There’s over 370 reported cases of measles in Ontario right now. Here’s what you need to know - NOW Toronto
Ontario is facing a huge spike in cases of measles with the virus rapidly spreading among mostly unvaccinated residents.
The Inevitable Next Pandemic
COVID-19 Mutual Aid
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COVID-19 INFO DROP
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Comparing the US and Canada Shows Just How Badly America Has Bungled the Pandemic
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.
Are US Doctors Ready if Measles Becomes Endemic Again?
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?
Scientists hope far-UVC light could help stop the next airborne pandemic before it starts - CBS News
I'm sure there will be conspiracies around this, lol (I should probably be more positive, lol)
Testing Theories of American Politics: Elites, Interest Groups, and Average Citizens | Perspectives on Politics | Cambridge Core
Testing Theories of American Politics: Elites, Interest Groups, and Average Citizens - Volume 12 Issue 3
Public health experts excoriate Canada Covid response and call for inquiry
Country failed to collect and share data, masking issues and inequalities, according to editorial in British Medical Journal
(63) Canadian Federal Court finds Emergencies Act for trucker convoy violated Charter of Rights and Freedoms : news
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Judge rules federal use of Emergencies Act to stop freedom convoy protests violated Charter Rights, but understands why it was ‘necessary’ - NOW Toronto
The federal government’s February 14, 2022 invoking of the Emergencies Act to clear so-called “Freedom Convoy” protests was unreasonable, Canada’s Federal Court has ruled.
InherentlyMagenta's comment on "A Dubious Judgment on the Emergencies Act"
One of the best most concise explanations of the ruling I've seen.
Federal government admits there were ‘unacceptable gaps’ in ArriveCan app management following auditor general report - NOW Toronto
This is a perfect example (and there are many) of post pandemic research and reviews - governments, researchers and studies willingly will admit faults *because they are made of people. People review, science reviews - nothing is hidden in some conspiratorial way. Because people are human and there is no grand conspiracy - if there was, someone with legitimate credibility would blow the whistle. Instead - all we see are quacks with little to no credibility. If they had any, legitimate professionals would take notice.
Private lab finds carcinogen in common acne treatments
See, this is why you can trust vaccines - because independent labs are constantly doing the background work. It's not a grand conspiracy independent labs *worldwide, not random internet quacks, are constantly doing research and revalidating. It's what they do.
What the Data Says About Pandemic School Closures, Four Years Later - The New York Times
The more time students spent in remote instruction, the further they fell behind. And, experts say, extended closures did little to stop the spread of Covid.
Shared from Ground
A global treaty to fight pandemics like COVID is going to have to wait: After more than two years of negotiations, rich and poor countries have failed to come up with a plan for how the world might respond to the next pandemic.
Efforts to draft a pandemic treaty falter as countries disagree on how to respond to next emergency
A global treaty to fight pandemics like COVID is going to have to wait: After more than two years of negotiations, rich and poor countries have failed to come up with a plan for how the world might respond to the next pandemic.
Courting The Next Pandemic
A primer on bird flu.
Hubris and planning for wrong type of pandemic: five takeaways from Covid inquiry verdict
The pandemic caused ‘grief, untold misery and economic turmoil’ which could have been cut if the UK had been better prepared, report states
Measles outbreak erupts in one of Texas’ least vaccinated counties
9 cases are confirmed and 3 are probable. Officials says more are likely to come.
The Pandemic’s Legacy Is Already Clear
All of this will happen again.
Medscape: hMPV: Is There Cause for Concern?
Reports of rising hMPV infections in China have attracted media attention, but experts say the virus poses low pandemic risk owing to widespread immunity.
Why hasn’t the bird flu pandemic started? | Science | AAAS
Prepare now for a potential H5N1 pandemic
The world should prepare now for a potential H5N1 flu pandemic, experts warn | CEPI
The rapid spread and mutation of a deadly bird flu virus in the United States warrants urgent global action, say experts
From the Coronavirus community on Reddit: COVID didn’t end. Its story just stopped being told.
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