 years ago I discovered #winterbiking and winter is now my fav season.

If you want tips & tricks to get started, keep reading & if you are experienced, add yours

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November 13, 2024 at 4:26 AM
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we are truly in the bad place
November 14, 2024 at 9:52 PM
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Great list of demands for
#CallForPublicHealthAction:
1) Mandatory FFP2 masking in social care and healthcare, 2) clean air for schools and public buildings, 3) free access to vaccines, 4) more research into #MECFS and #LongCovid as well as 5) open and honest communication

Please spread the word!
📢 Virtual demonstration, day 9️⃣4️⃣.
#CallForPublicHealthAction

For clean air, evidence-based infection control, public education on C19, and care and biomedical research for LC & ME.

See demands in 🧵👇 and maybe join the demo? As of now, we’ve had people joining from 🇸🇪🇩🇪🇨🇦🇬🇧!
October 20, 2024 at 2:16 PM
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Clean indoor air the kind of no-brainer, basic component of civil society that future generations will be aghast we neglected this long
HEPA filters in classrooms:

"HEPA filters... predicted to reduce PM2.5 by 40–60 % and viral RNA by 30–50 % depending on... classroom design and window opening... The energy cost of... HEPA filters is likely to be only 1 %–2 % of the classroom heating costs. "

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Coupled indoor air quality and dynamic thermal modelling to assess the potential impacts of standalone HEPA filter units in classrooms
The quality of the classroom environment, including ventilation, air quality and thermal conditions, has an important impact on children’s health and …
www.sciencedirect.com
October 15, 2024 at 10:34 PM
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Covid-19 Prevention on Flights: How To Avoid Getting Sick | Condé Nast Traveler
www.cntraveler.com/story/covid-...

H/t @Scott_Squires on Twitter
How To Avoid Catching Covid While Flying
Doctors and health professionals share simple steps for lowering your risk of exposure.
www.cntraveler.com
October 18, 2024 at 7:47 PM
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Welcome to the party, #yeg pals!
(or #Edmonton, if you prefer)
go.bsky.app/8552VCx
October 19, 2024 at 12:57 AM
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Great to see universal masking return to UHN hospitals in Toronto!
Very important for patient visitor and HCW safety.

AHS, your turn.
www.uhn.ca/PatientsFami...
October 19, 2024 at 5:25 PM
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Also, starter packs are for finding people to follow, feeds are for finding interests to follow. Look at both to improve your experience here.
October 19, 2024 at 3:31 PM
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Infection Prevention and Control
'Researchers found that having Air Cleaning Units in place was associated with a 22% lower risk of hospital-acquired COVID-19 virus infection, during a hospital stay of typical duration.' @jhieditor
#COVIDisAirborne
www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S019...
Efficacy of Air Cleaning Units for preventing SARS-CoV-2 and other hospital-acquired infections on medicine for older people wards: A quasi-experimental controlled before-and- after study
Nosocomial infections are costly and airborne transmission is increasingly recognised as important for spread. Air Cleaning Units (ACUs) may reduce transmission but little research has focused on thei...
www.journalofhospitalinfection.com
October 18, 2024 at 4:55 PM
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I particularly like this one.
Smartphones Ruined Your Eyesight. Lockdowns Ruined Your Heart. Vaccines Ruined Your Whatever Stops Strokes. Remote Work Ruined Your Posture. Airpods Ruined Your Hearing. All During A Pandemic Which Didn’t Harm You At All. What Bad Luck.
October 19, 2024 at 7:22 AM