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?
September 8, 2020 Epidemiology Why proposing “herd immunity” as a strategy by using SARS-CoV-2 as your inoculating vector is not a good idea. Historically, there has never been a real case of herd immunity through infection.
August 26, 2020 General information SARS-CoV-2 reported to be transmitted through aerosols in addition to other modes.
July 16, 2020 Allergy/Immunology Still too early in the pandemic to determine how long immunity lasts after initial infection.
July 13, 2020 Epidemiology Remembering what got us here and recognizing what has happened to other countries who did not as we enter Phase 3 will maximize our chances of success if we continue to employ face masks, physical distancing and hand washing.
June 29, 2020 Epidemiology How “pool testing” could help reduce number of daily tests yet help increase the chances of finding early outbreaks of Covid-19 infections in regions of low disease incidence.
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.
