COMMUNITY INVITATION—ALL ARE WELCOME July 1st, 2021 @ 10:30am EST via Zoom Foundation to commemorate the Chinese railroad workers in Canada (FCCRWC) invites you to participate in their virtual Zoom July 1, 2021, Annual Wreath Laying Ceremony. This Zoom event will honour the 4,000 Chinese lives that were lost during the construction of the railroad…
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COVID-19: How vaccines are developed
The following animated video uses colorful illustrations to represent people and things. An animation of the coronavirus appears on screen. A series of dots demonstrate how the virus can spread. Four vaccines enter the frame from the corners of the screen and limit the spread of the virus. Narration: Vaccines are the most effective way…
Canadian study finds mRNA vaccines produce more COVID-19 antibodies than AstraZeneca
Initial results from a new Canadian study are reinforcing the importance of getting that second COVID-19 vaccine shot — particularly if the first dose was AstraZeneca. The study, which was supported by the federal government, found a single dose of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccine produced short-term antibody levels more than one-and-a-half times greater than those…
My first dose was Pfizer. Why am I being offered Moderna for the second?
Experts say the two mRNA vaccines are interchangeable as millions of doses of both Pfizer and Moderna arrive in Canada Vaccine records are tumbling almost daily. On June 18, 532,000 shots were put into arms in Canada, according to data collected by COVID-19 Tracker Canada. Ontario was averaging 175,000 doses a day at the beginning of…
‘Shut up and listen’: Toronto’s LGBTQ2S+ community needs allies to hear and help them post-pandemic
Many hard hit by loss of jobs, social interactions: Pride executive director Ginsburg, a 10-month-old black lab/husky mix, has changed Kellum Jaymes’ life for the better. That positive turnaround began in the fall, when the 28-year-old downtown Toronto resident and member of the LGBTQ2S+ community, rescued the pooch alongside their partner. “It was the biggest game changer…
Canada lifting restrictions for fully vaccinated travellers in early July
OTTAWA — Canada will be lifting most international travel restrictions for Canadians, permanent residents, and certain foreign nationals who are fully vaccinated, allowing those eligible to travel to do so with more ease, starting July 5, starting in early July. Effective July 5 at 11:59 p.m. EDT travellers who are currently able to enter Canada under the existing…
Cancelling COVID-19 vaccine appointments proving to be difficult for Ontarians
Ontarians booking multiple appointments for a second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, in the hopes of becoming fully vaccinated as soon as possible, are finding it more difficult than anticipated to cancel those extra appointments once booked. Barrie resident Neli Trevisan said she got her second dose on Tuesday after getting a tip from a…
Canada’s culture of silence on airborne virus transmission leaves many confused on how to best avoid infection
It’s the dog days of the pandemic. We continue to follow public health guidance, which is getting less restrictive, as we wait for vaccines to end this crisis. We have learned so much over the last year about how to better protect ourselves, including critical information that COVID is likely transmitted predominantly via airborne spread. And…
Fully vaccinated people have gotten the Delta COVID variant. Should we be worried?
New data from the U.K. shows the vaccines do a terrific job keeping people out of hospital, even if they get the variant. So let’s get needles into arms. On May 25, when I wrote my first Vaxx Populi post on Delta (B.1.617.2), there was a lot about this new variant of concern that experts were unsure…
Delta COVID-19 variant: A look at the risks, symptoms and impact on vaccines
The more transmissible Delta COVID-19 variant has delayed reopening plans in the United Kingdom and raised concern in Canada, as cases have been identified in all 10 provinces and one territory. The Delta variant or B.1.617.2 sub-lineage, which was first discovered in India late last year, was recently classified as a variant of concern in Canada. The first…