Jennifer Kwan

Jennifer Kwan
Nationality	Canadian
Alma mater	McMaster University
Known for	COVID-19
Scientific career
Fields	Medicine Epidemiology
Institutions	McMaster University
Website	https://jkwanmd.com/

Jennifer Kwan is a Canadian family physician and health care advocate, with work primarily based around the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario.

Biography

Early life

Kwan is based in Burlington, Ontario.[1]

Work during the COVID-19 pandemic

Kwan is best known for her synthesis of publicly available COVID-19 data in Ontario into a series of accessible graphs via her Twitter handle @jkwan_md, on a daily basis.[1][2][3][4][5] Kwan also reports the daily number of recorded deaths, which notably, is omitted in daily updates from the Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott's social media account.[6]

Kwan co-founded the Masks4Canada group to advocate about the role of masks and face coverings in reducing COVID-19 transmission, and also co-founded the Doctors for Justice in Long-Term Care (Docs4LTCJustice) campaign to call on the Government of Ontario to take action to control the spread of COVID-19 in long-term care homes.[7][8][9][10][11] She has spoken about different aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the high levels of anxiety among Canadian doctors, the logistics of the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out across Ontario, and public health practices, for multiple media outlets.[12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

References

1. "Burlington family physician pledges to continue daily Twitter graphs until pandemic ends". Global News. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
2. "The second wave: Same, but different". ottawacitizen. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
3. Staff, N. O. W. (2021-03-02). "COVID-19: Raccoon bites spike in Toronto during pandemic; Ontario reports fewer than 1,000 cases". NOW Magazine. Archived from the original on 2021-03-05. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
4. "Next summer before fans pack arenas for sporting events and concerts: Toronto-area doctor". Ottawa. 2020-04-13. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
5. "Doctors Bash Doug Ford's COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout". www.vice.com. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
6. "Ontario's health minister Christine Elliott doesn't acknowledge deaths in daily COVID-19 Twitter updates. One expert says it may not be as surprising as it seems". thestar.com. 2021-01-11. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
7. "Mandatory mask policies raise accessibility concerns for vulnerable populations". CityNews Ottawa. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
8. "As public spaces begin to mandate face masks, studies show they prevent infections". Coronavirus. 2020-06-11. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
9. "Coronavirus: Doctors call Ford government's long-term care home approach 'reactionary at best' | Watch News Videos Online". Global News. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
10. "Ontario's long-term care sector is in a grave humanitarian crisis". Healthy Debate. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
11. "Ontario health experts demand province abolish for-profit long-term care | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
12. "Canadian doctors more tired, anxious due to COVID-19: survey". Abbotsford News. 2021-03-11. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
13. "Survey finds Canadian doctors fatigued by slow vaccine rollout". Pique Newsmagazine. Retrieved 2021-03-12.^[permanent dead link‍]
14. "Wondering how and when to book your COVID vaccine? Your family doctor has the same questions, please don't call them yet". thestar.com. 2021-02-22. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
15. DiMatteo, Enzo (2021-03-05). "Ontario's COVID lockdown catch-22". NOW Magazine. Archived from the original on 2021-03-10. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
16. Daflos, Penny (2020-05-20). "Provincial and federal officials encourage masks in close quarters". British Columbia. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
17. "Transcript: The Great COVID-19 Mask Debate | Jun 10, 2020 | TVO.org". www.tvo.org. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
18. "The Great COVID-19 Mask Debate". TVO.org. Retrieved 2021-03-12.