COVID is AIRBORNE
Canadian Experts Share Their Recommendations
The SARS-CoV2 virus is in the air — at close range and further away.
This clear science can no longer be denied.
Occupational health specialists and others from Canada and around the world have delivered this message since the pandemic began.
FOURTH ANNIVERSARY
RAISING OUR VOICES ABOUT COVID IN CANADA
It was four years ago – March 11, 2020 – when the world health organisation (WHO) declared the "novel coronavirus"
disease, COVID-19, a pandemic.
FEATURING:
The Back and Forth of Modelling
Dr. Tara Moriarity (University of Toronto and COVID-19 Resources Canada)
Dr. Gosia Gasperowicz (University of Calgary)
National Opportunities to Make a Difference
Alec Farquhar | Dr. Simon Smith | Dr. Joe Vipond
Snapshots from the Grassroots
How Do We Make More Progress?
NEW & NOTEABLE
MASKS & RESPIRATORS
MEETING AN URGENT NEED
​A new respirator performance standard for Canada
Canadians now have their own respirator certification processes, writes the Coalition’s favourite respirator guy,
Simon Smith.
(Thanks to the American Industrial Hygiene Association for permission to share this, from The Synergist, November, 2023.)
A response to the Review of the Federal Approach to Pandemic Science Advice and Research Coordination
The Coalition’s submission – with sign-ons by a range of specialists – to Health Canada’s review of the federal approach to pandemic science and research. We highlighted aerosol and airborne transmission and asked for an extended consultation and to be included in conversations.
WHY ARE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY VOICES ESSENTIAL FOR EFFECTIVE PROTECTION IN A COMPLEX PANDEMIC?
The Coalition will be making a presentation at the
2024 Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) Conference
...and others we know
(Dr. Raymond Tellier, public health officials Dr. Tom Piggott and
Dr. Mustafa Hirji, and University of Waterloo ventilation engineer, Dr. Amy Li) are on an important panel:
SOMETHING IN THE AIR
Towards a new understanding of aerosols and respiratory disease transmission
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NEED FOR REVISIONS TO THE IPC GUIDANCE TO PROTECT HEALTHCARE WORKERS FROM
COVID-19
The British Medical Association wrote this letter to the country’s National Health Service in December, 2023. The virus is airborne, they say; healthcare workers need respirators and ventilation, not guidance that ignores health and safety law.
LONG COVID:
GOING UPSTREAM
Coalition and PoPBC member Dr. Lyne Filiatrault and colleague Dr. Anne Bhéreur discuss how to prevent COVID-19 infection/reinfection to avoid long-term effects.
November 2023
Long-term outcomes following hospital admission for COVID-19 versus seasonal influenza: a cohort study
COVID-19 is worse than the flu, leading to more disability, “higher long-term risks of death and adverse health outcomes in nearly every organ system” (except respiratory - where flu takes a toll). For more about the December 14, 2023 study, see this interview.ter to the editor at the Toronto Star points out it takes more than vaccines to avoid infection.
CANADIAN EXPERIENCES WITH LONG-TERM SYMPTOMS FOLLOWING COVID-19
In December 2023, Statistics Canada said re-infections increase the odds of Long COVID. 3.5 million Canadian adults reported these long-term symptoms. Almost half have no improvements. Black Canadians are more likely to have multiple infections.
PAST EVENT RESOURCES
REALITY CHECK, MODELLING & SURVEILLANCE TO GUIDE FUTURE RESPONSES
Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers (OHCOW)
THE T-CELLS ARE NOT ALRIGHT
STUDIES / Reports
Supported by the Coalition
*See also a PDF version of the long Twitter thread by Jose-Luis Jimenez, the lead author on the above article,
DOCUMENTS
The following documents were developed by Coalition members in tandem with the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE)
Note: You must register on the OSPE site in order to view the document
CALLS TO ACTION
Practical Solutions Based on Public Health Fundamentals for Homes and Workplaces
Infographics prepared by Aerosol Transmission Coalition and supported by: Canadian Registration Board for Occupational Hygienists. (CRBOH), COVID-STOP, Masks4Canada, Occupational Hygiene Association of Ontario (OHAO), Protect our Province (Alberta, B.C., Québec), Workplace Health Without Borders (WHWB), World Health Network (WHN), Zero COVID Canada.
LETTERS
Making Recommendations to Government Leaders and Public Health Officials
NEW!
Preventing COVID
in HCWs: Study Claims Medical Masks Equivalent to N95 FFRs?
January 15, 2023
Roy T. McKay, PhD.
University of Cinncinati
Occupational Pulmonary Services
Read
NEW!
Concerns About the Study by Loeb et al
Submitted to Annals of Internal Medicine*
December 2022
We All Have the Right to Clean, Respirable Air – Both Inside and Out
March 3, 2022
PRESS RELEASES
Translating Science Into Action Through Expert Recommendations
Made by Volunteer Members of the Coalition
PRESENTATIONS
In THE MEDIA
Articles and Videos Supported by the Coalition
affiliated organizations
Canadian Registration Board of Occupational Hygienists
Masks4Canada
World Health Network
Workplace Health Without Borders (WHWB)
Zero COVID Canada
Occupational Hygiene Association of Ontario (OHAO)
COVID-STOP
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DIRECTORY of CANADIAN COVID-19 PREVENTION GROUPS
Compiled in March 2024, this directory is from the “Snapshots from the grassroots” portion of the Coalition’s March 11th webinar, The 4th Anniversary: Raising our voices about COVID in Canada.
Use the contact form below to let us know if we've missed anyone or anything.
Groups come and go, since many involved are volunteers. Their use of social media may change.
Even if they aren’t very active today, their materials still may be useful, so they’ve been included.
For others organizations around the world visit:
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