COVID-19 in Canada: experience and response to waves 2 and 3

AS Detsky, II Bogoch - Jama, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
The first waveof COVID-19 infections in Canada began in January 2020 and wound down
about 5 months later. 1 This Viewpoint describes the Canadian experience and response to …

[HTML][HTML] Stringency of containment and closures on the growth of SARS-CoV-2 in Canada prior to accelerated vaccine roll-out

DM Vickers, S Baral, S Mishra, JC Kwong… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Many studies have examined the effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical
interventions (NPIs) on SARS-CoV-2 transmission worldwide. However, less attention has …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 vaccination and public health countermeasures on variants of concern in Canada: evidence from a spatial hierarchical cluster analysis

DA Adeyinka, C Neudorf, CA Camillo… - JMIR Public Health …, 2022 - publichealth.jmir.org
Background There is mounting evidence that the third wave of COVID-19 incidence is
declining, yet variants of concern (VOCs) continue to present public health challenges in …

[HTML][HTML] Novel mobility index tracks COVID-19 transmission following stay-at-home orders

PH Her, S Saeed, KH Tram, SR Bhatnagar - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Considering the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants and low vaccine access and uptake,
minimizing human interactions remains an effective strategy to mitigate the spread of SARS …

Cannabis-involved traffic injury emergency department visits after cannabis legalization and commercialization

DT Myran, A Gaudreault, M Pugliese… - JAMA network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The impact of nonmedical cannabis legalization on traffic injuries and cannabis
involvement in traffic injuries is unclear. Objective To examine changes in the number and …

[HTML][HTML] On the role of financial support programs in mitigating the SARS-CoV-2 spread in Brazil

VVL Albani, RAS Albani, N Bobko, E Massad… - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background During 2020, there were no effective treatments or vaccines against SARS-CoV-
2. The most common disease contention measures were social distance (social isolation) …

Short-term exposure to ambient air pollution and individual emergency department visits for COVID-19: a case-crossover study in Canada

E Lavigne, N Ryti, A Gasparrini, F Sera, S Weichenthal… - Thorax, 2023 - thorax.bmj.com
Background Ambient air pollution is thought to contribute to increased risk of COVID-19, but
the evidence is controversial. Objective To evaluate the associations between short-term …

[HTML][HTML] Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Public Health: National Influenza Annual Report, Canada, 2021–2022: A brief, late influenza epidemic

S Buckrell, MB Moussa, T Bui, A Rahal… - Canada …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Canadian seasonal influenza circulation had been suppressed since the beginning of the
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This suppression was reported globally …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on diabetes care for adults with type 2 diabetes in Ontario, Canada

JS Moin, N Troke, L Plumptre, GM Anderson - Canadian Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives The COVID-19 pandemic and related public health prevention measures have
led to a disruption of the delivery of routine care and may have had an impact on the quality …

Mobility changes following COVID-19 stay-at-home policies varied by socioeconomic measures: An observational study in Ontario, Canada

S Wang, L Wang, SD Baral, G Moloney, J Johns… - medRxiv, 2024 - medrxiv.org
In Canada, lower income households and essential workers and were disproportionately at
risk of SARS-CoV-2. Early in the pandemic, stay-at-home restriction policies were used to …