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Infectious disease physician. Medical Microbiologist. Clinician-Scientist (Inborn Errors of Immunity). Clinical section head (ID-Heme/Onc/Transplant). FellowCIS. FellowAMMI

Should we let people get infected, so they could develop immunity?
No. That’s the opposite of what medicine does.
We don’t encourage people to get UTIs or cancers to build immunity against future UTIs or cancer.
My latest 🤔 💭

https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2569236&jwsource=twi

Why are so many children getting sick?

Infectious disease specialist Dr. Donald Vinh delves into the surge of respiratory infections in children and why it's bad this year.

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@kristysnell
Welcome, Kristy! Hopefully, we can rebuild the Canadian news media scene here, on Mastodon!
One of us loves winter
@sebpoule
Sure... but there are a lot of "exceptions" and "no" in QC vs Health Canada. I understand the reason, in principle, but it can aslo be a nuisance. Hopefully, that will change
@GermHunterMD
Thanks for the add!
I’m an ID doc and medical microbiologist with an interest in immunocompromised hosts and a research program in inborn errors of immunity.
Fungi are my faves, but love all OIs.
Looking forward to learning from these toots and 🧵
@sebpoule
Look at those “exception drugs” in Quebec, but nowhere else 😱
@Roshanamn
To remain in e-touch with clinical and scientific experts in all domains, to learn, and hopefully to share

Looking to start a hashtag on Primary Immunodeficiency disorders, also called Inborn Errors of Immunity
#InbornErrorsOfImmunity
#PIDD

Let’s use these tags to discuss the latest findings in this fantastic field that intersects genetics, immunology, infectious diseases, autoimmunity and malignancy.

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Nous sommes coincés dans une boucle oxymorique :
Le gouv ne veut pas rendre obligatoire le port de😷 à l'intérieur dans les espaces publics (pour protéger le système de santé pour le moment) pcq'il ne pense pas ça peut se faire... Ils laissent ça à la décision de l'individu.

Pourtant, ils s'acharnent à interdire la kippa, le voile musulman et d'autres symboles religieux associés aux minorités dans les emplois du secteur public (pour protéger ?).

Si vous ne pensez pas que c'est systémique....