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1/ Ontario #COVID19 vaccine update (Take 2 - after twitter hack/drama):Ontario has vaccinated >130000 people per day May 4, 5 & on track for this today too.Over 40% of adults

1. "Health Minister Patty Hajdu says her government embraces the concept of 'vaccine passports' & will come up with a form of certification to allow vaccinated Canadians to travel internationally."Smart

1/ A few points to clarify a few points...These vaccines are really really good, but not perfect.One dose of a vaccine provides excellent protection against #COVID19 infection, but of course

1. Ontario has prioritized pregnant individuals for #COVID19 vaccination (see below).Really glad to see this happen - it's the right move.(Expecting to hear further sign-up details from other Public Health

1. Ontario administered >125000 vaccines today. 2. Todays ~125K is not the final count, there are still a couple of hours left. Yesterday ON vaccinated ~134K (that's 0.91% of ON

A few points to clarify vaccine distribution in Ontario.1. We get ~400K doses of Pfizer weekly. It shows up like clockwork. It gets distributed throughout the province in ~1-2 days

1/ Eventually we will see a decoupling of new #COVID19 cases from hospitalizations as population-level immunity grows (through vaccination & recovery from natural infection), especially among those at greatest risk

1/ So #COVIDzero is trending. What's not to like about zero cases of #COVID19? 1. How can we get there? 2. Is this feasible in Canada?Some unpopular opinions & perhaps

Eliminating #COVID19 is not feasible any time soon."Given the global burden of COVID-19, even if a single area of the world were to eliminate the disease, it would be very

1/Last week there were reports of #COVID19 reinfections in South Korea.“It is highly unlikely that those who tested positive again [in RT-PCR tests] might have been infected again”-Yoo Cheon-Kwon, Korea

1/A study on air and environmental samples tested for #COVID19 via PCR on hospital wards and ICU settings: Positive tests on:-computer mice: ICU 6 of 8, ward 1 of 5-trash

1/ Interesting study on masks and #COVID19. Four patients with #COVID19 infections wearing surgical masks, cotton masks and no mask coughed onto a petri dish 20 cm from their mouth.