How safe is it to fly in the age of Covid-19? The question has been the subject of debate for almost two years. The airline industry has argued that the risk to passengers is very low; independent researchers have tended to say that it’s not high, while stipulating that it’s impossible to assess with real accuracy. Whatever the odds of getting infected by the coronavirus on a plane, they’ve grown worse with the spread of the omicron variant.
COVID-19 wastewater monitoring project expanding as Alberta universities team up to test in more communities. Wastewater allows researchers to see localized trends of COVID-19 cases, even if people are asymptomatic.
A regular panel of doctors and experts. Timely, accurate updates on the COVID crisis in Alberta and questions from press. Alberta Activist Collective Events • Streamed live [video]
But the COVID-19 pandemic differs from other mass trauma events in ways that make it especially toxic: large geographic scope, unpredictable in nature, and the sudden wide
Vaccines spark hope for an end to the pandemic, but ongoing public health measures AND programs to tackle the mental health impacts of COVID-19 will be needed...
The president of Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is stepping down only 18 months into the job, leaving the federal agency tasked with coordinating the...
The 1955 announcement of a new vaccine was met by jubilation. But doubts and problems soon followed. On April 12, 1955, every American newspaper and TV set