AQI line go up. My reading of 509.9 PM2.5 at 15:14 was also confirmed by the airqualityontario.com website. So far the Temtop is looking quite reliable.

A little delayed but this confirms what I measured at 14:04. Let's see if if confirms the almost doubling I measured at 15:14 509.9 PM2.5 and 926.4 PM10.

I just took another reading outside at 15:14 and the values have almost doubled!

My reading from 10:24 am this morning, the PM2.5 in Brantford ON was 144.7. PM10 was 255. Unhealthy. AQI

Two hours later the PM2.5 in Brantford ON is now 331.2. PM10 596.6. Hazardous. AQI

I guess we can't have nice things like a mailbox conveniently located outside the post office, with no lines, accessible 24/7, and pickup times that aren't just aspirations.

Look at the description of the picture accompanying the St Albert Gazzette article linked above. "A nurse in a respirator and gloves leaves a building.Pexels" Correction: that's not a respirator, that's a gappy medical mask and open sided face shield.

Why it's important your mask, and HVAC filters, seal well? Gaps allow particles to go around the filtration medium. Please don't do this.

FYI Ontario, Canada Covid and Flu vaccine dates - Fall 2025

The official Bluesky account of the UK Covid-19 inquiry. An independent and public inquiry, examining the UK's response to the Covid-19 pandemic. @covid-19.public-inquiry.uk Hat tip @elhopkins.bsky.social for pointing out the UK Covid-19 Inquiry was now on Bluesky.

If we make economic evaluations related to other vaccines i.e. HPV with timelines of 50 or 100 years why are the majority of vaccine decisions being made on a timeline of one year or less when we know Post Covid Condition can affect 10-20 percent of those infected?

"Because if you have a pathogen that keeps changing like the multiple variants of SARS, and if you have a duration of immunity that's measured in months, the entire concept of herd immunity is no longer valid. That's the point." With alt-text and source. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

Since the maximum size package that will fit into a Canada Post street letter box isn't straightforward due to the geometry of the door, it's motion and internals. Suggestion, an online calculator where customers can enter the length, width & depth of their package to get a simple it ✅fits or ❌not.

Picture of a Triatek CS-1655, to be confirmed, central monitoring station that appears to be monitoring two Triatek controllers. The top differential pressure reading's background is yellow which indicates the differential pressure reading is out of range. This could be from opening the door.

Rewatching the CBC clip it does appear that there is a Triatek room pressure controller mounted on the wall when the two healthcare workers leave the negative pressure room.

The negative pressure room. I have thoughts about it's effectiveness.

Unlike some public health departments, the current weather alert from Environment Canada's Weather-CAN app isn't afraid to recommend N95 use during a period of poor air quality.

Air quality inside, and outside, due to wildfire smoke. Pictures taken around noon. All windows closed and HEPAs running.

Canada Post, please let's settle this fairly and keep the mail moving.

LOL, Good luck updating that.

Here's the Ontario info. for March 15 - 28 2025 As you can see an estimated 150 - 200K people will be infected in Ontario, so yes counting cases dropped off a cliff, but people getting infected has not unfortunately.

I hadn't looked at the government's graphs in so long I hadn't realised they had basically stopped reporting cases. I have been relying on the Canadian Covid-19 Hazard Index for years now as they laid it all out so nicely and took into account wastewater testing.

The Russian IDU member party no longer exists.

Infection Prevention and Control - IPAC Canada tweet from 2023 Can presymptomatic, asymptomatic and symptomatic airborne infections be kept under control without respirators? Ontario's SARS commission report recommended precaution.

Weekly proportion of laboratory confirmed COVID-19 hospitalizations by source of acquisition Latest week 2025-02-09 data showing nosocomial Covid-19 rate of 40 percent. From Public Health Agency of Canada

What was that excuse about not wearing respirators, never mind elastomerics and tyvek suits, in order not to alarm the public? Two healthcare workers in full face elastomeric respirators, tyvek suits and gloves speaking with a woman holding a child while outdoors.

Important information that I would think any health minister, and government, would be utilising while setting their policies.