September 4, 2020 Health Policy We will find out over the next few months, as more data is collected and studied, what combination of approaches to reducing school Covid-19 outbreak risk achieves its goals.
September 2, 2020 Health Policy Pandemic causes Ontario surgical wait time backlogs up to 84 weeks for certain procedures.
August 31, 2020 Health Policy California preschool protocols seem to be working well to reduce coronavirus transmission. Are preschoolers also uniquely resilient to coronavirus?
August 28, 2020 Health Policy No evidence forthcoming from the CDC to explain the change in testing guidelines for asymptomatic people exposed to coronavirus.
August 27, 2020 General information Will drugstores be able to fulfill all the accepted public health operational guidelines and infrastructure if they are approved to provide COVID-19 testing centres? If yes, then there is no issue.
August 26, 2020 General information SARS-CoV-2 reported to be transmitted through aerosols in addition to other modes.
August 24, 2020 Emergency Medicine Data shows that Canadians avoided emergency room visits during the first three months of the pandemic
August 21, 2020 Health Policy The importance of the flu vaccine as a risk mitigator for the school environment in the land of #coronavirus
August 18, 2020 Epidemiology Whether the upcoming Canadian flu season mimics the mild one of Australia depends on vaccine uptake, adherence to prevention protocols, what happens during the school year, and likely other factors we have not yet considered.
August 14, 2020 General information Drugs shortages in Canada have been around for years yet little action has been taken by the Canadian government. The pandemic now makes this more of an acute problem.