As the Ford govt announces new measures that seem to not change much that's allowed/forbidden in day-to-day life in Ontario, here's a collection of Ontario's doctors & experts reacting to that, and to Dr Brown's earlier talk: #onpoli #COVID19Ontario

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Here's Dr Brown, the province's top COVID modelling expert, part of Ontario's Science Table, when asked if the stay-at-home order will be successful without additional support like paid sick days. An hour later, Ford announced a stay-at-home order with no paid sick days.

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Dr Boozary puts it plainly about lack of paid sick days: "Systemic discrimination in action... This is the most sinister/spectacular betrayal i have ever seen and it's killing our communities"

3/ https://twitter.com/drandrewb/status/1349068256246697986?s=20
Dr Kaplan-Myrth speaks to the frustration of family doctors (and other healthcare workers) who Doug Ford thanks, but never actually supports. She's advocated for family Dr's to be part of ON's vaccination for high-risk patients, but she's been ignored.

4/ https://twitter.com/nilikm/status/1349080393639727114?s=20
And here, further criticism in text form:

5/ https://twitter.com/nilikm/status/1349065316798783490?s=20
Dr Freedhoff skewers the government's continuous inaction and half-measures, as Ford & Co insist that they do not hesitate, and will do everything they can to keep Ontarians safe.

6/ https://twitter.com/YoniFreedhoff/status/1349071300661276681?s=20
Dr Barrett shares a slide from Dr Brown's press conference.

24% of Ontario's ICUs have 0 beds available, and another 29% have only 1 or 2. That means very little space for ppl w/ heart attacks, car accidents, or more people dying from COVID.

7/ https://twitter.com/DrKaliBarrett/status/1349037103200481281?s=20
As the government tries to gaslight the province, saying this is the fault of people not following guidelines, Dr Dosani puts the focus where it should be:

8/ https://twitter.com/NaheedD/status/1349064601355362304?s=20
No, Dr Sharkawy did not miss the part of the presentation that spoke about paid sick days, increased testing, or isolation facilities. Those very sensible proactive measures were apparently left "on the table" by the Ford government.

9/ https://twitter.com/SharkawyMD/status/1349074381050404864?s=20
Dr Morris speaks to a broad failing in that government policy failed to change mobility patterns from July (low hundreds of cases per day) to now (3,000+ cases per day)

10/ https://twitter.com/ASPphysician/status/1349037728478896133?s=20
A social worker and psychotherapist who works with youth weighs in on the idea of pursuing reactionary enforcement instead of proactive prevention:

11/ https://twitter.com/sahanaj/status/1349070639932518401?s=20
A great thread from epidemiologist Dr Fisman that lays bare the dire situation Dr Brown presented today:

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https://twitter.com/DFisman/status/1349036750686068738?s=20
A journalist parses through the Ford government's words to determine what, if anything, has actually changed for people in the provice. Not much, apparently:

13/ https://twitter.com/jpags/status/1349073553900113920?s=20
Dr Ali focuses on the disproportionate effect that a lack of paid sick days has on families who need help the most:

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https://twitter.com/MrAhmednurAli/status/1349076843807305731?s=20
Dr Dhalla is generally a positive person, but the writing seems to be on the wall about Ontario's handling of the second wave.

15/ https://twitter.com/IrfanDhalla/status/1349092363772293122?s=20
Dr Stall works in LTC, and points out the dramatic insufficiency of Ontario's vaccination strategy:

16/ https://twitter.com/NathanStall/status/1349036701075828736?s=20
Dr Dosani works in palliative care and devotes himself to pursuing justice for Ontarians who routinely get left behind in policy decisions:

17/ https://twitter.com/NaheedD/status/1349063038129860608?s=20
A journalist shares that police may use discretion when deciding whether somebody's reasons for leaving the house are valid. As we all know, police in ON have great discretion and would never have any sort of systemic bias.

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https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7j7aa/officers-targeted-racialized-canadians-when-enforcing-covid-19-rules-report

https://twitter.com/ColinDMello/status/1349081335554564096?s=20
Dr Arya points out that the folksy sayings so often deployed by the Premier, are filled with callousness that he does not realize or care about.

19/ https://twitter.com/AmitAryaMD/status/1349084177178767363?s=20
Finally, here is a link to Dr Brown's presentation of Ontario's most recent COVID modelling data, and subsequent question & answer with himself and Dr Yaffe. It is very scientific, but also very BS-free, and I recommend everyone watch it.

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I am also adding this from @SharkawyMD. He has worked in a COVID ward and speaks very intimately about his experience in this TorontoLife piece: https://torontolife.com/memoir/i-lost-three-patients-in-36-hours-a-memoir-from-the-covid-ward-at-tgh/

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"I lost three patients in 36 hours": a memoir from the Covid ward at TGH

"I’m often the only person my patients see, touch or talk to for weeks at a time. We develop real friendships, and that makes it all the more devastating when they die"

https://torontolife.com/memoir/i-lost-three-patients-in-36-hours-a-memoir-from-the-covid-ward-at-tgh/
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