@auscandoc
Rural FP anesthetist formerly of Fort St John, BC, Canada. Trained in Aus and UK. Now doing rural locums in Canada. Blessed to live, work and play on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Tk’emlúps te Secwe̓pemc people.
Your thoughts moved me to
go dig this out. I had patients quote this letter verbatim as their reasons for not vaccinating.
Yelling at them for being sup is or duped was not the solution.
Very sturdy limb you have chosen 👍
Yes… a group I am in, one member shared this story.. your assessment in a nutshell.
Right into the school room. 🥺
My first SBM article 5 years ago showed how Prasad was an unreliable ideologue. It aged very well.
He’s forfeited his right to be taken seriously ever again and anyone who does so should be ignored as well.
Willem seems inclined to hate (as per the bio). And inclined to paste their own words as yours. Today was your turn to get caught in the spray.
I suspect (actually I know) your job is similar to mine. Everyone thinks they can do it but few want to _actually_ do it.
But he did not say “it’s ok if you question vaccines”.
You did.
He said “it’s ok to ask questions”.
Very different.
That’s our job.. to answer questions.
But there are unfortunately some who don’t take step to incorporate the answer (because they are looking for confirmation of bias)
GOOD NEWS! Researchers at Stanford University have developed a UNIVERSAL vaccine known as GLA-3M-052-LS+OVA, that protects against a wide range of respiratory viruses, bacteria AND even allergens. The vaccine is delivered intranasally AND provides broad protection in the lungs for several MONTHS.
This resonated: But informed consent doesn’t require physician neutrality. It requires that patients have accurate information, the capacity to understand it, and freedom from coercion.
A long but worthwhile read as to how MAHA has usurped “Shared Decision Making” in their anti-health agenda.
open.substack.com/pub/jakescot...
#vaccination
link to the @jamanetworkopen.com study discussed here for anyone interested:
I think this has been one of the greatest disappointments (amongst many) post pandemic. Here I was hoping I’d have all this rapid antigen (or even PCR) testing available at point of care so I could say, “See. It really is a virus. No you don’t need antibiotics”.
Rapid RSV tests linked to less antibiotic prescribing in kids
An Italian study finds an RSV-positive rapid antigen test in children aged nine to 36 months was associated with a 48% reduced risk of receiving an antibiotic.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/r...
“It’s tempting to think we’d be better off on our own. But every day this separatist conversation continues, Alberta loses ground where it matters most: investment, jobs, and economic growth.”
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
A map showing casualties. Iran – killed: 1,045, injured: hundreds Israel – killed: 11, injured: hundreds US soldiers – killed: 6, injured: 18 Bahrain – killed: 1, injured: 4 Iraq – killed: 2, injured: 5 Jordan – killed: 0, injured: 5 Kuwait – killed: 4, injured: 35 Lebanon – killed: 50 injured: 335 Oman – killed: 1, injured: 5 Qatar – killed: 0, injured: 16 Saudi Arabia – killed: 0, injured: 0 United Arab Emirates – killed: 3, injured: 68
Al Jazeera has a useful tracker of who is getting killed and injured.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/...
RNA vaccine funding cuts threaten decades of scientific progress
The relatively low-cost technology has saved millions of lives—and dollars.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
Photo: Maryland GovPics / Flickr cc
Precisely.
They certainly don’t listen to my composting or zucchini growing advice either… 🤦♂️
“Some of Mr. Kennedy’s recommended “competencies,” such as the suggestion that doctors learn about crops and composting,”
A cartoon from the 1950’s that’s more relevant than ever 💔
Alberta’s ethics commissioner later ruled the premier had breached the Conflicts of Interest Act in that phone call www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Modry also facilitated a now infamous phone call between Premier Danielle Smith and a pastor facing COVID charges www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
A BC court found an Alberta separatist movement leader misappropriated $1.3 million of his elderly aunt and uncle’s money. Their niece says Dennis Modry hasn’t paid it back.
I honestly never thought our (well American) educational institutions would be so spineless and starstruck @joho.bsky.social . Yes, modernize the curriculum but not based on charlatans’ and influencers’ “feels”.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/u...
And just like that, everyone in B.C. is suddenly an expert in circadian rhythms, longitude, chronometry and pineal glands.
#BCTimeZone
“We need to produce the cleanest energy we can” 🤔
businessrenewables.ca/news/alberta...
This is the way. And we might as well do it while US relations suck anyhow
scitechdaily.com/scientists-c... “A central achievement of the research is the first reported example of a cyclotrialumane. This compound consists of three aluminum atoms linked together in a triangular arrangement.” #Science
