#VaxandRelax
* It's younger people who were told they could #VaxAndRelax, that they only needed one COVID vaccine p.a. (Canada).

Clearly, that's not turning out to be true.

And yet all governments continue to downplay/ignore an #OngoingPandemic of an injurious #AirborneVirus, now in its 7th year.

#MaskUp
October 13, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Fear of masks; fear of admitting that #COVID is airborne; is not just a bad cold; is not yet endemic, that vaccine-acquired immunity is too short lived to #VaxAndRelax; that #Reinfections are bad, that #LongCOVID is real, & still without a cure (the risk of which is cumulative), etc.
October 7, 2026 at 6:47 PM
When #Sweden applies the same #isolation rules as #NASA before going to the moon

Than we
Are in #2026 #Olympics
Proved that #vaxandrelax was a lie and always will be

x.com/dailyjlee/st...
February 9, 2026 at 1:04 PM
#VaxandRelax? Probably not
Last winter, the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine (against hospitalization, adults over 60) was

42% after 2 months
32% 2-4 months
0% after 6 months

So either you go doubbletab during winter or you #MaskUp

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
November 29, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Nothing you said was wrong, so why the cmon?

Biden then told people to #VaxAndRelax, harming millions of people.
March 8, 2026 at 5:09 PM
It's precisely the #VaxAndRelax mistake you mention that I'm referring to.
March 8, 2026 at 3:10 PM
It was not correct to #VaxAndRelax, that's Biden's failure that Trump has continued to honour.
March 8, 2026 at 2:31 PM
And then declared the pandemic over, #VaxAndRelax, killing many more Americans who thought they were now safe.
March 8, 2026 at 2:25 PM
It's pretty clear your understanding is superficial. #VaxAndRelax 🙄
January 29, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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Ed Yong was one of the few journalists who fully grasped what we were living through (& still are), while others toed the government line ("big nothing-burger, #VaxAndRelax, please don't panic & vote us out").
August 6, 2026 at 7:03 PM

How many #Covid_19 infections have you had ? 😪
Lower IQ, poor memory...
What about children ?

There was never a #VaxAndRelax period.

The ONLY prevention against an airborne virus is masking, clean air, distancing and common sense.

#LongCOVID
#COVIDIsNotOver

people.com/covid-linked...
COVID Linked to Lower IQ, Poor Memory and Other Negative Impacts on Brain Health
Mounting scientific evidence reveals that being infected with SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that causes COVID — profoundly impacts brain health in many ways.
people.com
March 27, 2024 at 7:12 PM
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Because -

▶️ #YouDoYou is not a legitimate public health strategy;
▶️ #VaxAndRelax is poor advice for a vaccine that provides only short-lived immunity;
▶️ #COVID is not just like "any other respiratory illness";
▶️ & everyone is at risk of #LongCOVID after enough #Reinfections.
April 30, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Tim, when you start addressing the copious #Misinformation pumped out by 🇨🇦 #PublicHealth (that "the pandemic is over", #COVID is now "endemic" & just like "any other respiratory illness", & we can all #VaxAndRelax), then we'll take you seriously -
📣 Hey Saskatoon! Looking forward to this event!

We are in a midst of a knowledge crisis. What can we do about it?

See ya soon! 🙏

Details: www.uregina.ca/events/2026/... via @uregina.bsky.social
April 28, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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e.g.
▶️ the pandemic is NOT over (the @who.int was clear: it is only the global health emergency that is over, while COVID remains a threat);
▶️ #YouDoYou is NOT a proven public health strategy;
▶️ with a vaccine with such short-lived immunity, NO ONE can afford to #VaxAndRelax;
April 27, 2026 at 4:58 PM
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This weight will lift off our collective shoulders when members of @cmadocs.bsky.social start wearing #N95 masks ✅, focus on #IAQ ✅, run #HEPAs ✅ - & stop telling the public that #COVID is just like "any other respiratory illness" ❎, & that they can #VaxAndRelax ❎.
April 25, 2026 at 6:19 PM
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To end the pandemic, we (paradoxically) need political will to depoliticize all #NPIs that can help to prevent infections; along with strong #PublicHealth messaging that no one can afford to #VaxAndRelax.
April 17, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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▶️ And that while acute #COVID may only feel like a "bad cold" for some, the real damage unpacks in the weeks/months/years later.

Therefore, while we should get vaccinated, we should not #VaxAndRelax.
April 17, 2026 at 12:58 AM
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So given that #COVID may soon join the 7 other oncogenic viruses, how about dropping #DropletDogma & warning Canadians to avoid #Reinfections - rather than falsely assuring them they can #VaxAndRelax, that #COVID is just like "any other respiratory illness" (* it isn't) -

@cmadocs.bsky.social
April 14, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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Dr. Joss Reimer begins her new job as Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) on April 1, 2026.

Will 🇨🇦 Canada's new top doc effect a pandemic U-turn, or will it just be more of the same blundering forward without a plan, while overselling the #VaxAndRelax strategy?
We have moved a long way from thinking about the ‘precautionary principle’ to now just ignoring a mountain of studies and hundreds of millions of long covid sufferers. It’s a very self destructive pattern of behaviour. Millions of children are impacted. I don’t know what it will take to U-turn?
March 31, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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In sum, community news #Media needs to dispense with #AccessJournalism, #FalseEquivalence, & falling for the outright lie that governments are "following the science"; as well as #PublicHealth misinformation that #COVID is just like "any other respiratory illness" & we can all #VaxAndRelax.
March 30, 2026 at 6:59 PM
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This article has a lot to say about why #COVID #Reinfections are really dangerous, & very little to say about how to avoid them. It's the usual #VaxAndRelax misinformation all the way -

parade.com/health/dange...
Getting COVID Again Is More Dangerous Than Most People Realize—Here’s What To Know
Doctors share why it’s still important to take the virus seriously.
parade.com
March 25, 2026 at 4:49 PM
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It also doesn't help that not much testing is being done because #COVID has been sold as "endemic", like "any other respiratory illness", & with the efficacy of vaccines in controlling the spread & risks of long term harm, quite oversold ( #VaxAndRelax).
March 24, 2026 at 4:43 PM
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☝️Roundly ignored by all tiers of 🇨🇦 Canadian government, #Unions, & the #Media - who hold that the pandemic is over, the public can #VaxAndRelax; & who all ignore #Airborne transmission, & the long term harms of #COVID & risks of #LongCOVID, that accumulate with each #Reinfection.
March 22, 2026 at 5:15 PM