An 1801 etching of a dandified physician taking a lancet to a ‘dindonnade,’ a word signifying both ‘turkey’ and ‘hoax.’ It ridicules the smallpox vaccine, which takes fluid from an animal to insert into a human.
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The history of anti-vaccination theories can help us understand how such claims capture a popular following. The same misinformation used against 19th century smallpox vaccine is still in use today.
Hospital support workers wave to cars honking their horns in support as the protest inequality for essential workers at Rouge Valley Hospital in Toronto in June 2020.
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Provinces shouldn’t prevent Canadians from seeking compensation if an essential service provider’s unreasonable acts cause COVID-19 infection.
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Teachers still hold the key to children’s learning and no keyboard or screen can replace their role.
President Donald Trump waves as he leaves the White House to go to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after he tested positive for COVID-19.
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Hours after announcing he had tested positive for COVID-19, President Donald Trump was taken to hospital. What does this mean for the U.S. government’s operations?
COVID-positive.
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How did the British prime minister and Brazilian president’s brush with COVID-19 affect them politically?
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Age, obesity and being male all increase the risk of COVID, but being wealthy is a protective factor.
Masking up is one way to cut down on risk of COVID-19 infection.
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Older coronavirus patients face grimmer outlooks. A virologist explains the aging-related changes in how immune systems work that are to blame.
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The swab test may be uncomfortable, but it is perfectly safe.
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There are two interesting points about Australia’s travel bubble with New Zealand. It only includes NSW and the NT. And for now, it’s only one way.
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The latest REACT study provides some reassurance, but there is significant uncertainty in the numbers.
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There are both positives and negatives that might flow from the president’s diagnosis. Much will depend on how sick he becomes, and how he chooses to talk about it.
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The aged care royal commission has released its special report into COVID-19. But the recommendations generally fall short, and come too late.
As the cold weather approaches and we look for indoor activities, video games are both fun and educational.
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Video games can be useful in learning English, math, history, physics and yes, even physical education. While they’re not a substitute for schooling, video games are a great indoor activity.
Champions Liverpool were given a run for their money by newly promoted Leeds at the start of the season.
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To thrive commercially, sports teams need competition. Multiple leagues is the best way to achieve this.
People march towards Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland’s office in Toronto during a rally led by current and former international students calling for changes to immigration rules during COVID-19 on Sept. 12, 2020.
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Pandemic fears could permanently harden Canadian attitudes toward immigration, and generate pressure to reduce the number of yearly arrivals.
What does a more desirable future for people and the planet look like.
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What are the visions that reflect the diverse values that nature holds for people?
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Governments need to engage not just with anti-vaxxers, but with concerns about the safety and environmental impact of vaccines
Protesters gather at Downing Street to oppose coronavirus measures.
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The British public still wants to rally round its institutions but fraying trust makes the job harder as winter approaches.
A 19th-century engraving depicts the Angel of Death descending on Rome during the Antonine plague.
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Societies and cultures that seem ossified and entrenched can be completely upended by pandemics, which create openings for conquest, innovation and social change.
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Areas with the highest levels of mortality in the first wave do not show a significant resurgence of cases this time around. But why?