The Next Pandemic: Covid/Masking/Lockdown Lessons

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Pandemics kill people in two ways, said Chris Whitty at the start of the Covid outbreak: directly and indirectly, via disruption.

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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

Childhood vaccine refusal is a globally contentious topic, with some jurisdictions addressing it with punitive policies. Media discourse influences ho…

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.

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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.

Stricter Covid mask rules could’ve saved hundreds of thousands of lives, new study finds - Restrictions in Northeastern states likely ‘saved many lives’ say researchers

Objective To evaluate the personal protective effects of wearing versus not wearing surgical face masks in public spaces on self-reported respiratory symptoms over a 14 day period. Design Pragmatic randomised superiority trial. Setting Norway. Participants 4647 adults aged ≥18 years: 2371 were assigned to the intervention arm and 2276 to the control arm. Interventions Participants in the intervention arm were assigned to wear a surgical face mask in public spaces (eg, shopping centres, streets, public transport) over a 14 day period (mask wearing at home or work was not mentioned). Participants in the control arm were assigned to not wear a surgical face mask in public places. Main outcome measures The primary outcome was self-reported respiratory symptoms consistent with a respiratory infection. Secondary outcomes included self-reported and registered covid-19 infection. Results Between 10 February 2023 and 27 April 2023, 4647 participants were randomised of whom 4575 (2788 women (60.9%); mean age 51.0 (standard deviation 15.0) years) were included in the intention-to-treat analysis: 2313 (50.6%) in the intervention arm and 2262 (49.4%) in the control arm. 163 events (8.9%) of self-reported symptoms consistent with respiratory infection were reported in the intervention arm and 239 (12.2%) in the control arm. The marginal odds ratio was 0.71 (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.58 to 0.87; P=0.001) favouring the face mask intervention. The absolute risk difference was −3.2% (95% CI −5.2% to −1.3%; P

The pandemic caused ‘grief, untold misery and economic turmoil’ which could have been cut if the UK had been better prepared, report states

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Leaders wrestle over whether requiring student Covid-19 shots will politicize other pediatric vaccines and embolden vaccine opponents.

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.

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.

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.