June 18, 2020 Health Policy Ontario schools will need to reopen to create a healthy routine for children but long list of SickKids recommendations to mitigate SARS-CoV-2 exposure will be challenging for teachers, parents and their children.
June 12, 2020 Health Policy Ontario Health Minister did follow proper protocol when she went shopping after being provided information that a contact tested negative for SARS-CoV-2. Mask was worn and distance maintained.
June 9, 2020 Epidemiology WHO statement that asymptomatic people do not spread coronavirus without clear evidence is irresponsible and misleading. Asymptomatic does not equal presymptomatic.
June 5, 2020 Epidemiology Parsing pandemic policy professional planning protocols per public peril perception or “What the hell is the plan?”
June 3, 2020 Epidemiology Ontario lab not reporting hundreds of positive COVID-19 tests to Public Health Units damages the public’s confidence about its ability to coordinate testing and contact tracing as societal restrictions ease.
May 29, 2020 Health Policy Are people going to wear face masks in their home based on an observational study without adequate statistical power, specific and possibly non-representative population group with self-reporting bias?
May 25, 2020 Epidemiology SARS CoV-2 testing to be provided to all Ottawa residents with no prerequisites. Need to be aware of false positive/negatives when screening large asymptomatic population.
