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Today #Ontario's Auditor General released a scathing report on pandemic readiness and response in long-term care: auditor.on.ca/en/content/spe… The report details the many factors resulting in 3,919 residents dying of #COVID19 and countless others suffering during the pandemic. 1/7

Covid-19: time for symptoms to start = 5 days. Time for symptoms to resolve = 14 days. CDC recommended minimum isolation time to stop spread 10 days after onset. Paid sick days from Ontario = 3. Chance this will stop wave 3 = 0%. Chance low income & raciaized people suffer =100%

Thank you CBC Toronto for highlighting the important role social workers play in supporting patients and families in hospital.

Please consider volunteering on June 27th.

We've pulled our scheduled tweets for the rest of today. Instead, we ask that you please RT this. Indian Residential Schools Survivors Society 1-800-721-0066 IRS National Crisis Line 1-866-925-4419 Distress Centre of Ottawa 613-238-3311 YSB Crisis Line 613-260-2360 Thank you.

This tool from RyersonNIA can help you assess how COVID-19-safe your plans are: covidvisitrisk.com

Case counts are rising, and without higher rates of vaccination the fourth wave will only accelerate. The OHA urges all Ontarians to protect themselves and others and take back control from COVID-19: oha.com/Bulletins/OHA%… #onhealth

Must watch: A look inside an Ontario ICU where the COVID-19 patients are largely young and all unvaccinated. Some ask for the vaccine just before being intubated. Story by @CTV_AvisFavaro and Elizabeth St. Philip ctvnews.ca/health/coronav… #onpoli

During the pandemic, our hospital and health care workers have gone above and beyond for us, working long hours and enduring difficult circumstances. It’s time we remind them how much we appreciate their sacrifices. It’s time we say #ThankYouHCW.

Thx Ontario Hospital Association for invitation today! Key points from Upstream Lab: 1) Robust social data is key 2) Anchor Inst. ideas can direct actions with local impact e.g. health.org.uk/news-and-comme… (thesis forthcoming from Nada Dali!) 3) Upstream action must engage diverse sectors

"The pandemic has proved what public health’s practitioners understood well in the late 19th & early 20th century: how important the social side of health is. People can’t isolate if they work low-income jobs with no paid sick leave or if they live in crowded housing..."

Opening windows and doors or using an HVAC system can help reduce the spread of #COVID19 and improve the overall air quality inside your space. To learn more, visit: ow.ly/lO0c50Gncxt

Published today! Recommendations for equitable COVID-19 pandemic recovery in Canada in CMAJ: cmaj.ca/content/193/49… Led by my colleague Nav Persaud with many of us from MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions involved. CC Upstream Lab #healthequity #SDoH

We keep making the same mistakes. We treat a global problem like a domestic one, and a public health problem like a medical one. We localize what should be national and individualize what should be collective. We forget about lags between cases and deaths, and ignore morbidity.

Introducing RAT Tracker—a citizen-powered tool for anonymous reporting of rapid antigen test results for Toronto students. The data collected will fill a gap in our understanding of Omicron’s spread and inform the COVID-19 situation at each Toronto school. thelocal.to/rat-tracker/

Our latest analysis with Toronto Star — neighbourhoods that are racialized, poorer, with more immigrants/essential workers are mostly without third doses. this disparity is the worst we have seen. if we don’t close the gap, only certain postal codes “will be living with covid.”

To commemorate #BlackHistoryMonth, we're pleased to spotlight a few of the efforts underway at Ontario's hospitals to address racism. It’s part of a broader collection of anti-racism resources we’ve compiled to underscore this important issue: oha.com/news/ontario-h…

On Metro Morning re. Ontario government dropping mask mandates: Ismaila Alfa: Is this a political or scientific decision? Dr. Peter Jüni, Scientific Director, COVIDScienceOntario: Well it’s not supported by science.

Join us May 5 for the CCHL GTA Chapter Event at Joey Eaton Centre. Featuring Catherine Wang sharing: • Leadership lessons from hospital + public service • Insights on current ministry priorities • What’s ahead for our health system cchl-ccls.ca/event/cchl-gre…