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If we can map air pollution send the Covid 19 resources there it can save more lives & flatten the curve faster. We are only as strong as the weakest link. @JustinTrudeau @cafreeland @AFN_Updates @ORCRoseAnne
@janephilpott @PattyHajdu @GovCanHealth https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/ns-environmental-racism-map-1.3494081
@janephilpott @PattyHajdu @GovCanHealth https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/ns-environmental-racism-map-1.3494081
NEW: Important research from @HarvardChanSPH linking dirty air with coronavirus deaths. It's the 1st nationwide study & it finds places with even slightly higher PM 2.5 levels will likely have far higher Covid-19 death rates than less polluted areas. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/climate/air-pollution-coronavirus-covid.html
Black Communities Are Hit Hardest By COVID-19 In Louisiana And Elsewhere http:// http://tinyurl.com/t6slan9
So reach out to those at highest risk because we all will be better protected if they are.
Particulates are not just smog. Waterloo Region has over 80 quarries in the area so factor that in to because silica impairs lungs and it may be a factor here. We have over 200 cases 4 fatalities this way. https://www.kitchenertoday.com/coronavirus-covid-19-local-news/there-are-now-over-200-covid-19-cases-in-waterloo-region-2234920
Are Canadian fatalities showing similar trends to particulate pollution exposure. We need it mapped.
If fatalities are particulate based, that means masks do work.
We have environmental racism in Canada. Indigenous reserves are federal jurisdiction but health codes, building codes & pollution laws are Provincial and don't apply on federal lands. High polluters exploited this and targetted poor communities. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/ns-environmental-racism-map-1.3494081
We need to make sure Indigenous communities like Aamjiwnaang, Fort Chip reasonably protected from both pollution and Covid 19. Historically Canada failed them. It is time to remedy this to protect everyone. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/whistleblower-air-quality-aamjiwnaang-first-nation-air-quality-1.5318904
Now we know particulates play a roll in Covid 19 fatalities what about smokers? Can banning cigarette sales prevent mortality or hospitalization with Covid 19? https://beta.ctvnews.ca/national/2020/4/6/1_4884862.html
