/oss/taxonomy/term/5472/all en /oss/article/covid-19/shedding-light-illusionary-connections <p>We may have left 2021 behind, but unfortunately, the misinformation that characterized the past year continues unabated. Betty White, comedienne extraordinaire, passed away on December 31, just eighteen days shy of her one-hundredth birthday. It didn’t take long for zealous members of the anti-vax community to link her death with the booster shot she received three days earlier.  </p> Fri, 07 Jan 2022 21:37:05 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 8972 at /oss /oss/article/covid-19/why-its-important-vaccinate-children-against-covid <hr /> <p>This article was originally published in <a href="https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/christopher-labos-why-its-important-to-vaccinate-children-against-covid">the Montreal Gazette</a></p> <hr /> <p>Now that Health Canada has approved the COVID-19 vaccine for children ages five to 11 years and appointments can be booked <a href="https://portal3.clicsante.ca/">on Clic-Santé,</a> with any luck most should be able to get at least one dose before the holidays.</p> <p>But some parents are still hesitant about vaccinating their children.</p> Fri, 26 Nov 2021 21:50:25 +0000 Christopher Labos MD, MSc 8935 at /oss /oss/article/covid-19-health/how-worried-should-we-be-about-myocarditis <hr /> <p>This article was originally published in the Montreal Gazette</p> Fri, 01 Oct 2021 20:48:39 +0000 Christopher Labos MD, MSc 8885 at /oss /oss/article/covid-19-health/fear-myocarditis-no-reason-skip-covid-vaccine <hr /> <p>This article was originally published in <a href="https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/christopher-labos-fear-of-myocarditis-no-reason-to-skip-covid-vaccine">the Montreal Gazette</a></p> Fri, 11 Jun 2021 21:16:02 +0000 Christopher Labos MD, MSc 8761 at /oss