Don’t Make Waves Campaign
Don’t wait for the next COVID wave. WHN’s campaign invites communities to act early with masking, cleaner air, testing, and shared prevention.
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Don’t Make Waves: Why Now is an Important Time to Take Precautions
Why take COVID precautions when transmission is low? Learn how acting early with masks, ventilation, testing, and vaccination may reduce future waves.
In Support of ACOG’s 2026 Maternal Immunization Schedule
Pregnancy is a naturally immunosuppressive condition, making pregnant people more susceptible to infections that can harm both patient and fetus. Clinicians are in a position to assess, inform and protect their patients from vaccine-preventable illness. In an effort to combat vaccine misinformation originating from the US federal government, which is causing confusion among patients and … Continued
Building bridges: A joint reflection between a COVID-cautious psychology lecturer and a psychology student and aspiring clinical psychologist
The COVID-cautious lecturer (Aspa): I lead a module for the Cognitive Psychology module (second year, undergraduate). This year I would deliver the introductory lecture. I am COVID-cautious, I always wear a mask at work, including when I lecture. In the previous years, I didn’t include anything about COVID-19 in my teaching material. This year I decided to change that. I talked about the effect of COVID-19 on … Continued
The Multi-systemic Reality: Beyond the Fine Line
Op-Ed The recent wave of clinical findings confirm what many of us have felt in the trenches of advocacy: COVID-19 is not just a respiratory event; it is a profound neuropsychiatric and multi-systemic disruptor. Research indicates that survivors face a significantly higher risk of mental health challenges, ranging from substance use disorders to severe anxiety. … Continued
HCWs have died and been disabled. Laws should have prevented this.
A version of this article was originally published in the Tyee on March 27th, 2026 By Dr. Joe Vipond, Dr. Dick Zoutman, Dr. Stephane Bilodeau It was just going to be another routine day for a geriatric specialist. Dr. C woke up, got her three kids ready for school, kissed her wife on the way … Continued
We Protect Our Digital Assets by Layering Protection. Why Not Do the Same for Our Health?
Everyone is probably wrestling with why they have been constantly getting sick with more than “just a cold” lately. It so happens that all airborne viruses can linger in the air for hours. They can also mutate into new variants that our immune systems may miss or not recognize. Additionally, more data reveals that regardless … Continued
Due Process for People, Precaution for Pathogens
By Naomi Bar-Yam Discussions of public health precautions for emerging infectious threats like Andes hantavirus often include, “We shouldn’t overreact before we have definitive proof.” Sometimes this idea is framed explicitly or implicitly through one of the foundational principles of criminal law: innocent until proven guilty. That principle is essential in human justice. However, viruses … Continued
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