January 5, 2021 Epidemiology South African coronavirus variant being studied to determine if it is more vaccine resistant.
January 3, 2021 Sunday House Call Shows Sunday House Call, #771, January 3, 2021: It still works and is for most everyone.
December 31, 2020 Health Policy Air travellers to Canada will need a negative test for Covid-19 three days before arrival. Why are land border crossings not included? Why only one test when false negatives can occur at the three-day mark? Details needed to understand policy rationale.
December 30, 2020 General information Please, no spin. Just explain why Canada’s vaccine rollout is running slower than molasses. We are an understanding lot but not when you are not straight with us.
December 29, 2020 Clinical Research What are some of the concerns about the new variant of SARS-CoV-2 with respect to transmission, number of fatalities, and its impact on children?
December 24, 2020 Allergy/Immunology NEJM study concludes that time required to determine Moderna’s effect on longevity of antibody, B and T cell response. However, the vaccine works. Worst-case scenario is that we will require a booster.
December 23, 2020 Health Policy Disappointing that ad hominem responses from the Premier’s office used to shut down legitimate science-based questions asking for evidence behind locking down Ottawa region. Asking questions does not equal wanting an increasing “body bag” count.
December 22, 2020 Health Policy City of Ottawa lockdown in four days. Why have the original benchmarks for lockdown been jettisoned? Mayor Watson cites “no facts to support a lockdown” and Ottawa’s medical officer of health, Dr. Vera Etches expresses disappointment with decision.
December 21, 2020 Health Policy What is the rationale for Ontario Government’s intention to lock down Ottawa for 28 days when there are zero admissions to ICU and infection rates are low and manageable? What benchmarks are being used? (no sarcasm)
December 20, 2020 Sunday House Call Shows Sunday House Call, #770, December 20, 2020: What do we know about the new SARS-CoV-2 strain in the UK?
