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How to Help Protect the Under-12 Crowd

3 Sep 2021

This article was originally published in the Montreal Gazette

The Statistics Behind “Breakthrough” Infections

27 Aug 2021

Recently we have seen a rash of headlines along the lines of “75% of infected people were fully vaccinated” atop stories describing a “super-spreader” event in Massachusetts. While that statistic...

The Internet is full of claims that vaccines do not protect us from COVID-19. What recent evidence is there that they do?

27 Aug 2021

It is true that the original protection rate of over 90% in the trials has not been matched by real-life experience, but that was to be expected. However, the protection is still significant....

Clearing up the confusion about COVID boosters

20 Aug 2021

This article was originally published in the Montreal Gazette

Escaping COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy

20 Aug 2021

As I write this, 4.8 billion doses of a COVID-19 vaccine have been administered globally. Even with my scientific background, I cannot easily wrap my head around this number, 4.8 billion. If you...

Do vaccine incentives actually work?

6 Aug 2021

This article was originally published in the Montreal Gazette...

How We Know That the COVID-19 Vaccines Work

23 Jul 2021

We keep hearing that the COVID-19 vaccines work but some people have asked us, “How do we know that they work?”...

Don’t Fall for the ‘VAERS Scare’ Tactic

18 Jun 2021

The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System or VAERS is being misused by anti-vaxxers to terrify the public. It’s a shame because VAERS plays a vital role in detecting important but rare reactions...

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