Karissa 🇨🇦
@point-mutation.bsky.social
Rogue yeast geneticist working in the digital health solutions space 🧬 Currently moored in Halifax ⚓ Dalhousie (B.Sc.) & UBC (Ph.D.) Alum 🦠 She/Her
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Measles outbreak (61 people) over in northern Nova Scotia, no active cases in province #NovaScotia
I attribute this low case count due to the aggressive vaccine program, to have older people vaccinated as well as children who had not previously been vaccinated.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
I attribute this low case count due to the aggressive vaccine program, to have older people vaccinated as well as children who had not previously been vaccinated.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
Measles outbreak over in northern Nova Scotia, no active cases in province
Nova Scotia Public Health has declared a three-month measles outbreak in the Northern Zone to be officially over.
www.ctvnews.ca
October 23, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Measles outbreak (61 people) over in northern Nova Scotia, no active cases in province #NovaScotia
I attribute this low case count due to the aggressive vaccine program, to have older people vaccinated as well as children who had not previously been vaccinated.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
I attribute this low case count due to the aggressive vaccine program, to have older people vaccinated as well as children who had not previously been vaccinated.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
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🚨 This is inexplicable news to share. If in Alberta and you want flu and covid shots for NEXT year (2026-2027), you have only until December 15 of THIS year to order them.
This is not incompetence. It’s a deliberate choice to prevent as many people ..
bookvaccine.alberta.ca/vaccine/s/pr...
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This is not incompetence. It’s a deliberate choice to prevent as many people ..
bookvaccine.alberta.ca/vaccine/s/pr...
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bookvaccine.alberta.ca
October 18, 2025 at 4:54 PM
🚨 This is inexplicable news to share. If in Alberta and you want flu and covid shots for NEXT year (2026-2027), you have only until December 15 of THIS year to order them.
This is not incompetence. It’s a deliberate choice to prevent as many people ..
bookvaccine.alberta.ca/vaccine/s/pr...
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This is not incompetence. It’s a deliberate choice to prevent as many people ..
bookvaccine.alberta.ca/vaccine/s/pr...
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Alberta physicians on alert amid low vaccination rates, COVID and flu season https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/alberta-hospitals-covid-vaccination-cold-flu-season
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
October 19, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Alberta physicians on alert amid low vaccination rates, COVID and flu season https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/alberta-hospitals-covid-vaccination-cold-flu-season
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
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Less doubt mongering.👎 More facts. 👍
COVID Vaccines Still Effective, Study www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
Effectiveness:
- 29.3% against emergency department visits
- 39.2% against hospitalizations
- 64% against deaths
"Vaccines were effective across age groups"
COVID Vaccines Still Effective, Study www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
Effectiveness:
- 29.3% against emergency department visits
- 39.2% against hospitalizations
- 64% against deaths
"Vaccines were effective across age groups"
COVID Vaccines Still Effective Against Severe Outcomes, VA Study Suggests
Even as COVID's severity wanes, vaccines reduced emergency visits, hospital stays, and death
www.medpagetoday.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Less doubt mongering.👎 More facts. 👍
COVID Vaccines Still Effective, Study www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
Effectiveness:
- 29.3% against emergency department visits
- 39.2% against hospitalizations
- 64% against deaths
"Vaccines were effective across age groups"
COVID Vaccines Still Effective, Study www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
Effectiveness:
- 29.3% against emergency department visits
- 39.2% against hospitalizations
- 64% against deaths
"Vaccines were effective across age groups"
Covid and flu appointments are now available in Nova Scotia 💉❤️ Please get vaccinated and protect yourself + your community!
If you have any issues booking your appointment, please reach out to the booking line at 1-833-797-7772.
novascotia.flow.canimmunize.ca/en/booking/c...
If you have any issues booking your appointment, please reach out to the booking line at 1-833-797-7772.
novascotia.flow.canimmunize.ca/en/booking/c...
CANImmunize
CANImmunize Clinic Flow
novascotia.flow.canimmunize.ca
October 9, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Covid and flu appointments are now available in Nova Scotia 💉❤️ Please get vaccinated and protect yourself + your community!
If you have any issues booking your appointment, please reach out to the booking line at 1-833-797-7772.
novascotia.flow.canimmunize.ca/en/booking/c...
If you have any issues booking your appointment, please reach out to the booking line at 1-833-797-7772.
novascotia.flow.canimmunize.ca/en/booking/c...
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“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
October 2, 2025 at 2:56 AM
“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
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The real generational divide is people who refuse to watch a video if it could be an article versus people who refuse to read an article if it could be a video
September 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The real generational divide is people who refuse to watch a video if it could be an article versus people who refuse to read an article if it could be a video
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There’s something I’d like to write if I can find time. It has been prompted by a thought: our culture is being consciously steered towards intolerance. Our great-grandchildren will look back on what’s being done now and say that we lived in different times and didn’t know better. But we do. We do.
September 29, 2025 at 8:26 AM
There’s something I’d like to write if I can find time. It has been prompted by a thought: our culture is being consciously steered towards intolerance. Our great-grandchildren will look back on what’s being done now and say that we lived in different times and didn’t know better. But we do. We do.
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#Halifax regional municipality wants public feedback on the Halifax Urban Greenway Extension and AAA Bikeway to Point Pleasant Park. At this link, there is a survey you can fill out, plus details on public engagement sessions that start in October.
engagehalifax.ca/urban-greenway
engagehalifax.ca/urban-greenway
Halifax Urban Greenway & Active Transportation to Point Pleasant Park
The municipality is extending the Halifax Urban Greenway Extension and AAA Bikeway from Beaufort Avenue and Bellevue Avenue to Point Pleasant Park.
engagehalifax.ca
September 24, 2025 at 2:45 PM
#Halifax regional municipality wants public feedback on the Halifax Urban Greenway Extension and AAA Bikeway to Point Pleasant Park. At this link, there is a survey you can fill out, plus details on public engagement sessions that start in October.
engagehalifax.ca/urban-greenway
engagehalifax.ca/urban-greenway
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This whole thread is worth a read
So, right now, the only reliable way to diagnose endometriosis is with exploratory surgery. But finally, real scientists (instead of male scientists), are on the job & of course they’ve identified multiple markers in menstrual blood that point to noninvasive testing.
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
September 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
This whole thread is worth a read
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School's back in. Here's what the SARS-CoV-2 situation looks like in Canada based on wastewater surveillance. "Moderate" but clearly heading upwards from a relative lull. XFG (Stratus) is the dominant variant.
September 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
School's back in. Here's what the SARS-CoV-2 situation looks like in Canada based on wastewater surveillance. "Moderate" but clearly heading upwards from a relative lull. XFG (Stratus) is the dominant variant.
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UPDATED MAP: The Board of Pharmacy in NV made a statement making vaccines available with a prescription. The Board of Pharmacy in OR downgraded their access to needing a prescription (a very strange decision)
September 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
UPDATED MAP: The Board of Pharmacy in NV made a statement making vaccines available with a prescription. The Board of Pharmacy in OR downgraded their access to needing a prescription (a very strange decision)
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Disease prevalence in US states before & after vaccine introduction 🧪
From Edward Tufte & graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d...
From Edward Tufte & graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d...
September 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Disease prevalence in US states before & after vaccine introduction 🧪
From Edward Tufte & graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d...
From Edward Tufte & graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d...
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RFK Jr: “If you’ve ever compared an unvaccinated kid to a vaccinated kid… you see the bright eyes, the engagement, the social interactions, the curiosity. And you compare them to the child who even had one or two vaccines, and they’re completely different.“
This man is an existential threat.
This man is an existential threat.
August 30, 2025 at 11:33 PM
RFK Jr: “If you’ve ever compared an unvaccinated kid to a vaccinated kid… you see the bright eyes, the engagement, the social interactions, the curiosity. And you compare them to the child who even had one or two vaccines, and they’re completely different.“
This man is an existential threat.
This man is an existential threat.
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The maddening thing is that we know EXACTLY how to prevent this. Yes, kids should get vaccinated, test, stay home when sick, mask as much as possible.
But even without any of that: Better ventilation and filtration in schools can MASSIVELY reduce viral spread, for all sorts of respiratory diseases.
But even without any of that: Better ventilation and filtration in schools can MASSIVELY reduce viral spread, for all sorts of respiratory diseases.
Kansas City: COVID-19 outbreak forces metro school to close until next week fox4kc.com/news/covid-1...
fox4kc.com
August 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The maddening thing is that we know EXACTLY how to prevent this. Yes, kids should get vaccinated, test, stay home when sick, mask as much as possible.
But even without any of that: Better ventilation and filtration in schools can MASSIVELY reduce viral spread, for all sorts of respiratory diseases.
But even without any of that: Better ventilation and filtration in schools can MASSIVELY reduce viral spread, for all sorts of respiratory diseases.
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It fills me with rage that we could've spent the last 5yrs overhauling indoor ventilation and just...didn't. Like, it's good for capitalism! Even if that's allll you care about, healthy people are more productive workers! And people don't have to take as much time off work if their kids are healthy!
August 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
It fills me with rage that we could've spent the last 5yrs overhauling indoor ventilation and just...didn't. Like, it's good for capitalism! Even if that's allll you care about, healthy people are more productive workers! And people don't have to take as much time off work if their kids are healthy!
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No one is acting as if this in an emergency, except those of us who work in these fields. But we see the tsunami approaching--a wave of sickness and death that will wash over us all in growing numbers down the months, down the years. 15/
August 28, 2025 at 10:24 AM
No one is acting as if this in an emergency, except those of us who work in these fields. But we see the tsunami approaching--a wave of sickness and death that will wash over us all in growing numbers down the months, down the years. 15/
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It's important to know what we're dealing with. Though some in the media still try to horse-race, both sides this, we're faced with psychopaths at the helm of our nation's public health, scientific and healthcare efforts. They want to inflict pain and suffering. It's a goal, not a by-product. 6/
August 28, 2025 at 10:06 AM
It's important to know what we're dealing with. Though some in the media still try to horse-race, both sides this, we're faced with psychopaths at the helm of our nation's public health, scientific and healthcare efforts. They want to inflict pain and suffering. It's a goal, not a by-product. 6/
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Despite the FDA restricting COVID vaccine access, the science tells us that getting vaccinated is still important for everyone:
1️⃣ Anyone can develop serious and chronic illness from COVID
2️⃣ Vaccines reduce days lost due to sickness
3️⃣ Vaccines reduce transmission and protect others at higher risk
1️⃣ Anyone can develop serious and chronic illness from COVID
2️⃣ Vaccines reduce days lost due to sickness
3️⃣ Vaccines reduce transmission and protect others at higher risk
August 27, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Despite the FDA restricting COVID vaccine access, the science tells us that getting vaccinated is still important for everyone:
1️⃣ Anyone can develop serious and chronic illness from COVID
2️⃣ Vaccines reduce days lost due to sickness
3️⃣ Vaccines reduce transmission and protect others at higher risk
1️⃣ Anyone can develop serious and chronic illness from COVID
2️⃣ Vaccines reduce days lost due to sickness
3️⃣ Vaccines reduce transmission and protect others at higher risk
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These restrictions will unfortunately decrease COVID vaccination rates because although many are high risk according to the CDC's list:
- you may need documentation of high risk status
- not everyone has a doctor
- doctors may be hesitant to provide documentation
- insurance may not cover
- you may need documentation of high risk status
- not everyone has a doctor
- doctors may be hesitant to provide documentation
- insurance may not cover
August 27, 2025 at 10:05 PM
These restrictions will unfortunately decrease COVID vaccination rates because although many are high risk according to the CDC's list:
- you may need documentation of high risk status
- not everyone has a doctor
- doctors may be hesitant to provide documentation
- insurance may not cover
- you may need documentation of high risk status
- not everyone has a doctor
- doctors may be hesitant to provide documentation
- insurance may not cover
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It's official: Updated COVID vaccines have been approved by the FDA, but with restrictions.
Moderna: 6 months and up if high risk
Pfizer: 5 years and up if high risk
Novavax: 12 years and up if high risk
Anyone 65 years and up is eligible for updated COVID vaccines regardless of risk status.
Moderna: 6 months and up if high risk
Pfizer: 5 years and up if high risk
Novavax: 12 years and up if high risk
Anyone 65 years and up is eligible for updated COVID vaccines regardless of risk status.
August 27, 2025 at 9:52 PM
It's official: Updated COVID vaccines have been approved by the FDA, but with restrictions.
Moderna: 6 months and up if high risk
Pfizer: 5 years and up if high risk
Novavax: 12 years and up if high risk
Anyone 65 years and up is eligible for updated COVID vaccines regardless of risk status.
Moderna: 6 months and up if high risk
Pfizer: 5 years and up if high risk
Novavax: 12 years and up if high risk
Anyone 65 years and up is eligible for updated COVID vaccines regardless of risk status.
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Halisky friends who use Halifax Transit, or who would like to be able to use it more in the future, a survey just dropped:
www.halifax.ca/home/news/re...
www.halifax.ca/home/news/re...
Residents invited to share feedback on Halifax Transit
The Halifax Regional Municipality is inviting residents to help shape the future of Halifax Transit by sharing feedback on a new transit plan.
www.halifax.ca
August 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Halisky friends who use Halifax Transit, or who would like to be able to use it more in the future, a survey just dropped:
www.halifax.ca/home/news/re...
www.halifax.ca/home/news/re...
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HALIFAX: if you live near Bayers Lake and/or Susies Lake area, pack a go bag NOW. If you have pets, this includes all of their medical records, food, medicines (if applicable), water, and bedding. You need your own medication, passports, important irreplaceable paperwork, clothes for at least 7 days
August 12, 2025 at 7:22 PM
HALIFAX: if you live near Bayers Lake and/or Susies Lake area, pack a go bag NOW. If you have pets, this includes all of their medical records, food, medicines (if applicable), water, and bedding. You need your own medication, passports, important irreplaceable paperwork, clothes for at least 7 days