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“#Vaccines for children are almost here. How well have we protected the kids so far?” Vaxx Populi: The answer varies by province, but some jurisdictions could do a lot more when it comes to masking and rapid testing “How are the kids doing?” is a question whose answer depends on where one lives. In British…
“#Back-to-school as the Delta variant spreads: How great is the risk?” Vaxx Populi: With so many Canadians still unvaccinated, and a nastier version of COVID on the move, experts are more worried for children than last year “Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.” That folk saying seems apt as parents, children and teachers…
“#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…
“#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…
“#Myocarditis and mRNA COVID vaccines: Who’s at risk?” Vaxx Populi: Myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle, has been reported in young people who received an mRNA vaccine. No causal link has been established. As of the end of June, around two-thirds of all young people aged 12 to 29 in Canada have received at…
“#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…
“#My first dose was Pfizer. Why am I being offered Moderna for the second?” Experts say the two mRNA vaccines are interchangeable as millions of doses of both Pfizer and Moderna arrive in Canada Vaccine records are tumbling almost daily. On June 18, 532,000 shots were put into arms in Canada, according to data collected…
“#Fully vaccinated people have gotten the Delta COVID variant. Should we be worried?” On May 25, when I wrote my first Vaxx Populi post on Delta (B.1.617.2), there was a lot about this new variant of concern that experts were unsure of, including how contagious it was and, perhaps most importantly, how the current roster…
“#Canada is slowing down on first doses, but that could be a good thing” The plain truth is we’re running out of arms that haven’t already had needles jabbed into them, and Round 2 is full swing Even as Canada sets records for its vaccination effort, which now averages 420,000 shots a day, the rate…
“#These happy data warriors do a better job charting the pandemic than your government” At the beginning of the pandemic, Blake Shaffer started plotting COVID-19 case data and posting them on Twitter. “Seeing when trends might turn, was a way of giving me a feeling of certainty in a world that was weirdly spiralling out…