May 24, 2022 Health Policy Ontario Public Health sends notification to health professionals to report suspected cases of monkeypox. Infection remains rare. CDC evaluation data to be reported soon.
April 27, 2022 Health Policy Now five days later, after testing positive for COVID, you still test positive. What criteria are public health units using to recommend ending self-isolation to return to work?
April 21, 2022 Epidemiology Statement that we need a stronger COVID detection system is akin to a scene in Amadeus where Mozart, after presenting music bordering on perfection is told by the Emperor that there were “simply too many notes”, “Just cut a few and it will be perfect”.
April 18, 2022 General information Graham Richardson (@grahamctv) and I discuss the impact of the new normal on others and the many suffering in silence.
April 14, 2022 General information @BillCarroll and I discuss public’s desire for normality and that inurement to risk does not change the reality on the ground for some.
April 7, 2022 General information Public Health has seemingly abdicated its primary tenet to inform the public of the risks they face. Assume any “cold” symptom you have to be COVID given that PCR test availability is like hen’s teeth; you are on your own. Bonjour la visite.
April 4, 2022 Allergy/Immunology Many Canadians continue to choose Benadryl as their first choice for allergy medication despite messaging from Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology recommending safer 2nd and 3rd generation antihistamines.
April 1, 2022 Epidemiology Study in Nature presents outcome of Sweden’s pandemic policies. If claims are true, it used children as viral vectors, denied care to seniors, prevented at-risk populations admission to ICU, did not achieve herd immunity, nor blunt economic recession.
March 21, 2022 Epidemiology Masks no longer mandatory in most indoor settings in Ontario starting today. Many offer opinions about the consequences of this policy.
March 15, 2022 Epidemiology China government’s zero-tolerance COVID strategy falters as it battles multiple COVID-19 outbreaks, driven by ‘stealth omicron’ variant.
