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PIE CHARTS, OUTBREAKS & FRUSTRATION: A THREADYesterday, the province presented data about sources of COVID-19 outbreaks in Ottawa. That data, notably the pie charts, caused some confusion and we understand

Threads were intended for major shifts. Things that couldn't be explained in 1 tweet. We'd planned to use one every 6-7 weeks. But this is our third thread in a

Hello. The other day, we tweeted about breastfeeding/chestfeeding. We received many replies w/regards to our use of the term chestfeeding.Shall we take a moment to address that? Chestfeeding is a

Ok, bad news first. Bad news: our recent rise in cases is concerning. Very concerning. Not-as-bad news (hint, this is a thread): in terms of spread within the community

Tomorrow is September. Let that sink in. Then read this thread.It's been 6+ months since COVID-19 arrived. In that time, we've learned a lot...but there's still much that we don't

OTTAWA, STAGE 3, & YOU: a threadTomorrow, Ottawa begins Stage 3. While this is certainly cause for celebration, it brings with it a heightened need to be mindful of our

THREAD: MANDATORY MASKS. Please readPublic Health is about following evidence, so when we call for change, that change is the result of what our evidence is telling us. Lately evidence