Whooping cough rates are the lowest they’ve been for years. But what comes next?
High-density housing became popular as the population of Silicon Valley exploded, making affordable housing scarce.
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Housing affordability has been an important public policy issue since the onset of the pandemic. Economist Emily Hamilton explains the research on some popular affordable housing policies.
Supporters cheer on truck drivers in the “freedom convoy” headed for Ottawa from an overpass in Kingston, Ont., on Jan. 28.
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Our age of agnosis is increasingly coming into contact in ways beyond historical standards and recorded memory. Empathy, not apathy, is needed now more than ever before.
Researchers are working to develop vaccines that provide long-term immune protection from COVID-19.
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Passive monitoring of the virus through wastewater or more targeted and evenly spread testing would be better than our current tactics.
Vaccination has allowed people to be more social again with much less risk of serious illness, but less cautious behaviors put people at an increased risk of catching the virus.
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Lisa Miller, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Calculating your risk of death or hospitalization if you are infected with the coronavirus requires good data – notably, the total number of infections in the US. Unfortunately, that data is fuzzy.
There is no going back to a pre-pandemic normal – only forward to a new one.
What college students do during and after spring break can affect the number of COVID-19 cases on campus.
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Vaccine passports can and have been used to increase surveillance by governments. Transparency and accountability are crucial for protecting the privacy of civilians.
A group of Syrian refugees, now new Canadians, take part in a virtual citizenship ceremony in December 2020.
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We must meaningfully include newcomers and refugees in the formulation of policies that address structural constraints that affect them during times of crisis.
Residents of group homes and long-term care are at high risk for COVID-19. But an important aspect has been left out of Public Health Ontario’s guidance for these facilities: indoor air quality.
Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne