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COVID-19 is the third-leading cause of death in Canada, but it’s older people who are dying. That we accept this and carry on as if the pandemic is over reveals our ageism: We don’t value older people.
In 2020, with adult ICUs at risk of being overwhelmed, we wore masks and accepted restrictions. Now pediatric intensive care is at risk. Will leaders follow the evidence and tell us to mask up?
Even with a variant like Omicron that may be more transmissible than earlier variants, vaccines remain the most effective tool for protection against COVID-19 and for ending the pandemic.
It’s worth having a conversation with family and friends to set some rules to minimise the risk of COVID transmission.
Three infection prevention and control experts break down Victoria’s new hotel quarantine system.
While it can be difficult to get young kids to follow instructions around social distancing, there are a few things parents can do to minimise the risk of any COVID-19 spread on the playground.
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Professor Emerita, Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University
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Postdoctoral fellow, McGill University
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Senior Lecturer/Program Advisor, Griffith Graduate Infection Prevention and Control Program, Griffith University
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Lecturer in Nursing and Midwifery, and Course Coordinator of the Graduate Certificate of Infection Control, James Cook University
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Professor, Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research and Director of the School of the Environment, University of Windsor
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Professor of Medicine, Epidemiologist, Physician, McMaster University
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Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering, McMaster University
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Lecturer and Academic Lead for Work Integrated Learning, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Professor of Infectious Diseases, Monash University
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Canada Research Chair in Aging & Immunity, McMaster University
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Professor of Nursing and Health Services Research, University of Newcastle