#Conservatives have a vaccine problem

#Conservatives have a vaccine problem

“#Conservatives have a vaccine problem” Andrew MacDougall: If Erin O’Toole can’t get his caucus to the right place on vaccines he doesn’t deserve to lead the country Andrew MacDougall is a director at Trafalgar Strategy, and a former Head of Communications to Prime Minister Stephen Harper You have to hand it to the Conservatives. Having…

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#Will this flu season be worse than usual?

#Will this flu season be worse than usual?

“#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. The email from FluWatchers arrives in my inbox every Tuesday morning, asking me to click through to…

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#Will Canadians need COVID booster shots?

#Will Canadians need COVID booster shots?

“#Will Canadians need COVID booster shots?” Vaxx Populi: Data shows good immunity nine months after receiving two doses, PHAC says, though need for boosters is being ‘closely monitored’ in light of emergence of variants of concern On July 8, Pfizer and its COVID-19 vaccine partner BioNTech announced that it would apply in coming weeks for emergency…

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#Vaccines extremely effective against COVID variants of concern: Canadian study

#Vaccines extremely effective against COVID variants of concern: Canadian study

“#Vaccines extremely effective against COVID variants of concern: Canadian study” Whether it’s Pfizer, Moderna or Astra Zeneca, the vaccines used in Canada ‘are doing exactly what they should be doing,’ including against the Delta variant Researchers around the world are sifting through data to determine how the leading COVID-19 vaccines are doing against the variants…

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#The Delta variant is ‘moving the goalposts’ for Canada’s vaccination targets

#The Delta variant is ‘moving the goalposts’ for Canada’s vaccination targets

“#The Delta variant is ‘moving the goalposts’ for Canada’s vaccination targets” Vaxx Populi: Outbreaks at a Toronto hospital and in Yukon have been linked to more infectious variants; data shows vaccines are very effective at preventing hospitalization among those who contract Delta The public’s crash course in epidemiology and vaccine efficacy shows no sign of…

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#What it’s like to return to ‘normal’: Awkwardness, uncertainty and moments of overwhelming joy

#What it’s like to return to ‘normal’: Awkwardness, uncertainty and moments of overwhelming joy

“#What it’s like to return to ‘normal’: Awkwardness, uncertainty and moments of overwhelming joy” Adnan R. Khan lives in Cambridge, Mass. where more than half of adults are fully vaccinated. He describes the city’s reopening, which was not exactly the celebratory fanfare some might have expected. Among the forbidden acts revisited since the coro­na­virus made…

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