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Image of the Week: A sweaty, 3,000-strong crowd tries out maskless mass-gathering as inoculations wax and case counts wane in the United Kingdom

Before You Go: ’Thank you for being such a loving matriarch to our family,’ writes Ingrid Littmann-Tai in a letter to her mother-in-law with dementia, her children’s Nai Nai

Adopting a strategy of maximum infection suppression early in this epidemic—such as was seen in Australia, Taiwan and the Atlantic bubble—might have saved 21,000 Canadian lives

Where you can donate to provide PPE, food and oxygen in India as it faces a dangerous surge in cases

Vaxx Populi: Some research has found more side effects after one dose of AstraZeneca than of Pfizer. But there’s no evidence that a stronger reaction means stronger immunity.

Letters to the editor, April 28, 2021: Readers weigh in on ’Year One,’ the most comprehensive reporting of Canada’s COVID-19 response, the social ills caused by capitalism, the portrayal of Jordan Peterson, and more

Vaxx Populi: We need 75 per cent of adults to have a first dose and 20 to have a second. How soon might we get there?

The billion-year-old water might help unlock one of humanity’s biggest unanswered questions: Could there be life on other planets?

The medical officer of health for Ontario’s hardest-hit region talks about his willingness to step ahead of provincial requirements in the fight against COVID-19

There have been some reports of post-vaccination symptoms like headaches, fatigue and aches. Here are some Maclean’s reads to distract you from your temporary blight.