Frank Talk about COVID-19 Risk with Former Health Minister Jane Philpott
A Salt Spring Forum video conversation between two doctors suggests the worst may be yet to come.
https://thetyee.ca/News/2020/05/20/COVID-Talk-Jane-Philpott/
Living in the SARS-CoV-2 era (distancing, wash hands, wear mask to protect others, but OK to go outside)
Fri, 2020-05-22 17:53
#1102
Fri, 2020-05-22 18:05
#1103
Harry Bains, BC Labour Minister, says idea of 4 day work week is growing!
Fri, 2020-05-22 18:15
#1104
Fri, 2020-05-22 18:25
#1105
Maybe it is time for some anti-trust legislation to dismantle Amazon, eh!
Not Rocket Science’: Sick Amazon Workers Could Force Shutdown in Wisconsin
Fri, 2020-05-22 19:48
#1106
Coronavirus: Flexible working will be a new normal after virus
Fri, 2020-05-22 21:14
#1107
Right-wingers don't let a little Covid-19 virus stop them. Just drop the prices and they will be instantly filled.
Did you read the article? I thought it was a good analysis.
Fri, 2020-05-22 21:25
#1108
'The second wave will come' and experts say Canada is not prepared
Now that the virus is on the downswing in many hotspots and 8 of 10 Canadian provinces, the media is going to have to keep this fearmongering going in order to get newspaper subscriptions, ratings, and views on the Internet up. The danger is that when the second wave does come, people will be so tired of hearing about the coronavirus that they will have already tuned out, and won't tune back in unless it comes back in a really destructive way. This over-the-top coverage about how we are all going to die of coronavirus is going to risk just that outcome.
Fri, 2020-05-22 21:28
#1109
A24 the headlines should read Central Canada is not prepared. However this is Canada and our national media thinks Ontario and Quebec are the only part of the country worth talking about.
Fri, 2020-05-22 22:02
#1110
Vancouver, is a very desirable location. Amazon or whoever just announced they will be hiring 1,000 people, to work here, which means 1,000 more people or families looking for housing. What we desperately need is affordable housing. The best thing that could happen here is for housing prices and rents to drop by 25%-50% so that people can afford to live here once again.
Fri, 2020-05-22 22:26
#1111
Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov 'hospitalised with suspected Covid-19'
Putin ally reportedly flown to Moscow for treatment, Russian state news agencies report
Fri, 2020-05-22 22:29
#1112
Why we might not get a coronavirus vaccine
Politicians have become more cautious about immunisation prospects. They are right to be
More than 30 years after scientists isolated HIV, the virus that causes Aids, we have no vaccine. The dengue fever virus was identified in 1943, but the first vaccine was approved only last year, and even then amid concerns it made the infection worse in some people. The fastest vaccine ever developed was for mumps. It took four years.
Scientists have worked on coronavirus vaccines before, so are not starting from scratch. Two coronaviruses have caused lethal outbreaks before, namely Sars and Mers, and vaccine research went ahead for both. But none have been licensed, partly because Sars fizzled out and Mers is regional to the Middle East. The lessons learned will help scientists create a vaccine for Sars-CoV-2, but there is still an awful lot to learn about the virus.
A chief concern is that coronaviruses do not tend to trigger long-lasting immunity. About a quarter of common colds are caused by human coronaviruses, but the immune response fades so rapidly that people can become reinfected the next year.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/22/why-we-might-not-get-a-coronavirus-vaccine
Sat, 2020-05-23 13:28
#1113
Very informative article
The paradox of prevention: By avoiding the worst, we remain vulnerable to future waves of disease
Sat, 2020-05-23 14:49
#1114
Sat, 2020-05-23 14:54
#1115
Coronavirus tracked: Global CO2 emissions ‘fell to lowest level in 14 years’ during lockdowns
First definitive study of carbon output in 2020 reveals the biggest carbon crash since records began
Sat, 2020-05-23 14:58
#1116
Hundreds infected, several dead: How COVID-19 has affected the unsung essential workers in retail
Based on union estimates and statistics provided by some companies, at least 500 food-retail and pharmacy employees have tested positive
Sat, 2020-05-23 16:00
#1117
Canadians receiving the CERB must re-apply to continue receiving benefits
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cerb-benefits-re-apply-receive-1.5534672
Sat, 2020-05-23 17:03
#1118
B.C.'s top doctor Bonnie Henry says 2nd wave of COVID-19 inevitable, but current lessons will guide response
Sat, 2020-05-23 17:08
#1119
All these non-scientific armchair quarterbacks who just feed into the conspiracy theory industry.
Why Theresa Tam changed her stance on masks
Inderveer Mahal: The goal with a pandemic isn’t to remain consistent; it's to respond to new information. We Canadians need to allow our experts to be fluid with their recommendations.
https://www.macleans.ca/opinion/why-theresa-tam-changed-her-stance-on-masks/
Sat, 2020-05-23 17:12
#1120
Coronavirus: New York state daily death toll drop below 100
Sat, 2020-05-23 17:14
#1121
A heat map of coronavirus cases in Canada
A snapshot of the latest COVID-19 cases across provinces, plus more maps and charts looking at the number of deaths and testing rates from coast to coast
https://www.macleans.ca/news/a-heat-map-of-coronavirus-cases-in-canada/
Sat, 2020-05-23 17:17
#1122
Hopefully the number of cases in Quebec will soon subside.
https://www.macleans.ca/society/health/coronavirus-charts-quebec-stands-out-in-all-the-wrong-ways/
Sat, 2020-05-23 17:19
#1123
Coronavirus deaths: These charts show how Canada compares with the world
When you adjust for population, we're doing a little worse than Germany—and only a bit better than the United States
Sat, 2020-05-23 17:23
#1124
The Conspiracy Virus: COVID-19 misinformation in the US
How a conspiracy documentary hijacked US social media and fuelled fake news around coronavirus. Plus, schooling in Peru.
Sat, 2020-05-23 17:40
#1125
A Message from the Guest Editor
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0840470420928078
Sat, 2020-05-23 17:54
#1126
Pandemic jerk: A new kind of bad behavior
Sat, 2020-05-23 18:00
#1127
Sat, 2020-05-23 18:03
#1128
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019
Sat, 2020-05-23 18:06
#1129
Kevin Campbell: Mayor Brad West, be mindful of how your words might play out in public
Sat, 2020-05-23 18:40
#1130
Let's attack the comparative success in BC with that of AB, eh!
Coronavirus: B.C. says no, again, on releasing COVID-19 numbers for cities or regional districts
https://globalnews.ca/news/6979061/coronavirus-b-c-numbers-regions-cities/
Sat, 2020-05-23 18:46
#1131
Racism Is on the Rise. And Asian Canadians are Fighting Back
In Vancouver, Canada and around the world COVID-19 has emboldened racists. Part one of a series.
https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2020/05/22/Racism-Rising-Asian-Canadians-Fighting-Back/
Sat, 2020-05-23 18:51
#1132
Coronavirus latest: at a glance
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/23/coronavirus-latest-at-a-glance2
Sat, 2020-05-23 18:59
#1133
Where The Latest COVID-19 Models Think We're Headed — And Why They Disagree
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/covid-forecasts/?ex_cid=rrpromo
Sat, 2020-05-23 19:03
#1134
North Dakota governor makes emotional plea to avoid divide over face masks
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN
Updated 6:24 PM ET, Sat May 23, 2020
https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/23/politics/doug-burgum-north-dakota-face-masks/index.html
Sat, 2020-05-23 19:08
#1135
As someone who enjoys and is missing swimming I'd like the know the details of the swim party.
Coronavirus pandemic updates from around the globe
Sat, 2020-05-23 19:16
#1136
The coronavirus invades Trump country
https://www.axios.com/coronavirus-invades-trump-country-8526833c-f4c1-4a58-b255-fd79500cad09.html
Sat, 2020-05-23 19:31
#1137
Sat, 2020-05-23 19:33
#1138
Trump lashes out at scientists whose findings contradict him
Sat, 2020-05-23 19:35
#1139
Pangolin trade highlights loopholes in rules to prevent spread of animal viruses
- Covered in scales and about the size of a small dog, the reclusive mammal is a suspect in the coronavirus origin hunt
- Pandemic has exposed magnitude of health threat from wildlife, and activists, scientists and legal experts are calling for change
Sat, 2020-05-23 19:39
#1140
If anything prices need to come down, and Canada needs to nationalize our airports, which are just licenses to print money anyways.
Statement on Canada’s Airports and Federal Relief Programs: Without further action, many airports will have to raise rates and charges
Sat, 2020-05-23 19:57
#1141
Brazil's Bolsonaro looks like he might be on the way out.
Sat, 2020-05-23 20:03
#1142
Brazil court releases foul-mouthed Bolsonaro video
Sat, 2020-05-23 20:06
#1143
I doubt there will be much non-essential travel but with so many anti-science folks around, who knows.
Sun, 2020-05-24 12:50
#1144
Sweden 'wrong' not to shut down, says former state epidemiologist
Scientist who oversaw the response to Sars says country has failed the vulnerable
Sun, 2020-05-24 14:59
#1145
Fareed's Take: The bipartisan effort to bash Beijing
CNN's Fareed Zakaria says Democrats are wrong to let the GOP strategy of scapegoating China affect their 2020 campaign, and that decision could have lasting consequences.
https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2020/05/24/exp-gps-0524-fareeds-take.cnn
Sun, 2020-05-24 15:00
#1146
Sweden 'wrong' not to shut down, says former state epidemiologistScientist who oversaw the response to Sars says country has failed the vulnerable
Why is a British publication throwing stones at Sweden considering the UK's horrible response to this pandemic?
Sun, 2020-05-24 15:03
#1147
The Price of American Arrogance
It’s not just Trump. We need to overhaul our approach to foreign policy to avoid another disaster like the coronavirus.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/05/covid-american-arrogance-south-sudan.html
Sun, 2020-05-24 15:14
#1148
Coronavirus live news: France asks citizens to avoid foreign trips; Wuhan lab had bat viruses but not Covid-19
Sun, 2020-05-24 15:19
#1149
In race for coronavirus vaccine, will Operation Warp Speed focus the work or politicize it?
Sun, 2020-05-24 15:20
#1150
Humans 'not meant to be alone': Many Americans haven't seen or touched another person in 3 months because of COVID-19
Sun, 2020-05-24 15:21
#1151
Memorial Day weekend pool party in Ozarks draws national attention