Melissa 🇨🇦
@melissamareed.bsky.social
Mother, English/Communications Professor, Aikido Practitioner. 15 yr old son has Long COVID. Clean the air, wear a mask, and be nice to people. 🇨🇦
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Canadian COVID Forecast: Dec 20, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026
SEVERE: none
VERY HIGH: AB, MB, NB, North, QC, SK
HIGH: CAN, BC, NL, NS, ON, PEI
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 55 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
SEVERE: none
VERY HIGH: AB, MB, NB, North, QC, SK
HIGH: CAN, BC, NL, NS, ON, PEI
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 55 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
December 22, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Canadian COVID Forecast: Dec 20, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026
SEVERE: none
VERY HIGH: AB, MB, NB, North, QC, SK
HIGH: CAN, BC, NL, NS, ON, PEI
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 55 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
SEVERE: none
VERY HIGH: AB, MB, NB, North, QC, SK
HIGH: CAN, BC, NL, NS, ON, PEI
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 55 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
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“We are told by leaders that we are the future. But when it comes to the ongoing pandemic, our present is being stolen right in front of our eyes.”
Incredible speech by Violet Affleck who warned about the ongoing dangers of COVID & Long Covid, & advocated for masks and clean air at the UN today!
Incredible speech by Violet Affleck who warned about the ongoing dangers of COVID & Long Covid, & advocated for masks and clean air at the UN today!
September 23, 2025 at 9:53 PM
“We are told by leaders that we are the future. But when it comes to the ongoing pandemic, our present is being stolen right in front of our eyes.”
Incredible speech by Violet Affleck who warned about the ongoing dangers of COVID & Long Covid, & advocated for masks and clean air at the UN today!
Incredible speech by Violet Affleck who warned about the ongoing dangers of COVID & Long Covid, & advocated for masks and clean air at the UN today!
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“We are told by leaders that we are the future. But when it comes to the ongoing pandemic, our present is being stolen right in front of our eyes.”
Incredible speech by Violet Affleck who warned about the ongoing dangers of COVID & Long Covid, & advocated for masks and clean air at the UN today!
Incredible speech by Violet Affleck who warned about the ongoing dangers of COVID & Long Covid, & advocated for masks and clean air at the UN today!
September 24, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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Canadian COVID Forecast: Sep 13 - Sep 26, 2025
Severe: NL, PEI, SK
Very high: CAN, AB, BC, MB, NB, North, NS, ON
High: QC
Moderate: none
About 1 in 81 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
Severe: NL, PEI, SK
Very high: CAN, AB, BC, MB, NB, North, NS, ON
High: QC
Moderate: none
About 1 in 81 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
September 16, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Canadian COVID Forecast: Sep 13 - Sep 26, 2025
Severe: NL, PEI, SK
Very high: CAN, AB, BC, MB, NB, North, NS, ON
High: QC
Moderate: none
About 1 in 81 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
Severe: NL, PEI, SK
Very high: CAN, AB, BC, MB, NB, North, NS, ON
High: QC
Moderate: none
About 1 in 81 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
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Canadian COVID Forecast Sep 13-26, 2025
CANADA
VERY HIGH (no change)
About 1 in every 81 people infected
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections ~12X higher
-Long COVID ~8X higher
-Hospitalizations ~15X higher
-Deaths ~14X higher
CANADA
VERY HIGH (no change)
About 1 in every 81 people infected
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections ~12X higher
-Long COVID ~8X higher
-Hospitalizations ~15X higher
-Deaths ~14X higher
September 16, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Canadian COVID Forecast Sep 13-26, 2025
CANADA
VERY HIGH (no change)
About 1 in every 81 people infected
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections ~12X higher
-Long COVID ~8X higher
-Hospitalizations ~15X higher
-Deaths ~14X higher
CANADA
VERY HIGH (no change)
About 1 in every 81 people infected
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections ~12X higher
-Long COVID ~8X higher
-Hospitalizations ~15X higher
-Deaths ~14X higher
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My view is very different from the one presented by the press and I’m not a Doctor but have been a Covid advocate for 5 years. I have read thousands of studies and spoken to many long covid sufferers over that time. I don’t believe people are fully recovering. We need to think of there being two 🧵
September 6, 2025 at 9:08 AM
My view is very different from the one presented by the press and I’m not a Doctor but have been a Covid advocate for 5 years. I have read thousands of studies and spoken to many long covid sufferers over that time. I don’t believe people are fully recovering. We need to think of there being two 🧵
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Lots of people heading to school tomorrow here in Canada… 1 in 65 has COVID. Mask, open windows, clean the air.
Canadian COVID Forecast Aug 30 - Sep 12 2025
CANADA
High [No change]
About 1 in 65 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections ~7.2 higher
-Long COVID ~7.7 higher
-Hospitalizations ~10.7 higher
-Deaths ~10.9 higher
CANADA
High [No change]
About 1 in 65 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections ~7.2 higher
-Long COVID ~7.7 higher
-Hospitalizations ~10.7 higher
-Deaths ~10.9 higher
September 1, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Lots of people heading to school tomorrow here in Canada… 1 in 65 has COVID. Mask, open windows, clean the air.
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Canadian COVID Forecast Aug 30 - Sep 12 2025
CANADA
High [No change]
About 1 in 65 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections ~7.2 higher
-Long COVID ~7.7 higher
-Hospitalizations ~10.7 higher
-Deaths ~10.9 higher
CANADA
High [No change]
About 1 in 65 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections ~7.2 higher
-Long COVID ~7.7 higher
-Hospitalizations ~10.7 higher
-Deaths ~10.9 higher
September 1, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Canadian COVID Forecast Aug 30 - Sep 12 2025
CANADA
High [No change]
About 1 in 65 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections ~7.2 higher
-Long COVID ~7.7 higher
-Hospitalizations ~10.7 higher
-Deaths ~10.9 higher
CANADA
High [No change]
About 1 in 65 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections ~7.2 higher
-Long COVID ~7.7 higher
-Hospitalizations ~10.7 higher
-Deaths ~10.9 higher
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“We really need to recognize how debilitating endometriosis is. How underfunded endometriosis is. And how hard investigators have to fight to be able to study this disease.”
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Driven by the pain of endometriosis, this scientist is uncovering clues to its causes
Katie Burns is helping reveal the immune system’s role in the long-neglected disease
www.science.org
August 31, 2025 at 3:40 AM
“We really need to recognize how debilitating endometriosis is. How underfunded endometriosis is. And how hard investigators have to fight to be able to study this disease.”
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Thank you for your work and your sacrifice. You kept me and my family safe with your clear, accurate, and dependable Covid information. Words aren’t enough to express my thanks to you. You did more for me and my family than you know. I know this is true for a large number of people across Canada.❤️
An explanation of why I haven't been active on social media for quite a while....
And I'm so sorry i haven't been. I've just had to prioritize, and focus life down to a smaller number of core activities.
And I'm so sorry i haven't been. I've just had to prioritize, and focus life down to a smaller number of core activities.
August 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Thank you for your work and your sacrifice. You kept me and my family safe with your clear, accurate, and dependable Covid information. Words aren’t enough to express my thanks to you. You did more for me and my family than you know. I know this is true for a large number of people across Canada.❤️
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Canadian COVID Forecast: Aug 16-Aug 29, 2025
SEVERE: none
VERY HIGH: none
HIGH: AB
MODERATE: CAN, BC, MB, NB, NL, North, NS, ON, PEI, QC, SK
About 1 in 121 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
SEVERE: none
VERY HIGH: none
HIGH: AB
MODERATE: CAN, BC, MB, NB, NL, North, NS, ON, PEI, QC, SK
About 1 in 121 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
August 18, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Canadian COVID Forecast: Aug 16-Aug 29, 2025
SEVERE: none
VERY HIGH: none
HIGH: AB
MODERATE: CAN, BC, MB, NB, NL, North, NS, ON, PEI, QC, SK
About 1 in 121 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
SEVERE: none
VERY HIGH: none
HIGH: AB
MODERATE: CAN, BC, MB, NB, NL, North, NS, ON, PEI, QC, SK
About 1 in 121 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
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Beware of #PEM, the core feature symptom complex of #ME/CFS:
PEM is a specific worsening of multiple symptoms after a minimal physical, cognitive, or emotional trigger that is disproportionate to the activity and not relieved by rest, whereas fatigue is general tiredness or lack of energy.
PEM is a specific worsening of multiple symptoms after a minimal physical, cognitive, or emotional trigger that is disproportionate to the activity and not relieved by rest, whereas fatigue is general tiredness or lack of energy.
August 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Really proud of my team for getting this out. It has been a heavy lift. When we opened the Cohen Center for Recovery from Complex Chronic Illness, we wanted to create a place that could provide the very best of care for people with #LongCOVID, #MECFS,
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Mount Sinai publishes 1st US guide for infection-linked chronic illnesses - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System has released the country’s first clinical manual for treating infection-associated chronic illnesses, according to an Aug. 13 news release. The clinical ...
www.beckershospitalreview.com
August 14, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Really proud of my team for getting this out. It has been a heavy lift. When we opened the Cohen Center for Recovery from Complex Chronic Illness, we wanted to create a place that could provide the very best of care for people with #LongCOVID, #MECFS,
www.beckershospitalreview.com/quality/pati...
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actual good news for once - researchers have a biomarker test for ME/CFS and likely for Long Covid as well, leading to a potential therapy
www.montrealgazette.com/news/health/...
www.montrealgazette.com/news/health/...
Discovery by Montreal researchers could bring hope to long-COVID sufferers
UdeM researchers have identified a potential new biomarker and therapeutic target for myalgic encephalomyelitis, once known as chronic fatigue syndrome.
www.montrealgazette.com
July 27, 2025 at 1:06 AM
actual good news for once - researchers have a biomarker test for ME/CFS and likely for Long Covid as well, leading to a potential therapy
www.montrealgazette.com/news/health/...
www.montrealgazette.com/news/health/...
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“It is those of us who were asked, how many lives would you trade for indoor dining and said…0. Those of us who were asked, how long will you care for your neighbor and said, I always will. Those of us who were told, you don’t have to ❤️ anyone, not anymore, and said, that’s what makes me a radical.”
In 2020, Arundhati Roy wrote a gorgeous, prescient essay called “The Pandemic is a Portal”. In this piece, I discuss who actually walked through it: the COVID conscious community, and why I’m proud to be a part of it.
www.thegauntlet.news/p/the-pandem...
www.thegauntlet.news/p/the-pandem...
The Pandemic Has Been a Portal (for a few of us)
It's true that most people keep choosing "normalcy". But the COVID conscious community is showing us a radical new way forward, that centers care
www.thegauntlet.news
July 26, 2025 at 6:29 AM
“It is those of us who were asked, how many lives would you trade for indoor dining and said…0. Those of us who were asked, how long will you care for your neighbor and said, I always will. Those of us who were told, you don’t have to ❤️ anyone, not anymore, and said, that’s what makes me a radical.”
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This is a welcoming account 🏳️⚧️
July 22, 2025 at 6:23 PM
This is a welcoming account 🏳️⚧️
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July 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Star Wars actor dies after contracting Covid and pneumonia
The acclaimed 87 year-old actor “had been admitted after a fall with an injured arm, however he quickly contracted Covid which developed into pneumonia.”
The acclaimed 87 year-old actor “had been admitted after a fall with an injured arm, however he quickly contracted Covid which developed into pneumonia.”
Star Wars actor dies after contracting Covid and pneumonia
The acclaimed actor ‘passed away peacefully with friends at his bedside’
www.independent.co.uk
July 6, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Star Wars actor dies after contracting Covid and pneumonia
The acclaimed 87 year-old actor “had been admitted after a fall with an injured arm, however he quickly contracted Covid which developed into pneumonia.”
The acclaimed 87 year-old actor “had been admitted after a fall with an injured arm, however he quickly contracted Covid which developed into pneumonia.”
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It’s hard to see this happening without feeling very emotional and wondering why those in the department of education aren’t keeping their promises and rolling out clean air. Covid is a predominantly airborne virus.
“#Publichealth researchers say strong evidence suggests preventing infection is key to preventing Long Covid, after they found more than a fifth of #children and young people were suffering ongoing symptoms following Covid-19.”
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
July 6, 2025 at 8:42 AM
It’s hard to see this happening without feeling very emotional and wondering why those in the department of education aren’t keeping their promises and rolling out clean air. Covid is a predominantly airborne virus.
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‘Star Wars’ actor Kenneth Colley dead at 87 after contracting COVID, pneumonia.
The 87-year-old British actor was taken to hospital with an arm injury following a fall but soon contracted COVID, which then developed into pneumonia.
Source: archive.md/gZRVo
The 87-year-old British actor was taken to hospital with an arm injury following a fall but soon contracted COVID, which then developed into pneumonia.
Source: archive.md/gZRVo
July 4, 2025 at 1:05 AM
‘Star Wars’ actor Kenneth Colley dead at 87 after contracting COVID, pneumonia.
The 87-year-old British actor was taken to hospital with an arm injury following a fall but soon contracted COVID, which then developed into pneumonia.
Source: archive.md/gZRVo
The 87-year-old British actor was taken to hospital with an arm injury following a fall but soon contracted COVID, which then developed into pneumonia.
Source: archive.md/gZRVo
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Infections in Canada this week are expected to result in 1,100 hospitalizations, 230 deaths (people who die at least 1 year earlier than they would without COVID) and 8,400 new long COVID cases serious enough to limit daily life activities.
July 3, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Infections in Canada this week are expected to result in 1,100 hospitalizations, 230 deaths (people who die at least 1 year earlier than they would without COVID) and 8,400 new long COVID cases serious enough to limit daily life activities.
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Canadian COVID Forecast: Jun 28-Jul 11, 2025
SEVERE: none
VERY HIGH: none
HIGH: ON
MODERATE: CAN, AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, North, NS, PEI, QC, SK
About 1 in 120 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
SEVERE: none
VERY HIGH: none
HIGH: ON
MODERATE: CAN, AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, North, NS, PEI, QC, SK
About 1 in 120 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
July 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Canadian COVID Forecast: Jun 28-Jul 11, 2025
SEVERE: none
VERY HIGH: none
HIGH: ON
MODERATE: CAN, AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, North, NS, PEI, QC, SK
About 1 in 120 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
SEVERE: none
VERY HIGH: none
HIGH: ON
MODERATE: CAN, AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, North, NS, PEI, QC, SK
About 1 in 120 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
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This investigation into how Ontario has allowed pollution to persist in Sarnia's Chemical Valley has been a long time coming. Huge kudos to @emmamci.bsky.social on this reporting. It's such an important story. thenarwhal.ca/sarnia-ontar...
Ontario's shape-shifting pollution rules for Chemical Valley in Sarnia | The Narwhal
Aamjiwnaang First Nation declared another evacuation order last week because of benzene, but the problem of Sarnia’s toxic air pollution has been years in the making
thenarwhal.ca
June 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
This investigation into how Ontario has allowed pollution to persist in Sarnia's Chemical Valley has been a long time coming. Huge kudos to @emmamci.bsky.social on this reporting. It's such an important story. thenarwhal.ca/sarnia-ontar...