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Malgorzata (Gosia) Gasperowicz

@gosiagasperophd.bsky.social

Developmental biologist, researcher. Makes COVID predictions that (so far) come true. Proponent of preventing transmission and aiming for elimination of pathogens (incl. SARS2) #StopTransmission, #CleanTheAir, prevent #LongCOVID

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Jeff Gilchrist @jeffgilchrist.bsky.social · 2d ago

If Nuvaxovid is not available in a public vaccine program in your area, you can try using the @stillcovidingca.bsky.social Nuvaxovid now! tool to help voice your support for access with public officials ( stillcoviding.ca/en/take-acti... ).

Nuvaxovid now! We need access to the Nuvaxovid COVID-19 vaccine in 2026/2027!

stillcoviding.ca

Jeff Gilchrist @jeffgilchrist.bsky.social · 3d ago

Information for (or give to) Pharmacists on how to get Nuvaxovid in Canada #Nuvaxovid is a protein-based COVID vaccine approved for ages 12 and older and is back in Canada after 2 years now that Sanofi Canada took ownership of the vaccine. 🧵1/ (formerly #Novavax)

An image showing a white packaging box and a single pre-filled syringe for Sanofi's COVID-19 Vaccine, Adjuvanted Nuvaxovid (2026–2027 Formula)

Jeff Gilchrist @jeffgilchrist.bsky.social · 2d ago

The information for pharmacists can be downloaded and/or printed from this document if it makes it easier to bring in with you or share ( docs.google.com/document/d/1... ).

Nuvaxovid_Pharmacy_Canada

Information for (or give to) Pharmacists on how to get Nuvaxovid in Canada Nuvaxovid is a protein-based COVID vaccine approved for ages 12 and older and is back in Canada after 2 years now that Sanofi...

docs.google.com

Mark Ungrin @mark-ungrin.bsky.social · 6d ago

<preschoolers harmed by airborne viruses> Everyone who understands the concept: "What if we cleaned the viruses out of the air?" Infection Control: "Welp, vitamins didn't work. A mystery. So complex. You're lucky you've got us to be in charge here. More money please." 🙄

Mark Ungrin @mark-ungrin.bsky.social · 6d ago

As a result, infection control policy in the UK, Canada, the US, the WHO and in turn much of the world rests on pseudoscience - and mistakes that senior MDs memorized in med school half a century ago, that were out of date even then. Don't put your trust in the people who got it wrong about COVID.

‘Outdated’ health policies surrounding Covid still pose a danger today, says U of C researcher

University of Calgary professor Mark Ungrin has dedicated years of research highlighting what he believes is of significant concern to all Canadians’ health.

ctvnews.ca

Mark Ungrin @mark-ungrin.bsky.social · 6d ago

To understand how deeply mis- and disinformation relevant to airborne disease has penetrated into medical policy and guidance, s1.50-1.86 of the UK COVID inquiry's Module 3 report are essential reading. It'll take 10 minutes - read it now if you haven't already. 🧵:

Mark Ungrin@mark-ungrin.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Module 3 of the UK COVID Inquiry is out. Encouraging to see explicit recognition of the "widespread failure" of clinical leaders to understand aerosol science, and the "clear failure" of IPC leaders to understand that they might be wrong. #medsky #scisky covid19.public-inquiry.uk/reports/modu....

Mark Ungrin @mark-ungrin.bsky.social · 6d ago

Note that pneumonic plague is airborne to begin with - and public health leaders just spent several years manufacturing disinformation claiming the required (and effective) mitigations "don't work", to cover up the deaths from their opposition to them in COVID policy.

Pneumonic plague - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · last wk.

Howdy! Alberta separatists + American Republicans. Read all about it. --> www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... By Nathan VanderKlippe, Grant Robertson, and friend.

The elephant in the room

Alberta separatists have gone to D.C. offering fresh water and oil in exchange for American support – and Republican operatives have provided tactical assistance inside the province

theglobeandmail.com

Mark Ungrin @mark-ungrin.bsky.social · 2w ago

In light of the report highlighting how the UCP sacrificed the lives and health of meat-packing plant workers for Cargill's profits, the racist referenda scapegoating immigrants for the UCP's incompetence must be cancelled, and the government must issue an apology to the workers and their families.

Alberta’s Deadly Betrayal of Meat Plant Workers During COVID | The Tyee

A shocking report finds the UCP ignored evidence of high risk.

thetyee.ca

Mark Ungrin@mark-ungrin.bsky.social · 2w ago

Really seems like the UCP is trying to build an anologue to the disposable undocumented workforce they have in the US. Bring immigrants in to fill gaps left by poor planning, and then kick them to the curb and blame them for everything when you need a scapegoat for the next cycle of poor planning.

Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 2w ago

Read this in the context of the UCP's current scapegoating of immigrants. Alberta's Deadly Betrayal of Meat Plant Workers During COVID via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...

Alberta’s Deadly Betrayal of Meat Plant Workers During COVID | The Tyee

A shocking report finds the UCP ignored evidence of high risk.

thetyee.ca

Mark Ungrin @mark-ungrin.bsky.social · 2w ago

...the need to follow the precautionary principle was laid out explicitly the 2006 report of the SARS Commission (and considering it was investigating infection control's mismanagement of SARS-CoV-1, that report was the #1 read for any competent infection control leader faced with SARS-CoV-2),...

Mark Ungrin@mark-ungrin.bsky.social · 5mo ago

With slapdash hantavirus mitigations based on the traditional "vibe public health" approach, now is a good time to read the Recommendations of the SARS Commission, which investigated the mismanagement of SARS-CoV-1. These could have prevented the pandemic. wayback.archive-it.org/17275/202203...

Precautionary Principle
In The Commission of Inquiry on the Blood System in Canada, Mr. Justice Krever said:
Where there is reasonable evidence of an impending threat to public
health, it is inappropriate to require proof of causation beyond a reason-
able doubt before taking steps to avert the threat.22
The importance of the precautionary principle that reasonable efforts to reduce risk
need not await scientific proof was demonstrated over and over during SARS. The
need to apply it better is noted throughout this report.
One example was the debate during SARS over whether SARS was transmitted by
large droplets or through airborne particles. The point is not who was right and who
was wrong in this debate. When it comes to worker safety in hospitals, we should not
be driven by the scientific dogma of yesterday or even the scientific dogma of today.
We should be driven by the precautionary principle that reasonable steps to reduce
risk should not await scientific certainty.
A precautionary approach also was in use at Vancouver General Hospital when it
received B.C.’s first SARS case on March 7, 2003, the same day Ontario’s index case
presented at Scarborough Grace Hospital. When dealing with an undiagnosed respi-
ratory illness, health workers at Vancouver General automatically go to the highest
level of precautions, and then scale down as the situation is clarified. While the
circumstances at Vancouver General and the Grace were different, it is not surprising
that SARS was so effectively contained at an institution so steeped in the precaution-
ary principle.
In Ontario there was a systemic failure to recognize the precautionary principle in
health worker safety, and in the identification and diagnosis of a respiratory illness
that mimicked the symptoms of other, better-known diseases. Amid this systemic
absence of the precautionary principle, it is not surprising that in Ontario, unlike in
Vancouver, SARS caused such devastation, infecting…

Mark Ungrin @mark-ungrin.bsky.social · 2w ago

A reminder that this was not a question of 20/20 hindsight, or a legitimate scientific dispute. The N95 respirators that likely would have saved these workers' lives were required under the national standard (CAN/CSA-Z94.4),...

Mark Ungrin@mark-ungrin.bsky.social · 11mo ago

The negligent, outdated beliefs of medicine's management class (everywhere; from the UK inquiry here) contrasted with well-understood science from 👉1934👈. If you got sick after being told that COVID falls to the ground within 3 feet and N95/FFP2/FFP3 respirators aren't needed, 👉it was their fault.👈

The focus on handwashing over ventilation 12.32. As 2020 progressed, it was increasingly understood that airborne transmission of Covid-19 was a substantial risk and, by 23 July 2020, SAGE had endorsed the importance of good ventilation.

Mark Ungrin @mark-ungrin.bsky.social · 2w ago

An absolutely damning report on the unnecessary COVID deaths of workers at the Cargill plant in High River, AB, highlighting public health and infection control's mismanagement of the crisis, and failure to engage OHS or follow the precautionary principle. albertapolitics.ca/wp-content/u...

As the evidence marshalled in this report shows, the massive
outbreak associated with Cargill was by no means inevitable. It
occurred because systems designed to protect worker health and
safety failed. And they failed for a number of interrelated reasons.
OHS and AHS Did Not Adopt the
Precautionary Principle
The virus SARS-CoV-2 is spread among humans via aerosol
transmission. The period during which someone with COVID-19
can transmit the virus varies depending on factors such as the
variant and severity of illness, but transmission can occur both
before and after symptom onset. Some infected individuals never
experience illness but still spread the virus to others.
At the beginning of the pandemic, Hinshaw and many other
public health leaders believed that COVID-19 only spread via
large droplets and that asymptomatic transmission was not
occurring. As a result, AHS EPH primarily focused on physical
barriers, physical distancing, hand-washing, and surgical masks as
preventative measures at Cargill.

Cargill, AHS, and OHS did not consider the possible range of
aerosol transmission of the virus in a large crowded industrial
work setting and, therefore, did not prioritize — let alone consider
— higher-level control measures such as improved ventilation, air
filtration, and N95 (or equivalent) respirators.
Surgical masks, which were made mandatory at Cargill after April
16, provided inferior protection to workers working eight hours a
day, especially for those working in close quarters with inadequate
ventilation. Sometime between the closure of the facility (April
22) and its reopening (May 4), Alberta OHS came to believe that
tight-fitting, higher-filtration respirators (N95 or equivalent
masks) were required, as demonstrated by the ministerial order
approving KN95 masks (May 3) and OHS officers’ decision to wear
N95 masks during their May 4 inspection. However, the evidence
suggests that this view was not shared by Hinshaw.
Ventilation was not identified as a potential factor in the spread
at Cargill until early May, and even then, there is no evidence that
this pathway was further investigated by AHS or OHS.
Had OHS, AHS, and Cargill adopted the precautionary principle,
which requires taking proactive measures to maximize human
safety before the science about the transmission of a new virus
is known, more aggressive control measures would have been
adopted early on. If improved ventilation, provision of N95 masks
(or cartridge respirators), and other actions had been taken earlier,
hundreds of workers may have been spared from illness.

None of the evidence we reviewed showed any communication
or coordination between AHS EPH officials and Alberta OHS at
this time. In response to our freedom of information requests for
email correspondence between the manager for OHS in Calgary
and several AHS officials who were directly involved in the Cargill
response, we were informed by the Government of Alberta’s
access to information that “a thorough search […] did not yield any
records responsive to your request.”195
By April 16, the total number of known confirmed positive cases
had reached approximately 550. At this point, there had only
been one in-person inspection of the plant, that being AHS’ April
7 visit, which resulted in non-binding recommendations. And, as
mentioned, there was no epidemiological analysis of the outbreak
showing the temporal pattern of the spread within the plant and
in the community.
An internal AHS MOH update on April 17 noted that “84% of
new COVID-19 cases [in the province] are in Calgary Zone, ‘most
related to Cargill.”196 By this time, a Cargill worker and union shop
steward had been admitted to an ICU. On April 18, another worker
would need life support care in the ICU. Cargill, AHS, and OHS had
lost control of the outbreak.

Echoing Cargill’s response to the union’s April 12 letter, Dreeshen
cautioned workers not to listen to “inflammatory rhetoric” and
appealed to them to instead focus on information from public
health experts:
“…On this call are Alberta’s best medical minds and
they provide Alberta’s government with the best up
to date information on a daily basis and I would just
like to encourage everyone to not get distracted by
misleading noise or inflammatory rhetoric because
any government's primary goal — our core goal — is
to keep our people safe…”
Immediately after the town hall, Dreeshen posted on his social
media: “Directly communicated with [Cargill] workers to reassure
them that their worksite is safe.”217 Internal email messages
among senior officials with the Ministry of Agriculture and
Forestry suggest there was also “a request” to share some “key
messages” about the safety of Cargill’s plant through Hinshaw’s
Twitter account.218
Hours after the town hall, Dr. Nick Etches, acting lead medical
officer of health for the Calgary Zone, wrote to colleagues
requesting assistance with an epidemiological analysis of
the outbreak:
“[Hu] just spoke with [Hinshaw] and she wants us
to answer some questions that will likely require
additional epi support. Essentially we want to
determine the proportion of the Cargill-associated
cases that are due to:
1) Workplace transmission

betsy ladyzhets 😷@betsyladyzhets.bsky.social · 3w ago

Today @thesicktimes.org: People with Long COVID are demanding a pause and review for a planned clinical trial that would test the Lightning Process, a pseudoscientific mind-body treatment. By @spichaksimon.bsky.social: thesicktimes.org/2026/09/22/p...

People with Long COVID demand pause of McMaster University clinical trial - The Sick Times

The trial, run by researchers at McMaster University in Canada, is testing the Lightning Process, a pseudoscientific mind-body program that outside experts have heavily criticized.

thesicktimes.org

Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 3w ago

I think I'll wear a respirator mask on trains and planes indefinitely. I can never unsee them as viral Petri dishes

Jan Kirsch, M.D., M.P.H.@drjanicekirsch.bsky.social · 3w ago

Enforce Quarantines for Cases A passenger with measles passed through at least six counties on Amtrak – Alameda, Butte, Kern, Los Angeles, Sacramento and San Joaquin – while making multiple transfers. www.ktvu.com/news/califor...

Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦@senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · last mo.

My rallying cry. We must reject these nine noxious questions, which are cynically designed to incite discrimination and foment distrust in our courts, our county, and our fellow Canadians. Say no to the nine. And please read snd share. #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #Canada #Alberta #notothenine

Alberta's Referendum Questions - The Noxious Nine - Alberta Views

Nine disingenuous, malicious referendum questions, push-polls, designed to incite social division and undermine confidence in the country.

albertaviews.ca

Malgorzata (Gosia) Gasperowicz @gosiagasperophd.bsky.social · 3w ago

www.science.org/content/arti...

As forests burn, can we replant trees ready for a warmer world?

Ecologists testing “assisted migration” are pushing seedlings to the limits—and finding that location matters

science.org

Kristin Meekes @kmeekes.bsky.social · 3w ago

I’m not seeing any prep in Canada 😞 I recently put together grab and go bags for us and I’d recommend others do the same (it took me longer than anticipated so now is a good time) Also, pls get to know your neighbours and what help they’d need in an emergency www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘Forcing a reckoning’: How Asia is preparing for a ‘supersized’ El Niño

From Sri Lanka to South Korea, governments are preparing for droughts, wildfires, typhoons and floods – with climate plans facing their biggest challenge to date

theguardian.com

Malgorzata (Gosia) Gasperowicz @gosiagasperophd.bsky.social · 3w ago

Outdated health policies surrounding COVID still pose a danger today. Important interview with @mark-ungrin.bsky.social , @drdavidkeegan.bsky.social and Kerri Bowser 🙏 #AerosolTransmission #PrecautionaryPrinciple #LongCovid www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...

‘Outdated’ health policies surrounding Covid still pose a danger today, says U of C researcher

University of Calgary professor Mark Ungrin has dedicated years of research highlighting what he believes is of significant concern to all Canadians’ health.

ctvnews.ca

Durham County Department of Public Health (DCoDPH)@durhamhealthnc.bsky.social · 4w ago

If you have a disability or care for someone who does, it’s important to take extra steps to be prepared for a natural disaster or other emergency. This National Preparedness Month, learn more about how to prepare and respond to emergencies for people with disabilities: www.ready.gov/people-disab...

Preparedness Tips for People with Disabilities Building Your Preparedness Kit: Pen and paper (in case you have to communicate with someone who does not know sign language)

Noise-canceling headphones to decrease auditory stimuli

A portable air pump for wheelchair tires

Weather radio with text display and a flashing alert

Insurance cards, names and contact info of doctors, and a list of all medications, dosage and allergies Emergency supplies with Braille labels or large print

Extra battery for a power wheelchair or other battery-operated medical or assistive technology devices

Extra glasses, and contacts

Pen and paper (in case you have to communicate with someone who does not know sign language)
Preparedness Tips for People with Disabilities Before & during the emergency: For wheelchair users, show others how to assemble, disassemble and operate the wheelchair.

For people with Alzheimer’s or related dementia, do not leave the person alone during the energency. Even those who aren’t prone to wandering away may do so in unfamiliar environments or situations.For people with speech disabilities, plan how you will communicate with others if your equipment is not working, including laminated cards with phrases and/or pictogram. Find more tips at
ready.gov/people-disabilities

🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦@jvipondmd.bsky.social · last mo.

"These really contentious plans will give free rein to large polluters, put nature and species at risk, limit public participation and keep Canadians in the dark about the impacts to their health and safety. It's a huge abdication of responsibility from the feds."

Feds quietly exempt oilsands and gas power plants from environmental impact assessments

The change comes as part of a suite of amendments to Canada's impact assessment laws passed by the Carney government early Wednesday morning.

nationalobserver.com

Mongabay @mongabay.com · last mo.

More than 444,000 fire hotspots have been detected across Indonesia as wildfires spread toxic haze across five nations. Environmental groups note about half of the fires are in oil palm and timber concessions, causing states of emergency and severe health impacts. @yennikwok.bsky.social reports.

As Indonesia’s wildfires rage, haze spreads farther across Southeast Asia

Haze from wildfires in Indonesia has spread even farther this week, reaching beyond Malaysia and Brunei to Singapore and the Philippines. On Sept. 4, Singaporean residents woke to a smoggy sky as air…

mongabay.cc

J. Offir, PhD @joffirphd.bsky.social · last mo.

There's an association between various vaccines (flu & TB; not just shingles) & reduced dementia risk. And the high-dose flu vax Americans can get starting at age 65 is associated with greater dementia risk reduction than the regular shot is. www.cidrap.umn.edu/adult-non-fl...

Some adult vaccines are linked to lower dementia risk. Can they promote brain health?

cidrap.umn.edu

Malgorzata (Gosia) Gasperowicz @gosiagasperophd.bsky.social · last mo.

“People are always far too eager to grab onto messaging that tells them no adjustments on their part are necessary. Feeling comfortable is more important than being safe, so they ignore the obvious - which it was.” 🧵👇

J. Offir, PhD@joffirphd.bsky.social · last mo.

🧵My family stopped through NYC (less than 3 miles from ground zero) 2 months after 9/11, & we wore N95s. Strangers were derisive, but it really seemed like common sense. Come to find out: Rep. Jerrold Nadler said he tried to convince Giuliani & Bloomberg "to release www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/n...

WHO @who.int · last mo.

Public health win! #Bhutan eliminates dog-transmitted #rabies as a public health problem. It is the first country in the WHO South-East Asia Regional Office region to have achieved this validation https://bit.ly/3SrMHwL

Young boys in traditional Bhutanese attire standing outdoors with two dogs on leashes in a grassy area.

Bean & Sprout's Mom @beansproutsmom.bsky.social · last mo.

This is the Gov Canada report referenced: www.canada.ca/en/environme... It's a horrifying read. "Headline statement 7: The warming and associated changes in climate in Canada are effectively irreversible." Probable 5°C warming. More & worse droughts, flash floods, wildfires. #ClimateCrisis

Report summary - Canada.ca

Kevin Anderson, Environment and Climate Change Canada

canada.ca

Kirk Murphy@kirkmurphy.bsky.social · last mo.

"Summer droughts are projected to become longer, more intense, & more frequent in central & southern Canada.. Canadians should also brace for an increase in the frequency and intensity of flash flooding & atmospheric rivers.. Climate change made Canadian wildfires twice as likely"

Sphagnum Moss @mosssphagnum.bsky.social · last mo.

How do we even prepare our students to face this reality? Environmental education & science education can't look away. Yet it becomes so obvious to students that the adults have failed them by refusing to do the minimum in this emergency

Kirk Murphy @kirkmurphy.bsky.social · last mo.

Dezene Huber 🍁 🌻@dezene.me · last mo.

I’ve travelled past the Columbia Icefields in Jasper National Park regularly since I was a young child, and several times a year lately. I’m amazed at how fast the Athabasca Glacier is shrinking. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Public Health Action Network @publichealthaction.bsky.social · last mo.

We're curious about what the Canadian COVID response has been and what the future of Canadian healthcare might bring. On Sept 10th we'll host a Zoom discussion about the Canadian COVID response with our allies from @airsupportproject.bsky.social . Register: https://tinyurl.com/canadiancovid

Alt text: Promotional flyer for “The Canadian COVID Response,” a virtual conversation presented by Air Support Project and Public Health Action Network (PHAN). The event is September 10, 2026 at 12 p.m. ET. A free Zoom account is required for registration. Special guest speakers are Stephane Bilodeau, Chantzy, and Malgorzata (Gosia) Gasperowicz. The flyer features an illustration of nine flying Canada geese.
Registration: https://tinyurl.com/canadiancovid.

Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · last mo.

Everyone's talking about how the Alberta referendum will be all about *turnout*. But how, exactly, would different turnout rates among separation supporters vs. stay-in-Canada supporters affect the outcome? I built a tool where you can play with the numbers and see for yourself:

The smaller side can win a referendum — or at least make it close

A side that's behind in the polls can still win if the other side stays home. Try it with the Alberta separation vote.

turnoutsimulator.ca