Extremely important also.

“If we continue to treat Omicron’s transmissibility as an intractable problem that makes infection inevitable, we are accepting that, without a scientific silver bullet that so far doesn’t exist, we may be stuck in this pandemic indefinitely.” theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

Gestion de nos écoles en ce moment

On déconfine, yé! Mais il arrive quoi si le virus ne suit pas le plan? En prenant pour acquis qu'on entre dans la phase endémique - possible, mais incertain - les autorités rétrécissent leur marge de manoeuvre. Aucun plan de contingence à ce stade-ci, c'est de la pensée magique.

The end of mask mandates while new cases remain this high is as much politics as it is public health. And it is probably more of the former. Upgrade your masks, at least for a few more weeks while cases come down further. Getting infected right now is not inevitable.

Amen.

What the heck is the down vote button?

Make no mistake .. society may think they are « done » with this virus, but the virus is nowhere near done with us

My major concern: abandoning all public health/safety efforts, because of "endemic delusion", is essentially rolling out the red carpet for the next big surge (followed, of course, by the "we didn't see this coming" response).

The Moral Danger of Declaring the Pandemic Over Too Soon: « What would it mean to move into a future in which a common fate mattered as much as our own? It would mean no one was disposable. » says @gregggonsalves nytimes.com/2022/02/17/opi…

Juste au cas ou François Legault nous revient avec ça...

I completely agree.

Excellent article. A lire. plus.lapresse.ca/screens/63f0b7…

Décision surprenante dans le contexte journaldequebec.com/2022/02/22/ces…

personally I could do without a centennial habit of topping off a global pandemic with war in Europe

« Past research for previous waves shows that COVID does spread through schools, and it’s not just a reflection of COVID prevalence in the community,” Bignami said this week. “Especially when public measures are inadequate — ⁦Dr Simona Bignami⁩ montrealgazette.com/news/schools-t…

Always important to remember what excess mortality measures, and what it does not. ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/18816…

Italian study shows ventilation can cut school COVID cases by 82% | Reuters reuters.com/world/europe/i…

In “Who Matters Most?”—by Yacine Boujija, Simona Bignami (Dr Simona Bignami), Valerie Delaunay & John Sandberg—the authors examine how networks shape internal migration flows from rural villages to Dakar, Senegal, with a focus on tie strength & social capital. ow.ly/VXb650KGWNs