Posts by Patricia Treble

A new variant arrives in Canada as flights from India and Pakistan are suspended

Infectious diseases doctor Isaac Bogoch describes the range of border restrictions available to prevent or limit COVID-19 being brought into the country by travellers

Sign at a pharmacy informing people to join the waitlist to receive the AstraZeneca / COVISHIELD novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine in Markham, Ontario, Canada on April 15, 2021. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Canada

Why AstraZeneca’s eligibility has changed in some provinces. Plus, how to get a shot.

Vaxx Populi: Health Canada reaffirmed its confidence in AstraZeneca but doses were at risk of going to waste as those 55 and older avoided the vaccine

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II looks on as she sits alone in St. George’s Chapel during the funeral of Prince Philip, the man who had been by her side for 73 years, at Windsor Castle, Windsor, England, Saturday April 17, 2021. Prince Philip died April 9 at the age of 99 after 73 years of marriage to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II. (Jonathan Brady/Pool via AP)

News

Prince Philip’s funeral: At a service with 30 congregants, the Queen sat alone

Patricia Treble: Those who knew Prince Philip best—his family, friends, staff and military—said goodbye as privately as possible

Britain's Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh leaves after attending the funeral service of the 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma, Patricia Knatchbull at St Paul's Church in Knightsbridge, London on June 27, 2017. (Photo by Matt Dunham / POOL / AFP) (Photo by MATT DUNHAM/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Royalty

Eight things to expect at Prince Philip’s funeral (and how to watch it)

Patricia Treble: This is not an episode of ’Bridgerton.’ No one wants to upset the Queen.

A nurse administers a COVID-19 vaccine at a pop-up clinic at the Masjid Darus Salaam in the Thorncliffe Park neighbourhood in Toronto on Sunday, April 11, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

Canada

Q&A with Vaccine Hunters Canada: ’We’re just here to get things done’

Vaxx Populi: A new volunteer-run Twitter account searches out vaccine appointments across Canada, helping eligible people get shots in arms

People wear masks to protect them from the COVID-19 while standing next to a information about the ongoing pandemic in Kingston, Ontario on Monday, April 5, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS IMAGES/Lars Hagberg

Canada

The P.1 variant is spreading in Canada. What do we know about it?

So far, evidence suggests it is more infectious, causes more severe infection, and evades immunity in those who have been previously infected

Canada

When are COVID vaccines for kids coming to Canada?

Vaxx Populi: No one will give an exact date, but the early results from trials with kids are very promising

Prince Philip, Duke Of Edinburgh waving through the open roof of a car in 1948. (Central Press/Getty Images)

World

Prince Philip dead at 99: ‘He has been my strength all these years’

He was at Queen Elizabeth’s side through a tumultuous reign, with a protective focus on duty, responsibility and loyalty

Canada

Canada is likely to exceed the U.S. infection rate in the coming days

The assumption that we would fare better than our neighbours to the south held true through much of the pandemic’s first year. Not anymore.

An essential worker gathers shopping carts in a grocery store parking lot in Toronto on Wednesday, March 17, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

Canada

Should Ontario’s vaccine rollout prioritize essential work over age?

Vaxx Populi: Waiting until the peak of the third wave has passed before vaccinating essential workers doesn’t make sense, says an expert

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