#PANDEMIC

Thinking about all the Good Liberals who shake their heads at anti-maskers and are staying home for the holidays and then jumping into finance and marketing work the next day
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On this May Day, International Worker's Day, Justin Trudeau and the "progressive" Canadian government are commemorating by tearing up the constitutionally-protected right to strike, and openly strikebreaking against dock worke
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3 lac rupees worth insurance if you die while taking your MBBS exams during this pandemic.Is life of a medical student worth 3 lac rs? What about the loss that
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Today is Thanksgiving.A time to focus on gratitude.It's a US holiday, but the benefits of gratitude are universal.What are you thankful for today? For me:My family/friends stayed healthy through the
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Been seeing folks discuss the "6% only died of COVID-19 alone", and thought I'd have something productive to add since I'm an HIV virologist by training. After years of virus
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Six years ago, #RobinWilliams died by suicide, sending a wave of shock and grief around the world. People wanted answers. What we were left with was inadequate. Perhaps what Williams'
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Have you ever thought about what you could do if you witness a #hate based attack in public?As the coronavirus pandemic spreads, so does anti-Asian #discrimination. Here's an example of
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Just got what I am sure is the best reader e-mail I’ve EVER gotten, and I wanted to share something about it because it speaks to the importance of writing
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The recent discussion around certain Canadian medical schools using a lottery to send out acceptances brings to light how much luck goes into getting in to med school. 1/5 Having
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Profiting off of Disabled Experiences (A Thread)If you are in #DisabilityStudies and you identify as able bodied I really hope you take a hard look at why you're in this
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Howcomewe in #Nepalaren't callingto #defund the #police?How much more evidencedo we need to conclude thatwe have been & still are a Police State?https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/19/business/ben--jerrys-defund-police-juneteenth/index.
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PM was just asked about international students in his press conference. He say Dutton will "have more to say" in coming days.Frankly, not good enough. Hundreds of thousands of international
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Dear minister @DrZweliMkhize. Thank you for your relentless efforts in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic. Please know that when you give your Stats today, 1 of the deceased is my 54yr
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Zoom backgrounds are more than light joke. They’re a shield for low-income students to keep their living situations confidential. Financial inequities in the classroom are on full display when we
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#RejectHealthDataPolicy Indians get just one week to review crucial health data policy. Centre’s rush is undemocratic. The policy covers collection and storage of data on an individual’s medical history, finances,
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"Get whatever vaccine you're offered first" is good public health advice, but I still wanted to get "the best" one. So I did not consider getting the Johnson & Johnson
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