I Was Vaccine Hesitant
September 21, 2021 Written by: Jenna McHugh It took me 8 months to get my first dose of the mRNA vaccine. As someone who works in health care I was one of the first to be offered the vaccines in…
Anti-Science Herd Immunity Questions
July 12, 2021 Written by: Jenna McHugh The vaccine roll-out is well underway in Canada with almost 70% of the population having had at least one dose and second dose rates climbing steadily. Most provinces have pivoted their reopening plans…
mRNA Vaccines: New and Unknown
January 8, 2021 Written by: Anthony Bhai The new vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna have been developed, tested and approved in Canada for COVID-19 and roll out has begun for the general public in a tiered, priority manner. The mRNA…
Considering Compassion for Homelessness
November 10, 2020 Written by: Jenna McHugh Homelessness has been and continues to be a major concern in urban areas. Complicating the challenge is the uncertainty of whether the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the numbers of individuals sleeping rough, or…
What Does Public Health Stand For?
July 12, 2020 Written By: Jenna McHugh Populations are more aware of their respective public health authorities at multiple governing levels because of the COVID-19 pandemic that swept people into their homes and away from their friends, families and regular…
The Morality of Public Health and its Consequences
May 24, 2020 Written by: Jenna McHugh Something that has become increasingly apparent to me over the last 3 years has been the political ideology of the public health sector. As I moved through the completion of my Masters of…
Sameness as a Pandemic Perk
May 4, 2020 Written by Jenna McHugh The line of success and failure is becoming blurred as the COVID-19 pandemic progresses into May 2020 as unique approaches have been exercised by different countries. Widely reported are the accomplishments of South…
Physical Distance Dilemmas
April 12, 2020 Written by Jenna McHugh The initial onset of panic during the worldwide pandemic has tapered off for me and turned into a dull, mystifying pulse of nervousness that creeps up on me when I make my weekly…
Food Safety in Culture
March 28, 2020 Written by Jenna McHugh The idea that a weapon of mass destruction can lie seemingly dormant in an animal, but pass quickly to humans (yet to be confirmed by scientific literature for this pandemic, but come on)…
Policing the Pandemic
March 18, 2020 Written by Jenna McHugh Canada’s long history of communicable diseases have seemingly prepared the country for an outbreak, with a pandemic in the realm of possibilities. For over a century many parts of the world have explored…
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