/oss/taxonomy/term/5354/all en /oss/article/covid-19-general-science/do-curfews-work <p>I often recommend people set their mental compass to search for the scientific consensus on an issue. This is great in theory but this consensus is often an intangible idea. Where do you find it when it exists? How do you recognize it? You may trust that respectable media outlets will choose to interview the right scientists to give voice to this consensus. On the issue of curfews, however, those scientific voices are all over the place.</p> Fri, 23 Apr 2021 20:14:13 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 8713 at /oss /oss/article/covid-19-health/what-wont-protect-you-covid-19 <hr /> <p>This article was first published in <a href="https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/christopher-labos-what-wont-protect-you-from-covid-19">The Montreal Gazette.</a></p> <hr /> <p>In the early days of the pandemic, one of the big worries was the possibility that COVID-19 could survive and be spread by inanimate objects. This idea of fomite transmission led many to disinfect their groceries, put their mail in quarantine for three days before opening it, and worry excessively about touching any physical surface.</p> Fri, 16 Apr 2021 21:47:54 +0000 Christopher Labos MD, MSc 8705 at /oss