Health

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 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

Anti-fluoride activists are fighting again to keep the chemical out of Calgary’s water supply. But there are holes in their argument.

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

An alchemy involving copious free time, a car and loads of social capital—adding up to a terrible way to get jabs into the arms that need them most

Edmonton doctor Darren Markland describes ventilating people unlikely to survive, intubating friends and separating patients with different variants to try to prevent a new one

Canadian Olympic Committee president and Olympic medallist Tricia Smith on the pandemic’s harsh impact on athletes and why Canada should send a team to Beijing next year

Shannon Proudfoot: There are lots of ways to get the AZ shot in Ontario’s crazy vaccine system. Being the most deserving candidate isn’t one of them.

The London, Ont. physician printed out the list of 172 eligible patients and just started dialling. His work contains lessons for Canada’s wider vaccine effort.