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The more we reopen, the more closed some may feel

This week, I want to focus on Mental Health. It’s been a while since I’ve talked about it here, and it’s a pretty important topic to me. Enough about me, though. More importantly, how are you? I hope you’re all doing ok. If you’re not feeling ok, that’s alright too.

Trust us. We know what is best for us.

After successfully avoiding mentioning the “C” word last week, I have some news to share regarding Covid. A few days ago, I received an email asking me if I was ok with giving my contact information to Ottawa Public Health to be put on the list to get the vaccine.

Not all frontline health workers who need priority vaccination are doctors and nurses

By Irving Gold Canadians breathed a huge sigh of relief when the federal government approved the first COVID-19 vaccine and saw the first immunizations take place. The end of the pandemic and the prospect of a return to normal, whatever that means, became a real possibility. Rolling out a national

China has successfully provided Covid-19 vaccines to one million people

Ottawa Life Magazine has been publishing a Canada-China Series since 2013. The series focuses on bi-lateral interests, business affairs, people-to-people relations, Chinese culture and the Chinese diaspora in Canada. Since 2018 there has been tension in the Canada Chinese political relationship. Ottawa Life Magazine has continued and will continue to publish

Funding Scientific Research: Sometimes targeted research is the best approach, but not always

The huge concentration of scientific effort to create, verify and supply a vaccine to protect against Covid-19 and towards improved therapeutics for those who fall ill are perfect examples of appropriate targeted research.  Fans of novels or films about crime know that the iconic enablers of a crime are means,

Tips for the round the world traveller

Embarking on a round-the-world trip is the dream for many. It’s one of the most amazing things anyone can do, but there are a few pitfalls that must be avoided along the way, which is why we’ve put together a few useful tips for anyone who’s taking their first tentative

Covid-19: Reflections on the end game

Part 1: The Time Before a Vaccine Now half way through 2020, having spent a few months with the drawbridge raised, most of us are becoming deeply curious about how the Covid-19 crisis ends. There have been flocks of somewhat superficial articles about how the world will be different after,

The short game and the long game of COVID-19

By Simon Sutcliffe The COVID-19 pandemic has captured the attention of Canadians with an urgency and a level of grudging acceptance unlike any other medical or natural disaster in our lifetime. We have complied with imposed restrictions and privations that would have been thought impossible and unacceptable under normal circumstances

China’s President Xi commits 2 billion to WHO’s COVID-19 fight

World Health Organization (WHO) member states have agreed to set up an independent inquiry into the global response to the coronavirus pandemic. The unanimous resolution was approved by the WHO’s 194-member annual assembly meeting virtually in Geneva and calls for an “impartial, independent and comprehensive evaluation” of the international response

A digital vaccination scar for the 21st Century

By Kumanan Wilson In the 1800s, smallpox ravaged the world. Fortunately, a vaccine had been developed that could protect individuals. This vaccine left a scar at the site of injection and identified the individuals as “immune.” As we look towards the future of the COVID-19 pandemic, unless the virus burns out or
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