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The emergence of Omicron demonstrates why global vaccine equity is not only an ethical imperative but also a pragmatic one.

<Fake shocked face> South Africa really deserves an apology and some sort of reward for doing such a great job with surveillance.

If three doses = fully vaccinated. Then Two doses in developing countries = not fully vaccinated. If your boosters advocacy ends at your borders then you should reevaluate your activism.

Yes, with the Omicron variant, it’s an absolute necessity to get your 3rd dose. Please go & get one. But also remember that new variants like Omicron happen because vaccines are not free & accessible for most people in the world. If we vaccinate the world, we will all be safer.

Until the world is safe, no one is truly safe.

Being able to afford N95 masks and rapid tests is such a privilege.

So many people have no choice but COVID risk - these are society's most vulnerable (including under 5s as well as immunocompromised and impoverished). Hearing those with means that they're "tired" of it & they're going to take their chances? It's at that first group's expense.

It's “essential workers” when they need you, but “low skilled workers” when you need them.

it’s recently been brought to my attention that most ppl don’t know what “elective surgery” means. I have a brain tumor for which my neuro/oncology team is planning surgery within the next ~2 months. This surgery is categorized as elective.

Just because grocery stores, restaurants, bars, daycares, and private schools are open does not mean they are safe. It just means their workers are not unionized, have no voice, have no protection, have no power, and our patronage contributes to that power imbalance. #Solidarity

Please let's not only remember those experiencing homelessness during frigid temperatures like today's, let's remember them every day and actually ACT towards ending homelessness. Pity is not policy, neither is philanthropy.

Much talk about moving from "pandemic" to "endemic." It is not surprising that the language and discussion are awkward, given we haven't done this in 100 years or so. Here are the definitions from Last's Dictionary of Epidemiology - the worldwide standard for our field.

Let’s all try to avoid using adjectives related to mental illness (e.g. mad, psychotic, crazy, insane) to describe a certain warmongering dictator. Language matters. #stigma

So proud of this peer-reviewed publication- some key findings from CMPA’s medico-legal data highlighting opportunities to enhance #ptsafety in spine surgery. Check it out ! 👇

Monkeypox is not a “sexually transmitted infection”. It’s transmitted via close contact, of which sex is only one type. Yes, it is primarily affecting men who have sex with men right now, but men who have sex with men also have friends and family and neighbors and children.

This would be true preventative medicine.

Housing for all is a matter of human dignity and sound health economics. 1 month in hospital: ~$30,000 1 month in prison system: ~$14,000 1 month in shelter: ~$6,700 1 month in supportive housing: ~$3,500 There is no health without housing. We have partnered with the City of

1/Most research on #dxerror has been in nonsurgical areas. Check out our new study CJS/JCC looking at surgical #dxerror. Using Canadian Medical Protective Association databases representing >95% 🇨🇦MDs, we found that #dxerror occurred in: - most surgical disciplines - across all surgical phases of care

I had the privilege of working with Jamie for over a decade. He was one of the kindest and most compassionate people I have ever met. I'm so happy to know he had such an impact and that his legacy lives on.