Science

Vaxx Populi: Israel has seen a precipitous drop in infection and hospitalization rates among those who’ve received a first dose, after 14 days

The legendary scientist turned to highly experimental deep brain stimulation to treat his own alcoholism. He’d devoted his whole life to science, he joked. Why not his brain, too? The research he took part in is revolutionizing how we treat the world’s most stigmatized illnesses.

While the U of Waterloo alumnus has some negative feedback for capitalism in its current form, he uses market forces to put his massive wealth to work for the betterment of society

Scott Gilmore: The pandemic isn’t suddenly going away, Trump will still be around and the decline of American democracy will continue. Happy New Year!

Vaxx Populi: In early 2021, Canada will begin vaccinating essential workers. Who falls into that category, and in what order will they be vaccinated?

Welcome to Vaxx Populi, Maclean’s ongoing series tackling the most pressing questions related to the COVID-19 vaccines.

Persuading some Canadians to receive a COVID vaccine will be tough. Rolling it out may be even more difficult. Officials have their work cut out for them.

Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine—on track to be the first delivered to Canada—must be kept below -70° C, which will require dry ice, and lots of it

But the general running the rollout says the distribution of up to seven different vaccines—each with its own storage and handling requirements—poses a logistics challenge

Keeping tabs on trials, approvals and distribution of vaccines that Ottawa has pre-ordered