A 94-year-old grandma (moved to hospital from her Retirement Home that is also on 'Outbreak')
Once she got past her isolation she was moved to a shared room (with three other patients).
Then someone in the shared room tested positive and she was put in a private room on COVID isolation as a 'Close Contact'. FULL COVID ISOLATION PROTOCOLS. Gloves, Gowns, Masks and Faceshields for staff and visitors.
In total she has been moved 4 times on the same unit to 'prevent the spread' of COVID!!!
She is listed as COVID for 60 days in the system from the date she tested positive - and as a result is identified as a COVID hospitalization for 60 days regardless of whether she is sick or not.
She can't be tested again for 90 days (because of false positives)... but can be put on isolation as a 'Close Contact' as a result of the hospital putting her with other patients who tested positive.
This is what happened in 2020 and continues to this day. 'Focused Protection' from Hospitals to Retirement Homes to Long Term Care. Testing creates false cases and all that follow.
MANUFACTURED CASES ('Frequent Testing'). Vaccination of staff (which got so many fired) and Isolation - ALL PART OF THE GREAT BARRINGTON and what killed most in 2020 in Sweden (and worldwide).
These horrors were supported and confirmed by the lawyers and experts in the Ingram Case in Alberta and also through the supported response in Sweden in 2020.
The authors of The Great Barrington MUST SPEAK OUT & DO EVERYTHING TO END THIS.
They have remained silent on the Scottish Inquiry and silent on what continues to this day.
If you are not calling this out for what it is - State Supported Murder then YOU ARE THE PROBLEM and you have blood on your hands.
This is NOT Someone Else's Problem.
From Alberta, Canada to the UK. COVID protocols are worse than ever for those in Care Homes. Just because you personally are not impacted, does not mean the insanity of 2020 is over.
If patients are leaving the room they should be cognitively intact or supervised"
In Care Homes, UNIT DOORS ARE LOCKED. Masks & Faceshields for all!
Adenovirus, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), Enterovirus, Rhinovirus, Metapneumovirus, SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19), Influenza, Invasive Group A Streptococcus, Parainfluenza, Norovirus (vomiting +/- diarrhea present.
Say hello to 2020 COVID PROTOCOLS FOR ANYTHING IN 2024 - EVEN NOTHING (if you test asymptomatic).
All residents locked in the unit (sick or not).
ASYMPTOMATIC resident with cognitive issues tested (without informed consent) & ISOLATED IN THEIR ROOM FOR 14 DAYS.
Other residents told to shout to them at their door as they are not allowed to meet!
Masks back and not just for COVID. - Pre-emptive masking notification with the first rollout to Care Homes and Hospitals - behind closed doors. Advice promotings vaccines and masks to businesses
The name has changed but the Continious Masking Directive IS BACK - YOU WERE WARNED
AHS released a new Continuous Masking document today (June 23rd, 2023) AS WE LEFT THE LEDGE.
Use the QR code at your own risk (it takes you to a lengthy procedure for EVERY PATIENT!)
In response to this escalating insanity by the Alberta Government and Alberta Health Services, we are putting this up.
Please feel free to use as you see fit.
NOTE THAT CAPITAL CARE DICKINSFIELD REMOVED THIS SIGN FROM OUR MOTHERS DOOR - WITHOUT NOTICE OR EXPLANATION recently.
We have a meeting with the CEO at Capital Care to address this Friday November 17th, 2023 - MORE TO FOLLOW.
An outbreak of 2 possible cases and all hell breaks loose again.
- Testing of patients (by uninformed consent) EVERY DAY (even if no symptoms are present)
- Masks, Goggles and more (and even NO ACCESS) for visitors.
- ANYONE (patient, resident, visitor, DSP) who has (or has had in the last 10 days) a cough, sore throat, or runny nose during allergy season
- BANNED FROM AHS and associated facilities and/or forced to wear a mask. - DURING ALLERGY SEASON!
Had a 'respiratory symptom' - you are now REQUIRED to wear a mask for 10 days (or more) in AHS or related facilities.
In 3 1/2 years CARE HOME RESIDENTS have NEVER been REQUIRED to wear a mask. NOW THEY ARE!
The bait and switch at its worst.
Have you heard it said...
“I'm educated enough to know that I could be asymptomatic and still give you the virus.”
"YOUR Mask protects ME and MY Mask protects YOU.
You always wear a certified faceshield over your mask as that protects you from asymptomatic people. You insist everyone around you does the same, don't you?
However,
You only wear the mask when 'asymptomatic'.
Because, if you are sick you would be isolating at home and not putting people at risk.
If you think you MAY be asymptomatic and carrying a deadly infectious respiratory disease, why are you out?
I am smart enough to know..[LINK]
If you think the mask is what is saving people, do you wear it 24x7?
When old or vulnerable people are around.
When around anyone with an invisible disability i.e. COPD, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Heart Condition, Diabetes etc?
When in a Care Home? (Unless you are a resident as they never wore masks inside. Why was that?)
When in a Care Home? (Unless this one doesn't have a masking policy - COVID knows to avoid them!)
When you are at home with those you love most?
When you are eating or drinking in public?
When you are shopping?
When you are around other people everywhere you go?
Even when you are told you can take it off, you don't because 'YOU MAY BE ASYMPTOMATIC'?
You never forget to wear it as that would endanger people around you, do you?
You never touch it other than as per the manufacturers' instructions to don and doff, do you?
If you take it off because it is damp or soiled (ususally within 30 minutes or less as per OH&S regulations), you dispose of it appropriately as a biohazard (it has your germs on it) and put on a fresh one, don't you?
You never wear a faceshield on its own because a faceshield cannot be used in place of a mask. You know that a faceshield only protects the wearer (from splashes potentially), not other people.
However, you have never stopped to ask why Costco etc. and AHS offer faceshields as an alternative (that do not protect others). WHO cares about a deadly virus in those places? You just do as you are told.
You would never wear a 'fashion' mask or other uncertified face covering because that wouldn't be safe or protect anyone.
You would never wear a mask that has any gaps aorund the edge, that fogged up glasses or allowed a virus to escape from the sides.
You would never wear a mask over an unshaven face that creates gaps around the edge or allowed a virus to escape from the sides either.
That would be the same risk as a vented mask which Health Canada says provides NO PROTECTION TO OTHERS.
Masks give you headaches, rash, acne, skin breakdown, and impaired cognition but that is totally acceptable because you are wearing one for the greater good, even though you don't know if they work or not.
You are fully trained on the use and handling (including safe disposal) of masks from watching YouTube videos, listening to politicians, undisputed experts and Facebook posts.
YOU ARE A HERO SAVING LIVES - A VERITABLE MASKED AVENGER...
OR ARE YOU?
Dr. Bonnie Henry January 13th, 2023.
"So everybody wearing masks is not going to make a tremendous difference in the transmission of these viruses because we transmit them in those situations. When we're at home, when we're with we're, we're, when we're with friends, when we're doing social things that are important in our lives where we don't wear masks and it's still allowed, this allows these viruses to transmit."
MaskCON, MaskCOUGH... which is it, Bonnie!?
Uncertified Masks/Respirators
BE(A)WARE! of NON CERTIFIED 'N95' masks with or without plastic windows.
N95 respirators are governed by OH&S and Canadian Biosafety regulations (see below).
Using an unapproved
Type 1 Medical device [by use or by design] is an offence under these regulations and can lead to prosecution, fines and closure of a premises.
If it has no NIOSH stamp, it is unlikely to be certified.
Even if certified, the use of these devices requires an up-to-date FIT test.
And remember if it is being 'forceably recommended' (coerced) for use as an alternate to an N95 or greater, it is a Type 1 medical device 'by use', if not by design.
Is the Mask FIT? The four aspects of a risk assessment.
1. FIT for Purpose
Has the mask or face covering been proven to be "FIT FOR PURPOSE" i.e. to prevent the spread of an airborne virus? The answer is most likely NO as there is no generally available mask or face covering certified to do this. What does the manufacturer of the mask or face covering state this device is capable of doing? If it does not meet the requirement by design or by use, of a viral suppressing medical intervention respirator/mask, then it is not fit for purpose.
2. Is the person FIT to wear the mask?
Have you confirmed you (or your staff/customer) will not experience any harmful effects related to the mask or face covering?
3. Is it FIT to the person?
Even if you have moved through the first two processes, any mask or face covering has to be properly FITTED to you to ensure it works for point 1, and doesn't cause issues for point 2.
4. Is it FIT for the environment?
As a mask can be taken off in many circumstances in the same environment i.e. when eating, drinking, regular breaks etc. and there is no separation of atmosphere between the mask wearing and non-mask wearing areas, the risk is not environmental. So, what is the risk?
Health Canada
"SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, spreads from an infected person to others through respiratory droplets and aerosols created when an infected person coughs, sneezes, sings, shouts, or talks."
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection/health-professionals/main-modes-transmission.html
Are you wearing (or being required to wear) a KN95 respirator in Canada?
Apart from the issues mentioned here (NIOSH stamp, FIT Test, CO2 build up, not fit for purpose etc.)
Did you know that KN95 respirators are an inferior (usually uncertified) version of the N95?
Although initially allowed (improperly) in the early part of 2020, most KN95 masks/respirators are not to be used in Canada.
"Important information about KN95 medical respirators"
https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-health-products/covid19-industry/medical-devices/personal-protective-equipment/medical-masks-respirators/authorization.html
"The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a revised guidance on May 7, 2020. The revised guidance indicates that certain filtering face-piece respirators, including KN95 medical respirators from China, may not provide adequate respiratory protection. Learn more about the new guidance."
(https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/letters-health-care-providers/certain-filtering-facepiece-respirators-china-may-not-provide-adequate-respiratory-protection-letter)
And 'modifying' or misusing (not as per the manufacturer's guidelines) will render that device potentially dangerous.
Why is OH&S in Alberta NOT INVESTIGATING the Alberta Government and AHS for this?
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It was always about the children!.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that indoor air quality guidelines for CO2 be set at a maximum of 1,000 ppm to protect against potential negative health effects.
Health Canada reported concerns with exposure to concentrations above 800 ppm.
https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/hc-sc/documents/programs/consultation-residential-indoor-air-quality-guidelines-carbon-dioxide/consultation-residential-indoor-air-quality-guidelines-carbon-dioxide.pdf
Page 3:
"...some studies of prolonged or repeated exposure to CO2 explored exposure concentrations relevant to Canadian indoor environments. For example, mucous membrane or respiratory symptoms (e.g., eye irritation, sore or dry throat, stuffy, congested or runny nose, sneezing, and coughing) were more likely to be reported by individuals exposed to CO2 concentrations > 800 ppm than individuals exposed to lower CO2 levels"
"Associations between increasing CO2 concentration, starting at 1,000 ppm (or decreased ventilation rate where that was the metric) and decreased performance in school or office settings (e.g., decision-making, task performance, standardized test scores) have also been observed."
https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/publications/healthy-living/carbon-dioxide-home.html#health
"Health effects of CO2
tiredness, headache, eye irritation, sore or dry throat, dizziness or difficulty concentrating, stuffy, congested or runny nose, sneezing, coughing and rhinitis"
"Allen et al. (2016) found ventilation rate and CO2 concentration to be independently associated with cognitive test performance and reported that on average a 400 ppm increase in CO2 (from a background concentration of 550 ppm) was associated with a 21% decrease in a typical participant's test score. Furthermore, effects on decision-making or task performance were observed for exposures to CO2 concentrations > 1000 ppm relative to 600 ppm in studies conducted under controlled conditions (i.e., pure CO2 injected into a laboratory or chamber) (Satish et al. 2012)"
In the following video produced by an Alberta Health and Safety expert, all masks/respirators/face shields (other than the P100 front vent respirator) exceeded Health Canada, OH&S and WHO safety guidelines for CO2 inhalation within less than 1 minute.
Environmental CO2 in room during tests = 800 ppm (baseline)
CO2 exposure while wearing a mask.
- Close fitting cloth face mask = 27,000 ppm (less than 1 minute)
- Unvented N95 respirator/face mask = 24,000 ppm (less than 1 minute)
- Triple layer (blue) medical procedural type face mask = 20,000 ppm (less than 1 minute)
- Face Shield (no mask) = 3,400 ppm (less than 1 minute)
- Fitted P100 respirator with front vent = 800 - 900 ppm (continuous use)
Now ask yourself why the only mask BANNED during COVID was a respirators with a vent!
Masks - SafeCom Video on CO2.
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From the World Health Organization (WHO), to Health Canada the negative impacts of CO2 exposure are well studied and acknowledged.
Increased carbon dioxide (CO2) exposure can potentially cause a range of symptoms including shortness of breath, headache, dizziness, fatigue, and nausea. In severe cases, high levels of CO2 in the body can lead to hypercapnia like symptoms such as headaches, impaired vision, shortness of breath, drowseness, respiratory stimulation, increased blood pressure and heart rate, confusion, impaired judgment, and changes in behavior and mental function.
High levels of CO2 over longer periods can lead to Immediate Dangerous to Life or Health (ILDH).
There is some evidence that high levels of CO2 in the environment can affect mental performance and decision-making, potentially leading to increased fear and panic.
KN95, close fitting medical and non medical masks reach 15 minute NIOSH exposure levels within 1 minute
KN95, close fitting medical and non medical masks reach SIX TIMES 8 hour NIOSH exposure levels within 1 minute
KN95, exceed 24 hour safe exposure limits within 1 minute
https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/publications/healthy-living/carbon-dioxide-home.html#health
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media_file/2020-08/Carbon-Dioxide.pdf
See Fig: 4 & 5
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8049746/pdf/12879_2021_Article_6056.pdf
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CO2 - Hiding behind the masks - The Bohr effect.
For all the doctors and 'reseearcher's putting out videos showing them wearing masks and measuring their sp)2 levels... this is why they should never be in charge of masking.
spO2 CANNOT detect CO2 even at dangerous levels. In Fact increadsed CO2 will stabalise the O2 reading on an sp02 meter.
The pulse oximetry gap in carbon monoxide intoxication
"Oxygen saturation as measured by pulse oximetry failed to decrease to less than 96% despite COHb levels as high as 44%. Regression between the pulse oximetry gap and COHb suggests that pulse oximetry overestimates O2Hb by the amount of COHb present. Pulse oximetry is unreliable in estimating O2Hb saturation in CO-exposed patients and should be interpreted with caution when used to estimate oxygen saturation in smokers."
AND MASK WEARERS
The pulse oximetry gap in carbon monoxide intoxication
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8037391/
"This is because CO2 molecules can attach to a person's hemoglobin and successfully imitate oxygen molecules. A pulse oximeter can't tell the difference between these molecules, meaning you'll receive a combined carbon dioxide/oxygen saturation reading rather than just measuring oxygen his is because CO2 molecules can attach to a person's hemoglobin and successfully imitate oxygen molecules. A pulse oximeter can't tell the difference between these molecules, meaning you'll receive a combined carbon dioxide/oxygen saturation reading rather than just measuring oxygen (Shippy et al.)."
https://www.oxygenplus.com/blogs/o2-educational/oxygen-saturation-levels-effects-of-carbon-dioxide
Capnography And Pulse Oximetry
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK539754/
"In the presence of elevated carboxyhemoglobin levels, pulse oximetry overestimates the true saturation of oxygen as carboxyhemoglobin binds with a higher affinity than oxygen. In the case of carbon monoxide poisoning, the absorbance spectrum of carbon monoxide is very similar to hemoglobin, which results in a falsely high level of oxygen (overestimation of oxygen saturation)"
CO2 - THE HIDDEN FEAR DRIVER.
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Studies on Masks, CO2 and FEAR (2009-2022)
The knowledge of the amygdala being a chemoreceptor for CO2 and fear is long known and well studied.
Now are you starting to understand the risks related to 'face coverings' worn 'as prescribed' during COVID? It is NOT about SAFETY!
"We found that youth assessed after the pandemic shutdowns had more severe internalizing mental health problems, reduced cortical thickness, larger hippocampal and amygdala volume, and more advanced brain age."
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4892924/"
https://bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12879-021-06056-0
https://www.bpsgos.org/article/S2667-1743(22)00142-2/fulltext
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2808123/
https://www.nature.com/articles/nature.2013.12350
https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/04/health/study-discovers-internal-trigger-for-the-previously-fearless.html
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/body-odd/women-who-cant-feel-fear-can-still-feel-panic-study-flna1b8323185
https://medicine.uiowa.edu/psychiatry/content/human-brain-divided-fear-and-panic
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnbeh.2021.767426/full
https://molecularbrain.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13041-021-00786-7
https://www.livescience.com/5910-carbon-dioxide-triggers-primordial-fear-suffocation.html
https://academic.oup.com/ijnp/article/23/4/268/5805187
https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/hc-sc/documents/programs/consultation-residential-indoor-air-quality-guidelines-carbon-dioxide/consultation-residential-indoor-air-quality-guidelines-carbon-dioxide.pdf
5 NIH/National Library of Medicine studies from 2004-2020.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29395560/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32590322/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15340662/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26579222/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31159777/
Cloth Mask Study
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4420971/
SOME of the mask studies on efficacy:
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.01.20049528v1
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.30.20047217v2
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8072811/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2006372
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2749214
https://www.cmaj.ca/content/188/8/567
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5779801/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19216002/
https://aaqr.org/articles/aaqr-13-06-oa-0201.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4420971/
https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/65/11/1934/4068747
https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/bio/23/2/23_61/_pdf/-char/en
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF01658736
https://www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/0195-6701(91)90148-2/pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2493952/pdf/annrcse01509-0009.pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/20200717141836/https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/04/commentary-masks-all-covid-19-not-based-sound-data
https://www.nap.edu/catalog/25776/rapid-expert-consultation-on-the-effectiveness-of-fabric-masks-for-the-covid-19-pandemic-april-8-2020
https://www.nap.edu/read/25776/chapter/1#6
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/5/19-0994_article
https://academic.oup.com/annweh/article/54/7/789/202744
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6599448/
https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M20-1342
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00392-020-01704-y
https://clinmedjournals.org/articles/jide/journal-of-infectious-diseases-and-epidemiology-jide-6-130.php?jid=jide
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1130147308702355
https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/8/4344/htm
Further References
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2021). N95 respirators. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/respirator-use-faq.html
Wargocki, P., Wyon, D. P., Sundell, J., Clausen, G., & Fanger, P. O. (2000). The impact of elevated carbon dioxide levels on decision-making performance. Environmental Health Perspectives, 108(9), 853-858.
Li, L., Lin, L., & Chen, W. (2013). The effect of elevated CO2 on cognitive function in a classroom. Environmental Research Letters, 8(4), 1-9.
Chew, G. L., Daneshkhah, A., & New, M. (2016). Climate change and health: An updated review of CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions. Environmental Science & Technology, 50(7), 3713-3723.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. (2021). Hypercapnia (high carbon dioxide in the blood). National Institutes of Health. Retrieved from https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/hypercapnia
Lu, Q., & Hyde, D. M. (2014). Hypercapnia: A review. Respiratory Care, 59(9), 1486-1492
Risbey, K. S., Boulter, S. L., & Dessai, S. (2009). The health impacts of high carbon dioxide concentrations: A review of the evidence. Environmental Health, 8(1), S5.
WHO. (2018). Carbon dioxide (CO2). World Health Organization. Retrieved from https://www.who.int/ipcs/features/co2/en/
The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change. (2021). The Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change 2021 Report. The Lancet. Retrieved from https://www.thelancet.com/countdown
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The devastating impact of MASKS - 2021.
Would you take masking advice from these people?
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40 Million Masks - and targeted propaganda.
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CTV MASK INTERVIEW - WITH TRANSCRIPT.
CTV MASK INTERVIEW - WITH TRANSCRIPT.
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/canadian-biosafety-standards-guidelines/handbook-second-edition/chapter-6-10.html#s916
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HCS-267 Was Removed from Public Access after over three years on June 19th, 2023.
The old version remains here until a new version becomes available.
Link to printable handout page - Alberta
ALL OTHER PROVINCES [Link]
March 13, 2023 version https://extranet.ahsnet.ca/teams/policydocuments/1/clp-ahs-use-of-masks-hcs-267.pdf.
Section 3.2
"Patients, designated family/support persons, and visitors are not required to mask when:
a) providing or receiving care or assistance where a mask would hinder that care or assistance;"
i.e. providing support and care/communication."
March 13, 2023 version https://extranet.ahsnet.ca/teams/policydocuments/1/clp-ahs-use-of-masks-hcs-267.pdf.
Section 8.5
"Patients requiring health care shall not be refused care if their designated family/support person or visitor is unable or refuses to mask."
Section 5.2 a), 8.5 a), 8.5 b) - (Changed to 8.5 b on March 13th, 2023) - NOW DELETED SINCE AUGUST 2023
August 25, 2020 version https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/assets/info/ppih/if-ppih-covid-19-how-to-support-mask-wearing.pdf.
March 3, 2023 version https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/assets/info/ppih/if-ppih-covid-19-how-to-support-mask-wearing.pdf.
"No patient shall be denied service in AHS because they cannot or will not wear a mask."
With the removal of these forms there is now NO documentation for a patient to rely on to receive service if they cannot wear a mask.
Link to printable handout page - NO LONGER APPLICABLE SINCE HCS-267 was HIDDEN
COVID-19 Scientific Advisory Group Rapid Evidence Report - Continuous Masking Policies (4 July 2022)
Little to no evidence to support mask use!
"The evidence identified in this review cannot definitively show specific effect of continuous masking which started at the same time as multiple protective measures healthcare settings, and the level of evidence is not strong."
HARMS
"...however, continuous masking may have some unwanted physical, emotional, and communication effects as well as environmental, and financial implications that should be considered."
"Continuous masking could have physical impacts on individuals as well as nonphysical impacts on inter-personal communication and the emotional elements of patient care..."
VIRTUE SIGNALLING.
"the optics of a universal mask policy are also important..."
https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/assets/info/ppih/if-ppih-covid-19-sag-continuous-masking-policies.pdf
WHY IS OH&S NOT INVESTIGATING THIS?
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AHS 'accessible' options!
Face Shields cannot be used without a mask, as per the AHS MASK Mandate. Yet AHS show 2 of the 3 options being a face shield!
The mask looks like a 3M folded N95. Yet is described as a Procedural Medical Mask. It fails both by design and materials.
Manufactured in Montreal (Alberta $$$ to QB). Mask not on approved devices under Health Canada. Yet AHS is ordering them!
Due to the unique design, these 'masks' cannot be considered under the ASTM F2100 'breathability' and MUST meet the NIOSH standards for 'Airflow resistance'.
They would carry a NIOSH stamp if they did. They don't.
They need to be stored at low temperature (but ASTM F2100 requires fire retardant material).
The 'Certified' moniker appears due to material used, not design or actual use.
These devices are not fit for purpose. As per Health Canada, NIOSH and OH&S standards.
https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/assets/healthinfo/ipc/hi-ipc-options-adapt-hcp-pt-comm-chal.pdf
AGAINST AHS DIRECTIVE HCS-267
After pointing out to AHS, the Premier and Patient Relations that these masks were NOT CERTIFIED, AHS updated their document.
THESE MASKS ARE NOT SAFE TO USE AND AHS THINKS ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS EDIT A DOCUMENT TO HIDE THE FACT THAT THEY ARE NOT CERTIFIED!!!
This CLEARLY SHOWS MALICIOUS INTENT.
NOT AN N95 and NOT A MEDICAL MASK - SO WHAT IS IT?
It is certainly UNCERTIFIED and no longer even listed for sale by the Mainland China manufacturer (who also make uncertified ear loop design KN95 masks).
http://web.topgene.cn/
NOT FIT FOP PURPOSE
TRANSPARENT MASKS ARE NOT MEDICAL MASKS - SO WHAT IS IT?
IT HAS TO BE TESTED AS A FILTERING FACEPIECE RESPIRATOR (FFR) - IT WOULD FAIL!
RULES FOR THEE BUT NOT FOR ME!!!
Staff can now take off the masks (when the public can't see them)!!!
AHS Hidden Video of Masking Children.
Yet the video on modifying an adult mask for children and infants at 7.1b) IS STILL THERE!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaDKF5HK5hU&vl=en
The discrimination continues in public, but behind closed doors. Like the care homes. OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND!!!
What is even more concerning is that AHS had created their own video on modifying adult masks for children but it was placed in a link in a document and unlisted on YouTube so it could not be found.
Why would they do that? What were they afraid of? A breach of OH&S regulations maybe!
https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/assets/info/ppih/if-ppih-covid-19-sch-tips-help-child-wear-mask.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAsBJpkX_iw
A new update to HCS-267.
HCS-267 Was Removed from Public Access after over three years on June 19th, 2023.
The old version remains here until a new version becomes available.
March 13, 2023 version https://extranet.ahsnet.ca/teams/policydocuments/1/clp-ahs-use-of-masks-hcs-267.pdf
ALL VERSIONS AVAILABLE HERE
And things keep getting worse for the disabled.
NOW ADDED - MUST WEAR A MASK IN
"entrances, adjacent break rooms, staircases, common areas, cafeterias"
From: "ARE REQUIRED"
To: "MAY BE REQUIRED" (until you read on)
From: "patient care areas, elevator, common areas, gift shops"
To: "entrances, patient care areas and adjacent break rooms, elevators/staircases, common areas, gift shops, cafeterias"
And visitors are exempt... but only if visiting the 'elite' in the office areas. Out of Public View!
Is COVID dangerous or not?
Can you be asymptomatic OR NOT?
And removed:
https://albertahealthservices.ca/assets/info/ppih/if-ppih-covid-19-ppe-continuous-use-guidance-masking.pdf
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MASKS FOR THEE BUT NOT FOR ME (I'M A VIP)
CONTINIOUS MASKING FOREVER - NOT JUST FOR COVID,
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And while all of this was happening (and continues) in Care Homes in Alberta...
Capital Care and AHS undetook their largest ever construction project.
That project was opened on 28th March 2023 in the greatest presentation of hypocrisy to date.
A complaint/letter to the Premier, Capital Care and AHS Patient Relations has been sent March 31st, 2023.
March 30th, 2023 - Fourth Letter to the Alberta Premier. [Download PDF Link]
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https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-health-products/covid19-industry/medical-devices/guidance-transparent-medical-mask-technical-specifications/other-requirements.html
https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-health-products/covid19-industry/medical-devices/personal-protective-equipment/medical-masks-respirators/safety-performance-specifications/performance-criteria.html
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/diseases-conditions/types-masks-respirators.html
https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/stps/pdfs/TEB-APR-STP-0007-508.pdf
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How it all started... A plan to end all plans.
The true results of this experiment are far more terrifying to contemplate.
My first article was entitled
The Best Laid Plans
for a reason.
It was a reference to John Steinbeck's novel,
'Of MICE and MEN'.
In this, we see the tragic and unintended consequences of being
'kind' and
'keeping people safe'.
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A letter was sent to the Minister of Health (Jason Copping) - this is his letter and my reply. It has been sent to the Alberta Premier and more.
A PDF of the letter can be seen here:
April 28th, 2023 - Letter to the Alberta Health Minister & Premier. [Download PDF Link]
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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oZ29hRam4CXGqUFxe-Lh-_l-VCqQwXFT/view
