The surgical mask is a bad fit for risk reduction
The following article was written for CMAJ by Canadian physician and poet, Shane Neilson. Written in 2016, Neilson exposed the...
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Expert panel recommends reopening of schools for young children and children with special needs
A new report released by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) recommends that younger children and those with special...
Study shows coronavirus can be transmitted in utero
A study published by Nature Communications last July 14, 2020 shows evidence that the coronavirus may be transmitted by pregnant women to...
It is time to question what you know about COVID
In this article by Makia Freeman reveals the 11 assumptions about COVID-19 that are based on fear, not facts. Here...
Study: People who cross-check claims of mainstream media on COVID-19 get branded as “conspiracy theorists“
A newly published study from Cambridge University shows that people who mainly use social media for news tend to believe...
What does the WHO say about masking?
The following is a Q&A about masks and COVID-19 taken directly from the WHO website. It discusses the WHO’s stand...
Mandatory masking interferes with personal autonomy
The imposition of province-wide masking for indoor spaces interferes with personal autonomy. This is the position set out by the Justice...
Immune systems of recovered COVID-19 patients recognize SARS-COV-2
This May 15, 2020 article published by Science Daily summarizes the findings of a study conducted by the La Jolla Institute for...
Why are some populations more affected by COVID-19 than others?
This June 7, 2020 article for The Guardian looks at the various possible reasons why COVID-19 has devastated some populations more than...
New variant of SARS-COV-2 does not make patients sicker
The new SARS-COV-2 variant may be more infectious, but it is not any more deadly than the original. In every...