August 26, 2021 Epidemiology When/if studies clearly show that COVID vaccine is efficacious and safe for children, we will be able to get closer to herd immunity. Public Health Ontario says it is no longer possible without vaccinating young children. #vaccineswork
August 18, 2021 Health Policy Muddled vaccination policy in the workplace especially the health care and education sectors will produce muddled results children and the vulnerable can ill afford. Does anyone think “vaccination education sessions” will change antivaccination attitudes?
August 16, 2021 Health Policy The Atlantic explains how the Delta variant is affecting children in the US especially in areas with low vaccination rates. There is understandable trepidation for unvaccinated Canadian children returning to school.
August 11, 2021 Epidemiology BioNTech recommends a third COVID-19 dose is needed to protect against the Delta variant. Need evidence to support this claim. Vast majority ending up in hospital/ICU are unvaccinated; evidence that to date, two doses of #vaccineswork.
August 6, 2021 Allergy/Immunology Retrospective study finds that the flu vaccine has benefits against severe effects of COVID-19. How it does this remains unknown but if true, it will be fascinating and enlightening to figure out how our immune response works in this setting.
August 4, 2021 Epidemiology Imperial College London study provides more evidence that a double-vaccinated person is engaging in a classic and time-honoured risk-and-harm-reduction strategy. #vaccineswork
July 7, 2021 General information Reports of myocarditis in Ontario not exceeding expected background rate. Correlation to mRNA vaccines noted but causation yet to be verified. Public disclosure and transparency with risk in context is necessary even if uncertain. No one wants surprises.
July 6, 2021 Clinical Research Ontario study reports that one dose is good but two doses are better against variants. Keep on keeping on. #vaccineswork
June 30, 2021 General information Health Canada adds Capillary Leak Syndrome, as an extremely rare side effect of AZ and Covishield vaccine. Six people in Europe and UK reported had syndrome after vaccine out of 78 million doses given. One case in Canada reported to date. #FullDisclosure
June 25, 2021 Epidemiology Latest CDC data indicates that COVID is rapidly becoming a disease of the unvaccinated. #VaccinesWork #GoScience