Herd immunity looks like an increasingly high bar, and it may be out of reach. But that's no reason to despair. It's not herd immunity or bust. The closer we get, the more we can return to normal life.
Posted: Mar 05, 2021 7:09 AM ET | Last Updated: March 5
There are currently 28 COVID-19 patients at Windsor Regional Hospital.(CBC News) comments
Despite a levelling off of COVID-19 cases in Windsor-Essex, Windsor Regional Hospital CEO David Musyj is concerned that more contagious COVID variants could push the entire province into a third wave in the spring.
Reporting to the hospital board Thursday, Musyj presented a graph showing a best-case scenario of about 1,700 cases a day up to a worst case scenario of 5,000 a day. He said, according to the figures released by the Scarsin Corporation and the Toronto Star, the projections show another lockdown is likely in coming days in order to keep the cases to a minimum.
Modelling an important factor in COVID-19 public-health decisions The use of data is vital in making the best and most informed decision in the public-health world. And while health units in Ontario are subject to the province’s decisions, the modelling used at the more local level has helped guide recommendations and resources as COVID-19 cases both increase and decline.
Author of the article: Greg Colgan
Publishing date: Feb 12, 2021 • February 13, 2021 • 3 minute read • This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, orange, emerging from the surface of cells, green, cultured in the lab. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. Photo by SUPPLIED /The Canadian Press
Modelling an important factor in COVID-19 public health decisions The use of data is vital in making the best and most informed decision in the public-health world. And while health units in Ontario are subject to the province’s decisions, the modelling used at the more local level has helped guide recommendations and resources as COVID-19 cases both increase and decline.
Author of the article: Greg Colgan
Publishing date: Feb 12, 2021 • February 13, 2021 • 3 minute read • This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, orange, emerging from the surface of cells, green, cultured in the lab. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. Photo by SUPPLIED /The Canadian Press
Looking for COVID-19 trends: Academic experts and private forecasting company form pandemic partnership
Some of the Canada s top academic experts on pandemics are partnering with a company in the Greater Toronto Area to create national and provincial pandemic forecasts, including modelling different scenarios to help guide officials on how COVID-19 vaccination programs might be rolled out in the new year.
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