4. The Politics of Health: Public Health & Misinformation

You might not believe in QAnon, but you could still fall down the rabbit hole.

We’re so used to putting our entire lives online, but what if we just…didn’t?

A new simulation shows how the virus survives inside tiny airborne particles of water — and gives clues about how the Delta variant became dominant.

They protect the most vulnerable among us.

Here’s everything we do.

Thanks to its public biotech sector and its government’s deep commitment to public health, Cuba is now the only low-income country to have made its own COVID vaccine, and it's poised to help millions around the world

Dhruv Khullar writes about the development of the antiviral pills molnupiravir and Paxlovid and the effect that they could have worldwide against the coronavirus pandemic.

If you’re thinking, “Oh, I just need to suck it up,” stop. What you’re feeling is real. Here’s how to cope.

What is the point of these rules if businesses that refuse to enforce them face no meaningful consequence?

Some anti-vaxxers, feeling pushed to the margins due to government mandates, have found solace in conspiracy movements, bolstering their numbers.

More accurately, I’m obsessed with the 1.3 million adults in Ontario (yes, that’s right, 1.3 million men and women aged 18 and up) who still refuse to be vaccinated.

Tracking progress of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout across Canada.

Of about three million eligible people, only about 290,000 have received third doses, most of whom became eligible in August.

After two years of pandemic waves, we’re finally learning whether the disease has a predictable schedule.

"While a few are profiting handsomely, investors recognize the dangers of vaccine apartheid and are seeking to hold these companies accountable."

A website called the Conservative Beaver claimed that Bourla was arrested on November 5 and that there was a "media blackout" of the event. But what's the evidence that this actually happened?