matthewweir
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Assoc. Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology @WesternU | Dept of Epidemiology and Biostatistics | Adjunct Scientist @ICESOntario
London
Joined November 2008
Hey @pfragiskatos or anyone else who could help. We have a dialysis-dependent patient who’s being deported to a country where he can’t afford dialysis. This is a death sentence for a really nice guy. Any help is appreciated!
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3 die-hard scrub wearers dressed like me today. Right down to the lanyards. Respect.
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Is it too much to ask for a canagliflozin-candesartan combo pill? Candegliflozin? Albugone? Dialyaway?
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If you’re up early tomorrow and feel generally disappointed with our species, watch the #JWST launch. It’s the best thing humans have done.
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Remember all those other viruses that weren’t #COVID19, but still sucked (kids off school, coughing all night, etc)? If we invest heavily in #ventilation and SARS2 vanishes the next day, we still get less of all that crap. Seems like a smart way to spend public money to me.
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Every tweet from @GovCanHealth that’s not telling me I can vaccinate my kids is torture.
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FDA: let’s live stream our discussion about #COVIDVaccineKids and be open about how and when we’re making this call. NACI: we like surprises.
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The @GovCanHealth live stream just now they reported that a decision on the kids vaccine will be made in 1-2 weeks. #COVIDVaccine
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Dear @GovCanHealth Approval for adults was Oct 9 to Dec 9 2020 (61 days). Teens was Apr 16 to May 5 (19 days). Kids is so far Oct 18 to XX (25 days and counting). Kids are eligible for infection; let’s get them eligible for protection!
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Our friends at NACI and @GovCanHealth have been building the suspense all day! Probably carefully crafting a thread to explain how to get kids their #COVIDVaccine.
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Happy “NACI better be discussing 5-11 yr old vaccinations at today’s virtual meeting” day!
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Hi @GovCanHealth - the thread I responded to yesterday has been deleted and while I’m happy that the word “months” is gone, we’d all be happier if you gave us a sense of when we might be able to vaccinate kids.
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Let’s ignore the 90% efficacy for a second. COVID-19 in immunized kids looks a lot more manageable. Anosmia and dyspnea are no joke.
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@AlexMunter @OttawaHealth @AlexMunter, you seem like a good person. But after 18 mo of parents & kids SEVERELY altering their lives to "limit contacts," you are asking us to give up EVEN MORE while ON gov refuses to use all tools at its disposal to stop spread in schools & community. Not cool. :(
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Fixed his bio for those who don’t know: Ontarian, MD, Rhodes Scholar, Dean UofT Med, president UofT, founding CEO of ICES, winner or awards, medical hall of fame, order of Canada, and much more than 240 characters can hold. Listen up @fordnation
On Friday Premier Ford said "I've never shied away from telling you the brutal, honest truth." OK, here's a sampling of private responses from MDs afterwards: “This is literally f**king insane...I feel ill…What an absolute travesty…" Expect other HC workers felt the same.
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Interventions that ignores human nature are doomed to fail. A ban on outdoor activities for #COVID19Ontario feels as tone deaf as abstinence for HIV was back in day.
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