Dr. Barry Dworkin

Public Health agencies trying to understand/explain what has led to differences in death rates from COVID being the greatest in Quebec at 174/100K people whilst Ontario’s is 86/100K.

Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 2, 2022

Source:
COVID-19 is killing fewer people, but Quebec still reporting dozens of deaths daily

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