March 9, 2022 Epidemiology Data required from Ontario CMOH to support reports that Ontario to lift school masking requirements after March break.
March 1, 2022 Health Policy Ontario ends restaurant, gym vax mandates today. A myriad of responses extending across the risk-tolerance spectrum based on other policy-change outcomes in other countries.
February 25, 2022 Health Policy I expect Ontario’s CMOH will present the evidence/rationale when it is safe to simultaneously lift mask mandates in schools and most sectors? History portends some concerns.
February 22, 2022 Epidemiology Will the BA.2 Omicron variant extend the tail end of the latest wave or induce a new surge at the time public health measures are being lifted? Opinions are mixed for various reasons and based in part on population immunity from infection and vaccination.
February 16, 2022 Health Policy Why will fully-vaccinated travellers need to take a rapid test 24 hrs prior to returning to Canada when today, community spread is responsible for the majority of COVID-19 infections? What is the evidence for this policy? (no sarcasm, real questions).
February 15, 2022 Health Policy Ontario moving forward with easing of capacity limits for business and public settings. Proof-of-vaccination system to end March 1.
February 4, 2022 Health Policy Ontario needs to ‘reassess the value’ of COVID-19 vaccine passport system, top doctor says. As long as it includes all verifiable evidence in the process.
January 31, 2022 Health Policy Ontario starts to ease Public Health COVID-19 measures at 21-day intervals. Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore states “When we reach that low endemic rate, that’s when we review all public health measures in play.”
January 28, 2022 Cardiac Patient who refused COVID vaccine does not qualify for a heart transplant. It is not punitive or judgmental. It is one of many evidence-based criteria required by transplant programs to preserve patient survival and good outcomes post-transplant.
January 24, 2022 General information Nova Scotia Health study finds that a combination of throat and nasal swabs increases COVID rapid antigen test accuracy.