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Ms. Opossum graphs COVID data (was @anarchodelphis). @ratnegative.bsky.social · Nov 20

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Ms. Opossum graphs COVID data (was @anarchodelphis). @ratnegative.bsky.social · 3d

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Ms. Opossum graphs COVID data (was @anarchodelphis). @ratnegative.bsky.social · 3d

UPDATED: #BC #SARSCoV2 variants.

Of only 31 samples from 8/24 - 9/1 (vs. 11, 8/10 - 8/23):
NB.1.8.1.* (incl. PQ.*): 9.7% (⬇️ 27.3%)
XFG.*: 80.7% (⬆️ 36.4%)
→ XFG.3.*: 32.3% (⬆️ 0%)

ratnegative.tumblr.com/BCVariants #COVID19

Of the samples collected in B.C. on these weeks, the prevalence of significant variants/lineages are as follows:

- 8/24 - 9/1 -
• NB.1.8.1: 9.7%
• XFG.* (incl. XFG.1 - ".3.*): 80.7%
→ XFG.3.* (incl. XFG.3.3.1, ".3.4.*): 32.3%
• LP.8.1.*: 0%
• LF.7.* (only PY.1.1.1): 6.5%

- 8/10 - 8/23 -
• NB.1.8.1.* (incl. PQ.8, ".16): 27.3%
• XFG: 36.4%
→ XFG.3.*: 0%
• LP.8.1.* (only NY.18, QM.1): 18.2%
• LF.7.*: 0%

X.X.* in text = X.X & descendants.

X.X.* in graph = all descendants of X.X, except for ones that have their own segment of the week’s bar. Please see "Notes on Usage" section.

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Ms. Opossum graphs COVID data (was @anarchodelphis). @ratnegative.bsky.social · 6d

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Ms. Opossum graphs COVID data (was @anarchodelphis). @ratnegative.bsky.social · 6d

UPDATED: #Alberta #SARSCoV2 variants.

Of 109 samples from 9/14 - 9/21 (vs. 129, 9/7 - 9/13; 124, 8/31 - 9/6):
NB.1.8.1.* (incl. PQ.*): 11.9% (⬆️ 10.1%; ⬇️ 12.1%)
XFG.* (incl. QK.*): 78% (〰️ 81.4%; 〰️ 82.3%)

ratnegative.tumblr.com/ABVariants #COVID19

Of the samples collected in Alberta on these weeks, the prevalence of significant variants/lineages are as follows:

- 9/14 - 9/21 -
• NB.1.8.1.* (incl. PQ.1, ".2, ".13 - ".15): 11.9%
• XFG (incl. XFG.2, ".3.*): 78%
→ XFG.2: 4.6%
→ XFG.3.* (incl. XFG.3.1.*): 33%
→ QK.2: 4.6%

- 9/7 - 9/13 -
• NB.1.8.1.* (incl. PQ.1, ".2, ".10, ".14): 10.1%
• XFG (incl. XFG.2, ".3.*): 81.4%
→ XFG.2: 10.1%
→ XFG.3.* (incl. XFG.3.1.2.*): 34.1%
→ QK.2: 4.7%

X.X.* in text = X.X & descendants.

X.X.* in graph = all descendants of X.X, except for ones that have their own segment of the week’s bar. Please see "Notes on Usage" section.

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Ms. Opossum graphs COVID data (was @anarchodelphis). @ratnegative.bsky.social · 7d

I don't have one, I'm afraid. @donatemask.bsky.social sometimes has ~400-mask boxes for sale, but the batch I bought had exposed elastic bands, not fabric-wrapped ones. Besides, you can't keep wearing a disposable respirator forever. www.reddit.com/r/Masks4All/...

From the Masks4All community on Reddit: debunking the myth that N95s are super protective for 40 hours of wear (let's stop recommending it!)

Explore this post and more from the Masks4All community

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Ms. Opossum graphs COVID data (was @anarchodelphis). @ratnegative.bsky.social · 8d

A lion ignores the COVID-asleep sheep and (keeps) wear(ing) a respirator in the face of this new and dire threat.

Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 8d

New Covid variant 'evades antibodies' and is 'potentially emerging' says World Health Organisation.

"UK Health Security Agency has restated Covid advice including 'wearing masks' if you get it"

Source: archive.md/bIVhx

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 9d

I will never forget the story of “Cara”, a 16 year old who was bullied into removing her mask at school.

Staff and kids bullied her.

Her mom was immunocompromised and undergoing chemo, and Cara was trying to protect her.

She caught Covid & her Mom died.

We must be better than this.

Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 @cvcev.bsky.social · 9d

Children must NEVER choose between EDUCATION and LIVES.

Both are human rights.

#EducationANDlives

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 9d

There’s a difference between anxiety and preparedness.

There’s a difference between health stress and adaptation.

Taking proactive steps to avoid repeat Covid infections is a strength.

It’s something to be applauded, not psychologized.

Constant reinfections are not sustainable.

Mask up.

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Lindsay Brown @lidsville.bsky.social · 9d

My developmentally disabled sister was admitted to hospital in a @vchhealthcare.bsky.social hospital 3 days ago with pneumonia. Didn't have Covid. Now suddenly she does, in an unmasked hospital amidst a massive Covid wave that VCH is telling no one about. MURDEROUS #bcpoli @josieosborne.bsky.social

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Ms. Opossum graphs COVID data (was @anarchodelphis). @ratnegative.bsky.social · 10d

NB.1.8.1 and its descendants were more prevalent in spring and early summer, and I don't know why they're sticking around. Re: vaccines, ir.novavax.com/press-releas...

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Ms. Opossum graphs COVID data (was @anarchodelphis). @ratnegative.bsky.social · 11d

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Ms. Opossum graphs COVID data (was @anarchodelphis). @ratnegative.bsky.social · 11d

UPDATED: #Ontario #SARSCoV2 variants.

Of 30 samples from 9/14 - 9/16 (vs. 347, 9/7 - 9/13; 376, 8/31 - 9/6):
NB.1.8.1.* (incl. PQ.*): 16.7% (⬆️ 13%; ⬆️ 10.4%)
XFG.* (incl. QK.*): 83.3% (⬆️ 77.5%; 〰️ 75.5%)

Note: XFG.* colors tweaked.
ratnegative.tumblr.com/ONVariants #COVID19

Of the samples collected in Ontario on these weeks, the prevalence of each of these significant variants/lineages are as follows:

- 9/14 - 9/16 -
• NB.1.8.1 (incl. PQ.15): 16.7%
• XFG.* (incl. XFG.2, ".3): 83.3%
• LP.8.1.*: 0%
• PY.1.1.1: 0%

- 9/7 - 9/13 -
• NB.1.8.1 (incl. PQ.1, ".2, ".5, ".13, ".15): 13%
• XFG.* (incl. XFG.2.*, ".3.*): 77.5%
• LP.8.1.* (incl. LP.8.1.1, NW.1.2.1, NY.3.4): 2%
• PY.1.1.1: 2.3%

X.X.* in text = X.X & descendants.

X.X.* in graph = all descendants of X.X, except for ones with own segment of week’s bar.

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Ms. Opossum graphs COVID data (was @anarchodelphis). @ratnegative.bsky.social · 19d

Just as a new wave starts, the BCCDC / Metro Vancouver has reduced their wastewater monitoring to 8 stations (from 12), one time (from 3) per week, and updated every 2 (instead of 1) weeks.

THEY ARE HIDING THE EXTENT OF THE ONGOING PANDEMIC.

PROTEST IT.

Screenshot from https://bccdc.shinyapps.io/respiratory_wastewater/

"The wastewater surveillance program has implemented some new changes starting September 11, 2025:

1) The number of wastewater treatment plants tested has been changed to eight province wide, as opposed to previously twelve wastewater treatment plants.
2) There will now be one sample collected per wastewater treatment plant per week, as opposed to previously three samples per treatment plant per week.
3) Sequencing of wastewater samples will change from weekly to every two weeks."

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Conor Browne @brownecfm.bsky.social · 12d

Let me be clear. As someone who has been professionally involved with the biodefense / biosecurity sector for nearly 20 years, and has worked on biological risk analysis for Covid-19 since early 2020, reducing one's risk of being infected is not health anxiety. It's just smart.

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Lindsay Brown @lidsville.bsky.social · 13d

"Governing vs activism" is a totally false dichotomy, Andrew.

Especially now, when massive inequality has predictably produced oligarchs, fascism, social fraying, & democracy in retreat as Emily Lowan said in her acceptance speech as new @bcgreens.bsky.social leader. "Activism" is loaded 🧵
#bcpoli

Andrew Weaver
@AJWVictoriaBC
·
18h
Sadly, her nomination (with no political/life experience) will ensure
@BCGreens
are finished. I've enormous respect for her (& she knows that), but her foray into leadership is both unsupportable & premature. She should've got herself elected first.
@BCGreens
are done #bcpoli
Andrew Weaver
@AJWVictoriaBC
And that is a shame as
@bcndp
cannot be trusted on environmental issues.

She may say the right things, but that doesn't mean you can implement any of ideas. You cannot govern through activism.
5:51 PM · Sep 24, 2025
LINK:
https://x.com/AJWVictoriaBC/status/1971014723249537179

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Ms. Opossum graphs COVID data (was @anarchodelphis). @ratnegative.bsky.social · 14d

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Mark Ungrin @mark-ungrin.bsky.social · 14d

And everyone knows it's not really about the comfort of the staff - it's about sacrificing patients and staff alike to protect a few selfish, egotistical Wakefield-but-for-PPE types from having to admit they made the worst medical error in recorded history and killed an enormous number of people.

Mark Ungrin @mark-ungrin.bsky.social · May 12

(this very big mistake that killed an enormous number of people, if anyone's looking for the citation)

www.spiegel.de/internationa...

https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/epidemiologist-jeremy-farrar-on-the-next-viral-threat-i-fear-we-are-at-the-beginning-of-an-era-of-pandemics-a-564b1dae-1c3d-4eb3-b76f-f3c5da6e8289#:~:text=DER%20SPIEGEL:%20But%20even%20the%20World%20Health%20Organization,enormous%20number%20of%20lives.

DER SPIEGEL: But even the World Health Organization didn't take the spread via aerosols seriously and didn’t issue a warning about it until the autumn of 2020 …

Farrar: Yes, you are right, that was a very big mistake. We could have prepared better if bigger decisions would have been made around aerosols, around face masks, around the best treatment options, personal protective equipment for nurses, doctors, about the capacity for intensive care units. That would have saved an enormous number of lives.

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Ms. Opossum graphs COVID data (was @anarchodelphis). @ratnegative.bsky.social · 14d

Oh fuck no, not him...

Rakhi Pancholi @pancholirakhi.bsky.social · 14d

This is an unbelievable loss to Alberta. Dr. Markland was a powerful voice of compassion and integrity and he was loved and respected by so many.

My deepest condolences to his family and friends. 💔

www.reddeeradvocate.com/home/edmonto...

Edmonton mountain biker who died in crash near Nordegg mourned

Dr. Darren Markland was well respected ICU physician and health care advocate

www.reddeeradvocate.com

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Bean & Sprout's Mom @beansproutsmom.bsky.social · 14d

"...we would like to inform you of a recent report of threats targeting a Canadian research institution and scientific researchers. These threats, driven by anti-vaccination rhetoric [🤬]... escalated to include a death threat." email from Public Health Agency of Canada
#cdnpoli

Notify the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) if the threat or incident meets biosafety/biosecurity reporting thresholds under the Human Pathogens and Toxins Act (HPTA) or the Human Pathogens and Toxins Regulations (HPTR).
Consider additional notifications. Your facility may choose to inform the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s National Critical Infrastructure Team (NCIT) at SIR-SIS@rcmp-grc.gc.ca to provide situational awareness.
Review and, if necessary, update your biosecurity risk assessments and biosecurity plans. They should include steps for reporting threats, communication protocols, and responsibilities across your facility. Consider establishing a central point where potential incidents can be logged and tracked.
Train staff and stay vigilant to strengthen organizational resilience and protect Canada’s life sciences sector.
Thank you,

Centre for Biosecurity, Regulatory, Operations and Emergency Management Branch
Public Health Agency of Canada / Government of Canada

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Ms. Opossum graphs COVID data (was @anarchodelphis). @ratnegative.bsky.social · 14d

The irony of people unmasked and sending aerosols into the air signing a pledge about keeping the air free of infectious aerosols.

Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 14d

Yesterday, history happened at the UN: For the first time hundreds of orgs signed a global pledge declaring that healthy indoor air is a human right.

Healthy indoor air is a key tool for preventing pandemics, building climate resilience, and increasing health equity. We need it everywhere!

People signing the Global Pledge for Healthy Indoor Air at the UN

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Conor Browne @brownecfm.bsky.social · 14d

1. Superb article by Tess-Finch Lees published today.

'Six years into forever-Covid, the evidence is unequivocal. Coronavirus is an airborne, disabling, neuroinvasive vascular disease that can damage children’s immunity, blood vessels and organs,...

Link in next post

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VirusSucks.com @virussucks.com · 14d

🚨 COVID UPDATE: New Stratus (XFG) variant now dominant 🚨

Stratus is behind nearly all new infections as of September 2025, with some unusual symptoms emerging.

⚠️ KEY SYMPTOMS:
• Hoarse or raspy voice (often appears BEFORE traditional #COVID symptoms)
• Sore throat
• Nasal congestion
• Fatigue

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Ms. Opossum graphs COVID data (was @anarchodelphis). @ratnegative.bsky.social · 14d

Finally a fucking W.

The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 14d

“This campaign was electrifying. It was a lightning rod of hope.”

British Columbia Green Party members have chosen Emily Lowan, a climate activist and former student politician who turned 25 last week, as their next leader.

#bcpoli

New Green Leader Emily Lowan Vows to Challenge NDP | The Tyee

Climate activist says her campaign reached people ‘disillusioned with politics.’

thetyee.ca

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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 14d

www.cidrap.umn.edu/antimicrobia...

Outpatient antibiotic use in COVID patients linked to 'downstream' antibiotic resistance

Canadian seniors who received antibiotics within 7 days of a COVID diagnosis were 24% more likely to have an antibiotic-resistant organism within 6 months.

www.cidrap.umn.edu

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