#This family doctor personally called every 80-plus patient to notify them of vaccine eligibility

#This family doctor personally called every 80-plus patient to notify them of vaccine eligibility

“#This family doctor personally called every 80-plus patient to notify them of vaccine eligibility” The London, Ont. physician printed out the list of 172 eligible patients and just started dialling. His work contains lessons for Canada’s wider vaccine effort. It was mid-afternoon on March 1 when the Middlesex-London Health Unit announced it was expanding eligibility…

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#The untold story of the pandemic in Canada

#The untold story of the pandemic in Canada

“#The untold story of the pandemic in Canada” We gave our entire April 2021 issue over to a single piece, written by Stephen Maher and edited by Sarmishta Subramanian. The 22,000-word story is the most comprehensive accounting yet of what went wrong, and right, in our nation’s handling of the pandemic. Learn more about why we…

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#Researchers looking for mRNA were ridiculed by colleagues. Luckily, that didn’t stop them.

#Researchers looking for mRNA were ridiculed by colleagues. Luckily, that didn’t stop them.

“#Researchers looking for mRNA were ridiculed by colleagues. Luckily, that didn’t stop them.” A few days before Christmas, Matthew Meselson, a 90-year-old professor at Harvard, called his university’s health service to inquire about being vaccinated against COVID-19. He was eager for his shot. Meselson felt imprisoned in his Cambridge apartment, just blocks from the campus…

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#How big Canada’s COVID vaccine gap really is

#How big Canada’s COVID vaccine gap really is

“#How big Canada’s COVID vaccine gap really is” Vaxx Populi: A breakdown of doses expected versus doses received and how many people must be vaccinated every day in March to meet our first-quarter target On Feb. 10, Toronto announced that it is setting up nine mass immunization clinics. Due to open in early April, when shipments…

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