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Tag Archives: Vaxx Populi
It’s time to switch to an N95 mask in the battle against Omicron
It’s easier for the virus to move through surgical or cloth masks, experts say, while respirators filter tiny aerosols
Experts are hopeful the Omicron wave will be short, but fear for health care capacity continues
Case counts are soaring and hospitalizations are rising. But things are very different now than they were in March 2020.
Omicron versus booster shots: The high-stakes race in Canada is on
Most provinces off to a painfully slow start giving third doses of the vaccine, and one expert warns that new variant will make things ‘pretty ugly’
With the Omicron variant on the rise, should you attend your work Christmas party?
Vaxx Populi: Even if you’re double-vaxxed and you take a rapid test before arriving, the odds may not be in your favour
Omicron variant will likely be worse than Delta, according to early research
Vaxx Populi: Omicron has a higher effective reproduction number than Delta, so can vaccines protect against more hospitalizations and deaths? Time will tell.
Omicron: Here’s what we know so far about the latest variant of concern
Vaxx Populi: From how vulnerable Canada is to what the vaccine makers are doing in response, here’s what we know about the newest variant of concern
What to do as we walk into the pandemic’s fifth wave
Vaxx Populi: If the worsening situation in Europe is foreshadowing what’s to come, get ready, Canada
The roadblock to full pandemic recovery: ‘Pockets’ of unvaccinated Canadians
Vaxx Populi: Reaching tracts of unjabbed rural residents is one of the last key steps toward a pre-COVID normal. But are they willing to get their shots?
Will this flu season be worse than usual?
Vaxx Populi: In 2020-21, Canada saw just 69 confirmed cases of influenza. Some experts worry we may have lower immunity to the flu, after nearly two years of social distancing.