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b.c.'s move to more rapid testing could undermine ability to manage pandemic response
"given these uncertainties, if cases don’t rise as much, is it because of the restrictions or is it because we have maxed out on testing capacity and reporting? we do not have much margin for error." — jens von bergmann
vancouver sun
coronavirus
dec 28 2021
a man displays his covid-19 rapid test kit after receiving it at a pharmacy in montreal, monday, dec. 20, 2021, as the covid-19 pandemic continues in canada and around the world.

dozens of drumheller prison staff infected with covid after christmas party
thirty-six staff members at the facility have tested positive for the virus; inmates' families say the spread has brought on new restrictions for their loved ones
calgary herald
coronavirus
dec 28 2021
the entrance to drumheller institution

as told to: 'depression is a rot that likes to keep hidden in the dark recesses of your mind'
clay jonathan shares refuge from depression in his popular work depression comix.
as told to sadaf ahsan
mental health
dec 28 2021
clay jonathan's 'depression comix' takes a look at the struggle of living with depression. the collection was selected for preservation by the library of congress. (strip 183: 'your depression can't be bothering you that much.')

saskatchewan's second year of covid-19 marked by vaccinations, crises
the province obliterated the metrics established during the first year of the pandemic and endured a strain on the health-care system.
phil tank
世界杯决赛2022
dec 27 2021
medical personnel load a patient onto a royal canadian air force cc-130j hercules transport aircraft in saskatoon after the province of saskatchewan said it would send covid patients from overloaded icu wards to ontario hospitals. reuters/liam richards

newsmakers of 2021: dr. nili kaplan-myrth
dr. nili kaplan-myrth's brand of indomitable and pragmatic forthrightness really found its mark in the confusion and complexity of the pandemic.
joanne laucius, ottawa citizen
世界杯决赛2022
dec 27 2021
"i was always outspoken. but i didn't have 18,000 people listening to me until i was on twitter," says ottawa family physician dr. nili kaplan-myrth.

booster shots hard to access for seniors in b.c.
seniors say more than distance is keeping them from their booster shots.
vancouver sun
世界杯决赛2022
dec 27 2021
health care worker fills up a syringe with a dose of moderna’s covid-19 vaccine for a booster shot.

'hiv made me fabulous': film combines science with art to counter stigma and discrimination
filmmakers want communities to know that science has turned hiv into a treatable, chronic condition and that stigma has consequences to health and quality of life.
the conversation
hiv/aids
dec 27 2021
'hiv made me fabulous' was released to commemorate world aids day on december 1. getty

shift: how can we get through a pandemic with no finish line?
omicron has pushed the pandemic's finish line almost out of sight, and of course you're feeling frustrated, anxious and stressed.
lisa machado
dec 27 2021
in stressful times, we need to have an end point in order to feel well and good and confident in our ability to make it to the finish line. getty
powered by
canadian centre for caregiving excellence
powered by
the leukemia & lymphoma society of canada (llsc)

b.c.'s move to more rapid testing could undermine ability to manage pandemic response
"given these uncertainties, if cases don’t rise as much, is it because of the restrictions or is it because we have maxed out on testing capacity and reporting? we do not have much margin for error." — jens von bergmann
vancouver sun
coronavirus
dec 28 2021
a man displays his covid-19 rapid test kit after receiving it at a pharmacy in montreal, monday, dec. 20, 2021, as the covid-19 pandemic continues in canada and around the world.

dozens of drumheller prison staff infected with covid after christmas party
thirty-six staff members at the facility have tested positive for the virus; inmates' families say the spread has brought on new restrictions for their loved ones
calgary herald
coronavirus
dec 28 2021
the entrance to drumheller institution

as told to: 'depression is a rot that likes to keep hidden in the dark recesses of your mind'
clay jonathan shares refuge from depression in his popular work depression comix.
as told to sadaf ahsan
mental health
dec 28 2021
clay jonathan's 'depression comix' takes a look at the struggle of living with depression. the collection was selected for preservation by the library of congress. (strip 183: 'your depression can't be bothering you that much.')

saskatchewan's second year of covid-19 marked by vaccinations, crises
the province obliterated the metrics established during the first year of the pandemic and endured a strain on the health-care system.
phil tank
世界杯决赛2022
dec 27 2021
medical personnel load a patient onto a royal canadian air force cc-130j hercules transport aircraft in saskatoon after the province of saskatchewan said it would send covid patients from overloaded icu wards to ontario hospitals. reuters/liam richards
powered by
canadian centre for caregiving excellence

newsmakers of 2021: dr. nili kaplan-myrth
dr. nili kaplan-myrth's brand of indomitable and pragmatic forthrightness really found its mark in the confusion and complexity of the pandemic.
joanne laucius, ottawa citizen
世界杯决赛2022
dec 27 2021
"i was always outspoken. but i didn't have 18,000 people listening to me until i was on twitter," says ottawa family physician dr. nili kaplan-myrth.

booster shots hard to access for seniors in b.c.
seniors say more than distance is keeping them from their booster shots.
vancouver sun
世界杯决赛2022
dec 27 2021
health care worker fills up a syringe with a dose of moderna’s covid-19 vaccine for a booster shot.

'hiv made me fabulous': film combines science with art to counter stigma and discrimination
filmmakers want communities to know that science has turned hiv into a treatable, chronic condition and that stigma has consequences to health and quality of life.
the conversation
hiv/aids
dec 27 2021
'hiv made me fabulous' was released to commemorate world aids day on december 1. getty

shift: how can we get through a pandemic with no finish line?
omicron has pushed the pandemic's finish line almost out of sight, and of course you're feeling frustrated, anxious and stressed.
lisa machado
dec 27 2021
in stressful times, we need to have an end point in order to feel well and good and confident in our ability to make it to the finish line. getty
powered by
the leukemia & lymphoma society of canada (llsc)

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