Lessons: Masking, Lockdowns & The Next Pandemic

The global pandemic has deepened an epidemic of loneliness in America. This report from Making Caring Common, a project of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, explores who is lonely, the many causes of loneliness, and ways to alleviate it.

Researchers surveyed more than 1,500 adults in Brazil about their personalities and how well they adhered to Covid-19 prevention measures. Their findings point to a few psychological reasons why some people don't wear face masks, maintain social distance and practice hand hygiene.

One simulation of an uncontrolled disease outbreak concluded with riots and the National Guard on the streets.

A wildfire is a better metaphor for this pandemic. We should get used to this and accept that complete normality is a long way off.

Coronavirus cases are continuing to soar across the United States as the death toll tops 112,000. The Washington Post reports COVID-19 hospitalizations are increasing in at least nine states following the reopening of businesses. Texas, North and South Carolina, California, Oregon, Arkansas, Mississippi, Utah and Arizona are all seeing a surge in patients needing medical attention. Texas has seen two consecutive days of record coronavirus hospitalizations. On Tuesday, the nation’s top infectious disease doctor, Anthony Fauci, described the coronavirus as his “worst nightmare” and said the pandemic is not close to over yet. The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation has revised its projected U.S. death toll upward, predicting 145,000 deaths by early August.

This attempt to discredit a central piece of protective gear used around the globe fails to account for several fundamental scientific principles.

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With a longtime vaccine skeptic serving as the country’s top health official, the movement is likely to make further inroads.

A new modeling study offers a stark look at caseloads in the next two decades if current trends hold. Can the nation’s healthcare system handle the strain?

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Ontario is facing a huge spike in cases of measles with the virus rapidly spreading among mostly unvaccinated residents.

The rapid spread and mutation of a deadly bird flu virus in the United States warrants urgent global action, say experts

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Canada isn’t the beacon of social democracy that many progressive Americans imagine. But when faced with the coronavirus crisis, the US’s inept political class and for-profit health system couldn't even match a country with a moderate welfare state and functional government.

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9 cases are confirmed and 3 are probable. Officials says more are likely to come.

Looking back on our conversation with the author and activist on how the left let the far right build a mirror world of negative politics — and how it can change

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For years the writer laughed off being mistaken for fellow author Naomi Wolf. Then her ‘double’ drifted into a world of conspiracy theories and became a favoured guest of Steve Bannon and Tucker Carlson. With the US standing on a political precipice, suddenly the stakes were a lot higher

All of this will happen again.

Human rights give all people the right to be protected from harm. And Covid-19 poses a major public health risk.

This convoy and the blockades that it has inspired begs a crucial question: In what way are Canadians not free right now? asks columnist Max Fawcett.

You are not guaranteed the freedom to spread a deadly virus.

Could masks create a comeback as we move beyond COVID-19? Here are the latest insights into their impact and effectiveness on public health.

Reports of rising hMPV infections in China have attracted media attention, but experts say the virus poses low pandemic risk owing to widespread immunity.