@jhengstler Abdu Sharkawy Zack Teitel Roland van Oostveen Professor Carol Campbell Nicola Fisher Henry Hepburn @acampbell99 Sue Gowans Kimiko Shibata eslfairy.bsky.social Jason Bradshaw 🇨🇦🇧🇧 @noasbobs Beyhan Farhadi, PhD Rob Power, EdD Laura Pinto Muna Kadri Jennifer Casa-Todd Ramona Meharg 🇨🇦 Heidi Allum (she/her) Sarah Sanders @CoachJCummings Paul W Bennett Stephen Hurley Michael K Barbour Diane Ballantyne Caroline Alphonso Annie Kidder Kristin Rushowy Colin D'Mello | Global News David Fisman Carl T. Bergstrom Dr. Jennifer Kwan Christian Drosten Claire Trottier Isaac Bogoch Julie Chapman Marc Lipsitch Dr. Tara C. Smith Trevor Bedford Dr. Nahid Bhadelia KizzyPhD Tom Inglesby, MD Prof. Akiko Iwasaki Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @AdamJKucharski BC Teachers’ Federation BC Principals' & Vice-Principals' Association Independent Schools Association of BC Need the co-ordination of really good testing protocols and public health guidance. Need saliva tests & other fairly user-friendly tests that can be performed outside of a medical environment. Abdu Sharkawy #onted #UnsafeSeptemberON
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@jhengstler Abdu Sharkawy Zack Teitel Roland van Oostveen Professor Carol Campbell Nicola Fisher Henry Hepburn @acampbell99 Sue Gowans Kimiko Shibata eslfairy.bsky.social Jason Bradshaw 🇨🇦🇧🇧 @noasbobs Beyhan Farhadi, PhD Rob Power, EdD Laura Pinto Muna Kadri Jennifer Casa-Todd Ramona Meharg 🇨🇦 Heidi Allum (she/her) Sarah Sanders @CoachJCummings Paul W Bennett Stephen Hurley Michael K Barbour Diane Ballantyne Caroline Alphonso Annie Kidder Kristin Rushowy Colin D'Mello | Global News David Fisman Carl T. Bergstrom Dr. Jennifer Kwan Christian Drosten Claire Trottier Isaac Bogoch Julie Chapman Marc Lipsitch Dr. Tara C. Smith Trevor Bedford Dr. Nahid Bhadelia KizzyPhD Tom Inglesby, MD Prof. Akiko Iwasaki Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @AdamJKucharski BC Teachers’ Federation BC Principals' & Vice-Principals' Association Independent Schools Association of BC Aiming to have the capacity for as many as 100,000 COVID-19 tests per day.
Ontario's plan says the province will adopt new testing technologies, including saliva tests and tests that can be processed at the point of care.
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@jhengstler Abdu Sharkawy Zack Teitel Roland van Oostveen Professor Carol Campbell Nicola Fisher Henry Hepburn @acampbell99 Sue Gowans Kimiko Shibata eslfairy.bsky.social Jason Bradshaw 🇨🇦🇧🇧 @noasbobs Beyhan Farhadi, PhD Rob Power, EdD Laura Pinto Muna Kadri Jennifer Casa-Todd Ramona Meharg 🇨🇦 Heidi Allum (she/her) Sarah Sanders @CoachJCummings Paul W Bennett Stephen Hurley Michael K Barbour Diane Ballantyne Caroline Alphonso Annie Kidder Kristin Rushowy Colin D'Mello | Global News David Fisman Carl T. Bergstrom Dr. Jennifer Kwan Christian Drosten Claire Trottier Isaac Bogoch Julie Chapman Marc Lipsitch Dr. Tara C. Smith Trevor Bedford Dr. Nahid Bhadelia KizzyPhD Tom Inglesby, MD Prof. Akiko Iwasaki Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @AdamJKucharski BC Teachers’ Federation BC Principals' & Vice-Principals' Association Independent Schools Association of BC Until a vaccine is widely available, probably at the start of 2021, rapid tests may represent Quebec’s best bet for keeping new infections in check. If you can identify patterns of who is most at risk, that’s where you have to focus your attention.Christopher Labos montrealgazette.com/news/quebec/co…

@jhengstler Abdu Sharkawy Zack Teitel Roland van Oostveen Professor Carol Campbell Nicola Fisher Henry Hepburn @acampbell99 Sue Gowans Kimiko Shibata eslfairy.bsky.social Jason Bradshaw 🇨🇦🇧🇧 @noasbobs Beyhan Farhadi, PhD Rob Power, EdD Laura Pinto Muna Kadri Jennifer Casa-Todd Ramona Meharg 🇨🇦 Heidi Allum (she/her) Sarah Sanders @CoachJCummings Paul W Bennett Stephen Hurley Michael K Barbour Diane Ballantyne Caroline Alphonso Annie Kidder Kristin Rushowy Colin D'Mello | Global News David Fisman Carl T. Bergstrom Dr. Jennifer Kwan Christian Drosten Claire Trottier Isaac Bogoch Julie Chapman Marc Lipsitch Dr. Tara C. Smith Trevor Bedford Dr. Nahid Bhadelia KizzyPhD Tom Inglesby, MD Prof. Akiko Iwasaki Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @AdamJKucharski BC Teachers’ Federation BC Principals' & Vice-Principals' Association Independent Schools Association of BC Christopher Labos Frontline health workers & residents of LTC facilities are expected to receive the vaccine for COVID-19 before other demographics, according to recommendation by #ACIP . Ts, under pressure to hold in-person classes, may not receive the vaccine until later. newsweek.com/nursing-homes-…

@jhengstler Abdu Sharkawy Zack Teitel Roland van Oostveen Professor Carol Campbell Nicola Fisher Henry Hepburn @acampbell99 Sue Gowans Kimiko Shibata eslfairy.bsky.social Jason Bradshaw 🇨🇦🇧🇧 @noasbobs Beyhan Farhadi, PhD Rob Power, EdD Laura Pinto Muna Kadri Jennifer Casa-Todd Ramona Meharg 🇨🇦 Heidi Allum (she/her) Sarah Sanders @CoachJCummings Paul W Bennett Stephen Hurley Michael K Barbour Diane Ballantyne Caroline Alphonso Annie Kidder Kristin Rushowy Colin D'Mello | Global News David Fisman Carl T. Bergstrom Dr. Jennifer Kwan Christian Drosten Claire Trottier Isaac Bogoch Julie Chapman Marc Lipsitch Dr. Tara C. Smith Trevor Bedford Dr. Nahid Bhadelia KizzyPhD Tom Inglesby, MD Prof. Akiko Iwasaki Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @AdamJKucharski BC Teachers’ Federation BC Principals' & Vice-Principals' Association 'I'm a big believer that educators should have priority after health care workers. But coming right after that, those in schools that are reopening in person or have reopened in person, should be a very close second priority.' Randi Weingarten 🇺🇦🇺🇸💪🏿👩‍🎓🟣 AFT
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Ashish Anand Jason Lay @jhengstler Abdu Sharkawy Zack Teitel Roland van Oostveen Professor Carol Campbell Nicola Fisher Henry Hepburn @acampbell99 Sue Gowans Kimiko Shibata eslfairy.bsky.social Jason Bradshaw 🇨🇦🇧🇧 @noasbobs Beyhan Farhadi, PhD Rob Power, EdD Laura Pinto Muna Kadri Jennifer Casa-Todd Ramona Meharg 🇨🇦 Heidi Allum (she/her) Sarah Sanders @CoachJCummings Paul W Bennett Stephen Hurley Michael K Barbour Diane Ballantyne Caroline Alphonso Annie Kidder Kristin Rushowy Colin D'Mello | Global News David Fisman Carl T. Bergstrom Dr. Jennifer Kwan Christian Drosten Claire Trottier Isaac Bogoch Julie Chapman Marc Lipsitch Dr. Tara C. Smith Trevor Bedford Dr. Nahid Bhadelia KizzyPhD Tom Inglesby, MD Prof. Akiko Iwasaki Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @AdamJKucharski BC Teachers’ Federation BC Principals' & Vice-Principals' Association teachers are potentially the biggest vectors with so many contacts and often have their own kids

This would help break the chain and keep schools open

There just aren't enough teachers who aren't at risk to run schools properly the way things are going

Ashish Anand Jason Lay @jhengstler Abdu Sharkawy Zack Teitel Roland van Oostveen Professor Carol Campbell Nicola Fisher Henry Hepburn @acampbell99 Sue Gowans Kimiko Shibata eslfairy.bsky.social Jason Bradshaw 🇨🇦🇧🇧 @noasbobs Beyhan Farhadi, PhD Rob Power, EdD Laura Pinto Muna Kadri Jennifer Casa-Todd Ramona Meharg 🇨🇦 Heidi Allum (she/her) Sarah Sanders @CoachJCummings Paul W Bennett Stephen Hurley Michael K Barbour Diane Ballantyne Caroline Alphonso Annie Kidder Kristin Rushowy Colin D'Mello | Global News David Fisman Carl T. Bergstrom Dr. Jennifer Kwan Christian Drosten Claire Trottier Isaac Bogoch Julie Chapman Marc Lipsitch Dr. Tara C. Smith Trevor Bedford Dr. Nahid Bhadelia KizzyPhD Tom Inglesby, MD Prof. Akiko Iwasaki Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @AdamJKucharski BC Teachers’ Federation BC Principals' & Vice-Principals' Association i dont think we know yes if the vaccine blocks transmission

but I hope we will find out soon

@boylondon402 Ashish Anand Jason Lay @jhengstler Abdu Sharkawy Zack Teitel Roland van Oostveen Professor Carol Campbell Nicola Fisher Henry Hepburn @acampbell99 Sue Gowans Kimiko Shibata eslfairy.bsky.social Jason Bradshaw 🇨🇦🇧🇧 @noasbobs Beyhan Farhadi, PhD Rob Power, EdD Laura Pinto Muna Kadri Jennifer Casa-Todd Ramona Meharg 🇨🇦 Heidi Allum (she/her) Sarah Sanders @CoachJCummings Paul W Bennett Stephen Hurley Michael K Barbour Diane Ballantyne Caroline Alphonso Annie Kidder Kristin Rushowy Colin D'Mello | Global News David Fisman Carl T. Bergstrom Dr. Jennifer Kwan Christian Drosten Claire Trottier Isaac Bogoch Julie Chapman Marc Lipsitch Dr. Tara C. Smith Trevor Bedford Dr. Nahid Bhadelia KizzyPhD Tom Inglesby, MD Prof. Akiko Iwasaki Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @AdamJKucharski BC Teachers’ Federation The other major issue as to why ed workers need to be priority is because those under 18 cannot be vaccinated. There are zero trials for children under 18 for ANY of the vaccines in phase 3.

Snarky Larky @boylondon402 Ashish Anand Jason Lay @jhengstler Abdu Sharkawy Zack Teitel Roland van Oostveen Professor Carol Campbell Nicola Fisher Henry Hepburn @acampbell99 Sue Gowans Kimiko Shibata eslfairy.bsky.social Jason Bradshaw 🇨🇦🇧🇧 @noasbobs Beyhan Farhadi, PhD Rob Power, EdD Laura Pinto Muna Kadri Jennifer Casa-Todd Ramona Meharg 🇨🇦 Heidi Allum (she/her) Sarah Sanders @CoachJCummings Paul W Bennett Stephen Hurley Michael K Barbour Diane Ballantyne Caroline Alphonso Annie Kidder Kristin Rushowy Colin D'Mello | Global News David Fisman Carl T. Bergstrom Dr. Jennifer Kwan Christian Drosten Claire Trottier Isaac Bogoch Julie Chapman Marc Lipsitch Dr. Tara C. Smith Trevor Bedford Dr. Nahid Bhadelia KizzyPhD Tom Inglesby, MD Prof. Akiko Iwasaki Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @AdamJKucharski From NYT’s Vaccine Tracker:
On Sept. 12, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that they would seek to expand their U.S. trial to 43,000 participants. The following month, they gained permission to start testing the vaccine on children as young as 12 — the first American trial to do so.