The right-wing godfather’s Alberta government report promotes politicians over scientists and doctors.
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Manning panel gives 90 recommendations on Alberta’s COVID‑19 pandemic response
A panel reviewing Alberta’s COVID-19 response is calling for rule changes to ensure the province’s premier and cabinet have the last word in future crises, with help from a new senior science officer.
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How our memories of COVID-19 are biased — and why it matters
Our view of the effectiveness of past pandemic responses is influenced by our present vaccination status. Public inquiries and future research must take this factor into account.
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We Interrupt This Mood of Denial to Update COVID’s Threat
Although many Canadians act as though the pandemic has ended, the airborne virus that causes COVID-19 continues to evolve at an amazing pace with devastating consequences for both individuals and the public at large.
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Canada has ‘sufficient supply’ of new COVID-19 vaccines amid ‘pandemic amnesia,’ experts say
As doctors recommend new COVID-19 vaccine doses to combat the XBB.1.5 Omicron subvariant, a mutation of COVID-19 that has continued to spread despite misconceptions that the virus is in the past, officials say Canada has sufficient supply.
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Vaccine passport policies boosted COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada, study suggests
COVID-19 proof of vaccination requirements — commonly known as vaccine passports — led to more Canadians under 50 getting their first dose shortly after the policies were implemented, according to a newly published study by public health researchers.
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‘Endemic’ SARS-CoV-2 and the death of public health
SARS-CoV-2 is now circulating out of control worldwide. The only major limitation on transmission is the immune environment the virus faces. The disease it causes, COVID‑19, is now a risk faced by most people as part of daily life.
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Study suggests mass vaccination programs cut COVID cases in Japan 65%
The population benefit of COVID-19 vaccination via direct and indirect effects was substantial in Tokyo in early 2022 during Omicron, with an estimated 65% reduction in the number of SARS-CoV-2 infections, according to a new model that compared risks between unvaccinated and vaccinated individuals.
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‘Political preferences’ played role in COVID-19 pandemic response, Russell reveals
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Global COVID vaccination saved 2.4 million lives in first 8 months, study estimates
The COVID-19 vaccination campaign in 141 countries averted 2.4 million excess deaths by August 2021 and would have saved another 670,000 more lives had vaccines been distributed equitably, estimates a working paper from University of Southern California (USC) and Brown University researchers.
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Les lacunes dans les foyers de soins ont aggravé les effets de la COVID à l’Î.-P.-É.
Long-term care facilities in Prince Edward Island were not ready for the pandemic. Because of this, the quality of patient care deteriorated when COVID-19 arrived.
A group appointed by the provincial government came to these conclusions after talking to residents, workers, and managers of long-term care facilities, as well as families whose loved ones live in those facilities.
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P.E.I. long-term care COVID-19 response reasonable, but harmful to residents: report
A long-awaited report into how Prince Edward Island handled the COVID-19 pandemic in its long-term care homes says that while the province’s response was reasonable, it was too severe in its impact on residents.
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Deficiencies at P.E.I. long-term care homes worsened impact of COVID, report says
P.E.I.’s long-term care homes “were not sufficiently prepared for a pandemic” when the COVID-19 crisis began, leading to the quality of care for residents deteriorating, according to an external panel appointed by the provincial government.
The panel headed by mediator and retired lawyer Michele Dorsey reported on its work Thursday, after interviewing and surveying long-term care residents, operators, staff and unions as well as health administrators and Island families who had loved ones in the system.
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Covid-19 vaccines prevented 16,000 deaths in Ireland, study says
Ireland’s Covid-19 vaccination programme prevented 16,000 deaths and hugely reduced hospital and intensive care admissions, according to a Health Service Executive study.
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New Zealand Covid response saved 20,000 lives, study says
Government’s strategy, which included closing the border, meant death rate was 80% lower than in the US, according to the New Zealand Medical Journal.
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Why we desperately need a royal commission on COVID‑19
COVID killed more than 53,000 Canadians. So why is the federal government still refusing to call an inquiry into lessons learned?
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Manitoba’s two major political parties say they would not repeat COVID-19 lockdowns
The leaders of Manitoba’s two largest political parties said Wednesday they would not impose the kind of restrictions on people and businesses seen during the…
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Action collective pour la COVID-19: le gouvernement du Québec accusé de « gestion négligente »
The Government of Quebec’s inability to roll out its pandemic response plan, when the novel coronavirus began circulating around the world in early 2020, has resulted in preventable deaths in long-term care facilities, supported a Montreal lawyer on Monday.
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