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Thought of the Day - July 8 2021 - Vaccine Passports - Update
It has been a while since we looked at what countries around the world are doing concerning vaccine passports ( Thought of the Day -...
Cliff Fraser
Jul 8, 20213 min read
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Thought of the Day - July 7 2021 - Not the Only Plague, Follow-Up
It has been a year since the blog article on the Locust Plague that devastated parts of the Middle-East, Africa, Pakistan and India (...
Cliff Fraser
Jul 8, 20212 min read
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Thought of the Day - July 4 2021 - By the Numbers
Being the July 4th, Independence Day south of the border, I figure I would have a look at the figures in the US. After declining for...
Cliff Fraser
Jul 4, 20213 min read
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Thought of the Day - July 2 2021 - Ontario's Hot Spot
Last week a special statement was issued by Kitchener-Waterloo, as they are a hotspot. No, not a heat warning, it is a COVID variant...
Cliff Fraser
Jul 2, 20212 min read
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Thought of the Day - July 1 2021 - Canada, One of the Few Bright Sparks in the Darkness of COVID
With cases continuing to decline in Canada (down 50% in the last two weeks) and restrictions rapidly being lifted (BC has now moved to...
Cliff Fraser
Jul 1, 20212 min read
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Thought of the Day - June 27 2021 - By the Numbers
It seems the world is in a strange place at the moment concerning the future of COVID. We are poised to see if therapeutics and...
Cliff Fraser
Jun 27, 20212 min read
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Thought of the Day - June 24 2021 - Meanwhile in the Maritimes
Breaking News from the East Coast: Protest over N.B.-N.S. border restrictions shuts down the Trans-Canada Highway. The announcement by...
Cliff Fraser
Jun 24, 20212 min read
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Thought of the Day - June 23 2021 - India Does The Right Thing
The number of cases in India continues to drop. Down from the peak of 400,000 new cases a day, back in early May, to below one lakh...
Cliff Fraser
Jun 23, 20212 min read
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Thought of the Day - June 18 2021 - No Boss on AstraZeneca
Discussions continue concerning the potential reopening of the Canadian-US border in late July. On the other hand, this little snippet...
Cliff Fraser
Jun 18, 20211 min read
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Thought of the Day - June 13 2021 - By the Numbers
The world official COVID-19 case total went over 175 million this week, with 160 million people "recovered". The world death rate is...
Cliff Fraser
Jun 13, 20212 min read
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Thought of the Day - June 11 2021 - Meanwhile in Burnaby
Good news from Burnaby as of late. This graphic is the most recent available from Fraser Health from the beginning of the month. As you...
Cliff Fraser
Jun 11, 20211 min read
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Thought of the Day - June 10 2021 - We May Still Be In the Woods
In case you missed the memo (most likely as the press are under pressure not to report this), cases in a number of countries that have...
Cliff Fraser
Jun 10, 20212 min read
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Thought of the Day - June 8 2021 - New Brunswick Plays Hardball
As we have talked about, all provinces, other than Manitoba, have recently announced reopening plans ( Thought of the Day - May 31 2021 -...
Cliff Fraser
Jun 8, 20212 min read
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Thought of the Day - June 6 2021 - By the Numbers
Well, as you may have seen, frightening numbers came out of Peru this week. Peru is one of the worst-hit countries in Latin America, with...
Cliff Fraser
Jun 6, 20212 min read
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Thought of the Day - June 2 2021 - Mink Again
About a year ago we first started talking about mink. It seems that they are susceptible to the same coronaviruses as humans, and the...
Cliff Fraser
Jun 2, 20211 min read
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Thought of the Day - June 1 2021 - Vietnam
Vietnam has been a leading example in containing the virus, thanks to an aggressive strategy of early screening of passengers at airports...
Cliff Fraser
Jun 1, 20212 min read
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Thought of the Day - May 30 2021 - By the Numbers
World New cases and new deaths remain high in South America, although there is a slow downward trend. North America's figures have been...
Cliff Fraser
May 30, 20211 min read
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Thought of the Day - May 24 2021 - The Ripple Effect
One of the fascinating things about watching the world dealing with COVID is the ripple effect of hurried policy implementation. Just...
Cliff Fraser
May 24, 20212 min read
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Thought of the Day - May 23 2021 - By the Numbers
The World Dang, things are still bad in India. The Uttar Pradesh (read: the biggest state by population in India): Teacher's Union...
Cliff Fraser
May 23, 20212 min read
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Thought of the Day - May 18 2021 - Just When You Thought It Could Not Get Any Worse
Last week India has recorded its highest weekly COVID-19 death toll, reporting an average 4,029 deaths a day in the seven days leading up...
Cliff Fraser
May 18, 20213 min read
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