Yes these policies are unethical. They are also very poor public health policy and poor economic management of our h/c system. Again.... Opinion: Alberta's COVID vaccine limits go against ethical health-care delivery edmontonjournal.com/opinion/column… via Edmonton Journal

How Flu Shots Prevent Heart Attacks psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/fevere… "Flu vaccines reduce heart attack risk by 18–30%, especially in people with heart disease." "...45% reduction in the death rate among those with a history of heart disease..." #VaccinesWork

Health care is a mess because we failed to 🧵: -ensure capacity & prevent burnout -support seniors health & aging in place -decades of devaluing primary care -decades of mental health stigma 1/3 /via The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

I have been criticized lately by some who think I should be a mild-mannered scientist when talking back to antivaxxers and other purveyors of health disinformation. Sorry, but Gavin Newsom is my new role model.

AB Govt Strategy: - tell everyone vaccines don't work - waste millions in unused vaccines - blame ABs for not using the vaccines - use this as reason to further restrict vaccine access - under order vaccines, put up huge barriers, rinse and repeat buff.ly/ArKSyac

Many argued we (ie, the science-informed) were overreacting about RFK Jr, Bhattacharya, Makary, Oz, Prasad, et al. Well, as predicted, it is a f*cking horror show. Dark Age 2.0

If Florida drops vaccine mandates, society is probably officially over. I really, really, really don’t think most people get that herd immunity is the only thing keeping measles from ripping through the population, and a measles infection wipes out all pre-existing immunity 1/3

As a practising physician it is so painful to listen to RFK.

Truly excellent...👇 Confessions of an Ex-Anti-Vaxxer macleans.ca/longforms/conf… by Lydia Greene, Crunchy Apostate. 🙏 via Maclean’s Magazine "The anti-vax movement isn’t simply a grassroots network of concerned parents. It’s an industry. It’s lucrative, selling supplements, e-books, courses and products."

Denmark close to wiping out leading cancer-causing HPV strains after vaccine roll-out gavi.org/vaccineswork/d… via Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance "Before vaccination, the prevalence of HPV was between 15 & 17%, which has decreased in vaccinated women to less than one percent by 2021." #VaccinesWork

Just stopping by to remind you that the child mortality in the United States has dropped drastically and almost continuously over the years and is now at its lowest ever at seven deaths per 1000 births. Thanks to sanitation and science - especially antibiotics, and vaccines.

So true.

Paul is an eloquent speaker and writer. I could almost not finish reading this. Tears. All physicians should do themselves a favor and read this. Take it to heart. Opinion: As a heart surgeon, I chased excellence. It cost me my body and my mind theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

As an MD that has been pushing hard against the #toxic culture of #medicine; this piece by my colleague, Dr. Paul Fedak (Libin Cardiovascular Institute; UCalgaryMedicine), both breaks my ❤️ & makes my blood boil. Bear w/me while I explain 🧵 1/11 CW: Suicide

Moving editorial by a cardiac surgeon Dr. Paul Fedak Paul Fedak U Calgary “I wore the mask. I called it professionalism. But it was fear. Afraid that if I stopped, I might disappear.” “Heart surgery is intoxicating. The focus. The precision. The privilege of holding a life in

We deserve to thrive in surgery. Wellness and mastery are not opposites. Thank you for sharing your story Dr Paul Fedak 🙏 #surgeonwellness

In memory of my friend Darren (Darren Markland). Someone who always liked a nice image. Taken last night the Wizard Nebula, appropriately, is riding high in the northern skies these nights.

I’m at the ENT and I’m the only person here. The receptionist told me that most people scheduled for today have been no-shows. As someone who waited MONTHS to receive proper care for a sinus tumor I’m judging every person who takes a specialist appointment and doesn’t show up.

This is so sad. And preventable. I feel for the family of this little one. Without proper public health in Alberta, preventable deaths will continue.

Statement from AMA President on measles death in Alberta: albertadoctors.org/news/news/ama-…