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Sarah Slack @sarahjslack.bsky.social · 14h

Update: vaccine booster appointments must be booked through the Get Vaccinated provincial system - either online getvaccinated.gov.bc.ca or by calling 1-833-838-2323. Booking directly with a pharmacy won’t work anymore.

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Sarah Slack @sarahjslack.bsky.social · 1d

Covid & flu vaccines are @ BC pharmacies now. Oct 14 is first day they are available to general public. Some folks are using old vaccine invite email links to book appts on the get vaccinated online booking system. You can also call or visit your pharmacy to book, or wait for your invitation email.

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Sarah Slack @sarahjslack.bsky.social · 6d

Will do!

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Sarah Slack @sarahjslack.bsky.social · 6d

Yes, please! Do you know if any bookstores in Vancouver will have the cookbook in stock?

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Michelle Cyca @michellecyca.com · 8d

For @thewalrus.ca, I wrote about the state of reconciliation 10 years after the final report of the Truth & Reconciliation Commission. thewalrus.ca/trc-introduc...

The Stark Reality Ten Years after the Truth and Reconciliation Report | The Walrus

“We have to wonder: should we just abandon ‘reconciliation’ altogether?”

thewalrus.ca

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Tara Moriarty @moriartylab.bsky.social · 9d

Canadian COVID Forecast: Sep 27 - Oct 10, 2025

SEVERE: none
VERY HIGH: MB, NL, NS, SK
HIGH: CAN, AB, BC, NB, North, ON, PEI, QC,
MODERATE: none

About 1 in 60 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.

This image shows gauges with the Sep 27 - Oct 10, 2025 Forecast scores for Canada, the provinces, & territories. From left to right:

Canada: HIGH - 7.5
Alberta: HIGH - 6
British Columbia: HIGH - 5.8
Manitoba: VERY HIGH - 12.1
New Brunswick: HIGH - 6.3
Newfoundland & Labrador: VERY HIGH - 10.2
North: HIGH - 9.2
Nova Scotia: VERY HIGH - 11.6
Ontario: HIGH - 6.3
Prince Edward Island: HIGH - 7
Quebec: HIGH - 9.6
Saskatchewan: VERY HIGH - 12.4

A text box reads: "The COVID Forecast is calculated from 3 equally weighted categories: 1) Current infections and spread; 2) Healthcare system impact; 3) Mortality. Within each category, there is one sub-category for trends over the most recent week (Trends) and one sub-category for current parameter values relative to a specified baseline (Current values). Trends and current values are weighted equally when determining the final score for a category. All Forecast input data and sources are available here (https://datastudio.google.com/embed/u/0/reporting/42b886cf-d661-488e-b7d8-5c5836b55ab6/page/p_2yqs028mwc). Past Forecast scores are available in the table below. Forecast scores are grouped into 4 ranges: MODERATE (1 to <5, white), HIGH (6 to <10, yellow), VERY HIGH (10 to <15, orange), SEVERE (>15 red)."

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Michelle Cyca @michellecyca.com · 9d

please read this story today from @moiradonovan.bsky.social, with incredible photos by Darren Calabrese, which considers the physical history of the residential school system and survivors' efforts to ensure this history is never forgotten

The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 9d

The last federally run residential school closed in 1997, but traces of the system are everywhere on the land. How to commemorate the dark, painful history of these places? Across Canada, survivors are taking the lead: thenarwhal.ca/truth-reconc...

What should happen to residential school sites? | The Narwhal

Across Canada, Indigenous communities are deciding how to commemorate these residential school histories on the land

thenarwhal.ca

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 9d

Before Raphael Lemkin collapsed on 42nd Street in New York City and died at a local police station in 1959, he knew these truths about genocide that the world still cannot accept.

Andrew Nikiforuk writes.

Raphael Lemkin Coined the Word Genocide. What Would He Say Today? | The Tyee

The haunting story of the refugee driven to name and prevent the greatest crimes of all.

thetyee.ca

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Sarah Slack @sarahjslack.bsky.social · 11d

Many pharmacies will offer flu & COVID vaccines on a drop in basis. Try calling your pharmacy directly!

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Sarah Slack @sarahjslack.bsky.social · 11d

The delay until Oct 14 is so incredibly short sighted. Covid has definitely been circulating at higher levels for at least a month. My mil’s nursing home has an Influenza A outbreak currently.

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Sarah Slack @sarahjslack.bsky.social · 11d

Publicly funded Covid vaccines will also be available on Oct 14. Pfizer is available now, for private pay at pharmacies. Some extended health plans cover the private pay Pfizer booster apparently. Our PBC plan does not.

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Sarah Slack @sarahjslack.bsky.social · 11d

Just talked to my pharmacist today. In BC publicly funded flu vaccines will be available starting Oct 14. Pharmacies have the flu vaccines already, but they are not permitted to administer them prior to Oct 14. Some pharmacies (Shoppers most likely) & medical clinics have private pay flu vaccines.

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Sarah Slack @sarahjslack.bsky.social · 14d

Every London Drugs I’ve been in recently still has free Artron Covid tests available. Also some IDAs and Save On Foods pharmacies still have them. Don’t even bother with Shoppers Drug Mart.

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Shannon Waters @sobittersosweet.bsky.social · 14d

The BC Green Party's new leader is @emilylowan.bsky.social

The party used a ranked ballot and Lowan won handily on the first ballot with more than 3,000 votes #bcpoli

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Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her) @placentadoc.bsky.social · 15d

Here is an example list of medications with long-term safety data in pregnancy, helpful for treating common illnesses:
Fever/pain: acetaminophen
GERD: H2 blockers or PPIs
Nausea: Dimenhydrinate, metoclopramide, ondansetron
Hypertension: labetalol, nifedipine, methyldopa

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Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her) @placentadoc.bsky.social · 15d

As a Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist, here are a list of exposures with conclusive evidence for adverse fetal & childhood outcomes:
Alcohol
Tobacco
Cannabis
Maternal suicide
Maternal homicide
Viruses (CMV, influenza, COVID, HIV, HepB&C)
Bacteria (syphilis, listeria)
Parasites (toxo)

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 15d

“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!

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Emily Lowan (she/her) @emilylowan.bsky.social · 16d

Let’s talk about why moving to the centre doesn’t work! ⚡️ (reupload)

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Taylor Lorenz @taylorlorenz.bsky.social · 17d

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Sarah Slack @sarahjslack.bsky.social · 18d

The teen made Frankie Maw’s Tomato Ginger Scallion Congee.

A blue bowl with red congee flecked with finely chopped scallion. The bowl sits on a light wood surface with the shadow of a lace curtain on the left side.

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Sarah Slack @sarahjslack.bsky.social · 18d

Draw The Line signs.

Draw the Line rally signs laying on the grass. The signs say STATUS FOR ALL
on cardboard, on a large cutout of a monarch butterfly, and on a larger sign that says SCRAP BILL C-2 underneath. Other signs say
NO MORE
DETENTIONS
DEPORTATIONS
DISPLACEMENT
and
PEOPLE
OVER
PROFIT

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Sarah Slack @sarahjslack.bsky.social · 18d

Neighbourhood signs.

A sign that says TRESPASSERS WILL BE COMPOSTED on a weathered wooden fence with a rusted hinge. There is a tree behind the fence, and a house painted turquoise.

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Emily Lowan (she/her) @emilylowan.bsky.social · 18d

3 DAYS LEFT TO VOTE!!! You don't wanna miss this - get in here! emilyforbcgreens.ca/vote/ #bcpoli

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Sarah Slack @sarahjslack.bsky.social · 20d

You could be the Man in Seat 62

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Tara Moriarty @moriartylab.bsky.social · 22d

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

This image describes the Canadian COVID Forecast for the fourteen-day period between September 13-26, 2025, which is produced by COVID-19 Resources Canada. Canada’s COVID Forecast outlook is VERY HIGH (no change) with a COVID INDEX SCORE of 13.4
About 1 of every 81 people is infected.
Estimated infections this week: 537,000-948,750
What these numbers mean: MODERATE 1-5, HIGH 5-10, VERY HIGH 10-15, SEVERE >15 COMPARED TO THE LOWEST POINT IN THE COVID PANDEMIC IN CANADA
How much higher are key indicators compared to the lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada?
Waste water, infections: VERY HIGH; 11.5X higher
Long COVID estimate: HIGH; 8.6X higher
Hospitalizations, ICU: VERY HIGH; 14.6X higher
Deaths: VERY HIGH: 14.2X higher
HOW TO HELP:
EVERYONE:
UPDATE vaccines every 6 months
WEAR N95-type masks
AVOID indoor social gatherings
AVOID crowded non-essential places

Who is HIGH RISK?
People 60 and older, babies < 1 year, pregnant
ALL AGES: immunocompromised OR medically at-risk OR no vaccine or infection in the last 6 months
Recommendations are based on the COVID-19 Risk Index from the Peterborough ON Public Health Unit
COVID-19 Resources Canada is a grassroots organization of volunteer scientists supporting Canadian COVID responses. Sources, data and methods for the COVID Index are available at www.Covid19Resources.ca

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