Take a good look at the graph: about half of the spike occurred before the pandemic even started. The rise started around 2016.

Mine was 10 and my doctor said, “Your haemoglobin is fine” but did agree that I should start supplementation. My next visit was with the family medicine resident who was doing a rotation in his practice and she said that I should get it above 50.

Or the US and Russia are in collusion. Putin has stepped up the bombing while Trump is throwing out distractions so no one can keep their eyes on the ball.

I suspect that the oil companies have no interest in rebuilding Venezuela’s oil infrastructure unless the US gov’t subsidizes them.

Do I ever hope you’re correct. You are the expert and I defer to your expertise.

If fewer kids get the flu vaccine there will be more absences from school and more hospitalisations. Interesting how many of those against covid restrictions lamented about the educational loss when kids were being taught remotely. When the rate of disease goes up, more instructional time is lost.

Yes, chuckling here thinking about attempted bribery of Elections Canada.

How is a donation going to help win recounts? Make it make sense.

Yes, a very good outcome. If anyone can handle Trump, Mark Carney can. I don’t expect miracles and am prepared for turbulent times. I have utmost sympathy for Americans.

I’m a Canadian who supports PBS and will continue to do so.

We also need a Speaker. Elizabeth May would be a good choice.

I’m in BC so I’m hoping that the Maritimes, Quebec, and Ontario have clinched it once their results are known. Just getting on an inter island ferry to scrutineer for the Liberals at the vote count. We’re a highly polarized riding with a vote split.

My 52 yo daughter has 3C because she had to have part of her pancreas removed because a benign cyst was leaking and causing severe pancreatitis. This is a situation that she could not prevent.

I’m a Canadian who discovered CIDRAP during the early days of the covid pandemic. I know that you and CIDRAP are even more important now during the absolutely horrifying dismantling of research and public health.

Backyard flocks are being infected as well. Factory farming certainly makes the chickens more vulnerable with the crowding and stress. The pathogen has to come from somewhere. It doesn’t spontaneously just appear.

Wild birds that are the source of the virus are dying.

🤣 77 as well.

I’m a Canadian senior.
Until Trump took the presidency in 2016 I had seldom used anything worse than “damn”. JFC and the f… word have now become part of my daily vocabulary.

Welcome to Bluesky, Sue.