It’s pretty obvious that there *is* in-school transmission in BC (as UK, Que,Austrian studies have proven). #bced is not different.

Any leaders still parroting the below are complicit and should be voted out at first opportunity. @bcndp @jjhorgan @BCSTA_President @bctf @CUPEBC https://twitter.com/jheighton3/status/1360675353706942465
🇨🇦 epidemiologist explains the Quebec study (based in Montreal) that proved schools were drivers of some transmissions in communities, not the other way around: https://twitter.com/dgbassani/status/1349112489636749312?s=21
🇨🇦 epidemiologist @DGBassani explains how USA @CDCgov recognizes that many child cases are missed because children are often asymptomatic:

https://twitter.com/dgbassani/status/1348804680902725633?s=21 https://twitter.com/dgbassani/status/1348804680902725633
New Z epidemiologist @DrZoeHyde explains how increased school testing in Belgium revealed more increase in child cases than the community increase:

https://twitter.com/drzoehyde/status/1354348536368746501?s=21 https://twitter.com/drzoehyde/status/1354348536368746501
2 🇨🇦 epidemiologists weigh in on #bced decisions by @DrBonnieHenry in this interview from early January.

Note that 1 mo later, #bced still has zero mask mandate for K-7, and “not at desks” for 8-12.
And kid testing is discouraged w/ new app. Abysmal.

https://twitter.com/jheighton3/status/1348419586543112193?s=21 https://twitter.com/jheighton3/status/1348419586543112193
UK epidemiologist @Dr2NisreenAlwan explains how the UK SAGE study shows that children were more likely to be the index case in household spread, once schools were opened (w/ similar protocols to #bced):

https://twitter.com/dr2nisreenalwan/status/1345661874302578689?s=21 https://twitter.com/dr2nisreenalwan/status/1345661874302578689
UK epidemiologist @Dr2NisreenAlwan explains #LongCovid in this excellent animation.

@CDCofBC ignores the risks of Long Covid, only focusing on preventing deaths. But Long Covid affects lives & health care so it should also be a priority in preventing:

https://twitter.com/dr2nisreenalwan/status/1356935161972207619?s=21 https://twitter.com/dr2nisreenalwan/status/1356935161972207619
@CBC did it’s own investigation into #LongCovid in 🇨🇦. Canadians w/ Long Covid are interviewed. See the YouTube link to the @cbcmarketplace episode in the tweet below:

https://twitter.com/jheighton3/status/1353025788199673856?s=21 https://twitter.com/jheighton3/status/1353025788199673856
Conclusion: Our leaders who continue to parrot @CDCofBC claims that schools are safe “as-is”, that “transmissions are low”, and “schools reflect the community” do not deserve to be in power. They are letting down families & #bced staff, exposing them to 🦠 w/ #LongCovid possible.
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