Posts by Patricia Treble

Vaccine for COVID 19 by AstraZeneca box next to a syringe (Photo by Stefano Guidi/Getty Images)

15 questions about the AstraZeneca vaccine in wake of new recommendations

Vaxx Populi: What happens to Canadians 55-and-under who’ve had a first dose, what to do if you’re offered the vaccine, what we know about a condition called VIPIT, and more

Workers uncrate hospital beds at a field hospital under construction at Sunnybrook Hospital, in Toronto, Sunday, March 14, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston

Health

’Younger and sicker’: What Canada’s variant-driven third wave looks like

’These are preventable and avoidable deaths and illnesses,’ says Ashleigh Tuite, lead author on a new report about the variants of concern

Health

COVID vaccines in Canada: In Phase 2, who can get the shot?

Vaxx Populi: The criteria are different—and rapidly changing—in jurisdictions across the country. Here’s our guide to finding exactly out who’s eligible (and when) in each province.

Young people meeting on a rooftop. Wearing masks and keeping distance

Canada

What can Canadians do after getting the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccines?

Vaxx Populi: Experts say between variants and many people still being unvaccinated, we need to remain vigilant. But we can feel assured of not becoming seriously ill.

People sit outdoors for drinks under a clear plastic structure on The Danforth in Toronto on Oct. 31, 2020, as the city navigates a modified Stage 2 amid the ongoing COVD-19 pandemic. (Rachel Verbin/CP)

Canada

’Who are you bubbling with?’ How COVID-19 has changed language over the past year

From social distancing to variants of concern, pandemic-specific terms have become part of our everyday vernacular

Customers wait to get into the Shoppers Drug Mart at Danforth and Coxwell as people in the age group of 60-64 line up on the other side of the store to await their Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccinations, in Toronto on March 11, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS IMAGES/Rachel Verbin

Canada

Everyone hates a queue jumper. But are Canada’s current vaccine queues fair?

Vaxx Populi: Experts wonder whether vaccination priorities can be changed to better protect those at highest risk

A man waits in a vaccination centre where a sign reads "No AstraZeneca vaccinations today" in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, southwestern France, Tuesday, March 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Bob Edme)

Canada

AstraZeneca vaccines: Why are some countries suspending its use?

Vaxx Populi: There have been reports of blood clots in some recipients. But in the absence of evidence they were caused by the vaccine, some experts think this move is overly cautious.

Seniors register at a COVID-19 vaccination clinic in a hockey arena in Montreal. (Paul Chiasson/CP)

Health

How many people a day could Canada vaccinate when going full-tilt?

Vaxx Populi: Using Manitoba’s detailed rollout estimates as a guide, we forecast how soon we might get every adult in the country inoculated

A man outside the hospital where Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, was being treated watches Oprah Winfrey's interview of Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)

Royalty

Meghan and Harry interview fallout: What happens now?

Patricia Treble on the seismic effects of the racism allegation, why the interview has come under fire and what the future holds for the Sussexes

Oprah Winfrey interviews Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on A CBS Primetime Special premiering on CBS on March 7, 2021. (Photo by Harpo Productions/Joe Pugliese via Getty Images)

News

Meghan and Harry’s interview: A royals expert on what we did and didn’t learn

Patricia Treble: The couple described being subject to standards that were restricted, unfair and even dangerous. But it’s unclear who exactly was responsible for setting them.

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