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Dancing with Viruses
Dancing with Viruses
There are several measles cases in Waterloo Region. As of last week there were currently over 60 cases in nearby Wellington/Guelph, and…
Marie Snyder
May 14
The Rise of Unreason
The Rise of Unreason
The Ontario Health Coalition put out a press release a couple weeks ago about the sharp increase in people infected with measles here…
Marie Snyder
Apr 25
Still Not at the Finish Line
Still Not at the Finish Line
Jon Douglas, who wrote In It for the Long Haul, shared a series of papers that were discussed at the Conference on Retroviruses and…
Marie Snyder
Mar 13
Over Five Years of Covid
Over Five Years of Covid
David Wallace-Wells has a piece in the New York Times about hitting the five-year mark with Covid (although it started in 2019, and the…
Marie Snyder
Mar 6
Cons are Bad for Our Health
Cons are Bad for Our Health
I’m referring to Canadian Conservatives, specifically. If we want to make sure we have access to the kind of healthcare Canadians are used…
Marie Snyder
Feb 26
Why is Everyone Suddenly Sick??
Why is Everyone Suddenly Sick??
Some people are working hard to believe this level of illness, getting sick several times each year, has always been the case. The latest…
Marie Snyder
Feb 17
Improving Indoor Air Quality
Improving Indoor Air Quality
Literally years ago, as a trustee around February of 2023, I noticed that the CO2 monitor testing proposal that was ratified had a sneaky…
Marie Snyder
Feb 7
Norms are for Breaking
Norms are for Breaking
Anonymous is urging me to move on away from precautions and towards prior norms of society in a string of comments on a previous post. I…
Marie Snyder
Jan 15
Still with the Immunity Debt Claims?
Still with the Immunity Debt Claims?
Two competing claims were made in the past few days on whether Long Covid should be a concern for parents of children or if children…
Marie Snyder
Jan 13
We’re Not Invincible
We’re Not Invincible
If an attractive person flirted with you, but then mentioned, just by the way, “I’ve been sexually active with someone with chlamydia, but…
Marie Snyder
Jan 8
Viral Suppression is the Goal
Viral Suppression is the Goal
We’ve survived 2024, but excess mortality compared to pre-pandemic rates is quite high for young adults (18–44), and in school-aged kids…
Marie Snyder
Dec 31, 2024
Spike Proteins Sticking Around
Spike Proteins Sticking Around
Yet another study indicates the brain is negatively affected by Covid, yet we’re still okay with children getting it repeatedly.
Marie Snyder
Dec 22, 2024
WHO: “We Cannot Talk about Covid in the Past Tense”
WHO: “We Cannot Talk about Covid in the Past Tense”
Dr. Tedros said this in the WHO Director-General’s opening remarks at Tuesday’s media briefing where he also suggested that over 20 million…
Marie Snyder
Dec 12, 2024
CAN-PCC Survey
CAN-PCC has put out a survey on its draft of recommendations for Long Covid (PCC = Post Covid Condition) that anyone can comment on…
Marie Snyder
Nov 22, 2024
Only When It is Darkest Out Can You See the Stars
Only When It is Darkest Out Can You See the Stars
These are my summary notes from this excellent podcast from Andrea Pitzer on Next Comes What, “How We Survive This Mess.”
Marie Snyder
Nov 21, 2024
A Tale of Two Studies
A Tale of Two Studies
I was confronted yesterday with the ubiquitous claim, “Lockdowns destroyed kid’s ability to socialize. Now they’re committing suicide…
Marie Snyder
Nov 20, 2024
On Truth and Justified Disgust
Pete Buttigieg gave a great interview last week. He believes that “in moments like this, salvation really will come from the local and…
Marie Snyder
Nov 18, 2024
New and Improved Propaganda Machines
New and Improved Propaganda Machines
We carry propaganda machines in our pockets. Propaganda isn’t just to misinform, but to distract us and exhaust the capacity for critical…
Marie Snyder
Nov 16, 2024
The Pandemicene
The Pandemicene
Bird Flu is still not officially a pandemic concern, but there are some convincing arguments that it should be:
Marie Snyder
Nov 14, 2024
Roundup of Election Views
Roundup of Election Views
There are tons of explanations for it. Here’s a roundup of a few perspectives that helped me wrap my head around it all.
Marie Snyder
Nov 7, 2024
Everyone Seems Fine ≠ Long Covid is a Myth
Everyone Seems Fine ≠ Long Covid is a Myth
Lots of people still really don’t believe that some people have had their lives destroyed by Long Covid, and that they might too. And their…
Marie Snyder
Nov 5, 2024
More Studies on Covid Harming Kids — How many do we need to act??
More Studies on Covid Harming Kids — How many do we need to act??
What do smoking, drinking, rollercoasters, and Covid have in common? They should all be avoided during pregnancy.
Marie Snyder
Oct 26, 2024
Break the Chain of Transmission!
Break the Chain of Transmission!
BC’s deputy provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, actually announced to the public, “If you’ve had Covid recently, you’ve had a…
Marie Snyder
Oct 25, 2024
Propaganda vs Real Risk Scenarios: Sickness is Health.
Propaganda vs Real Risk Scenarios: Sickness is Health.
Arijit Chakravarty is a biologist who uses biotech and math to understand and write about Covid. He wrote a very long thread that I’ll…
Marie Snyder
Oct 24, 2024
Saving You Time
Saving You Time
…but destroying the environment and likely killing some cyclists in the process. That’s Doug Ford’s new Bill 212: Reducing Gridlock, Saving…
Marie Snyder
Oct 23, 2024
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