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 18, 2020 Epidemiology The addition of rapid testing has the potential to inform people when they are most contagious and can help reduce the need to repeatedly use lockdowns as your blunt instrument of choice.
December 17, 2020 Epidemiology “Reality is that which when you stop believing in it, it doesn’t go away” – Philip K. Dick. The Grand Bargain to quarantine before holiday gatherings is a false pretense: Not enough time, false negative testing risk, and a dash of motivated reasoning.
December 16, 2020 Emergency Medicine Ontario hospitals alerted to prepare for a spike in COVID-19 patients as hospital ICU admissions approach capacity affecting ability to meet increasing demands for both COVID and non-COVID-related care
December 15, 2020 Health Policy With the beginning of COVID-19 vaccination in Canada, some are concerned people will prematurely ease up on public health measures before we achieve herd immunity.
