Quebec took an early lead among Canadian provinces in Corona Virus cases and deaths but quickly righted the ship with early and immediate measures to lock down. Now the province is once again out in front of the rest of Canada by becoming the first provincial government to require masks in all indoor public spaces.
La Controversy
If a customer is found to be not wearing a mask in a private business the owners are responsible for fines ranging from $400 to $6,000. Business owners are upset the burden of enforcement falls to them. After months of economic hardship they'll have to police lunatics with a cellphone filming in one hand, who gleefully push their way past minimum wage grocery store workers to breath freely sans mask on fellow shoppers. In contrast, Toronto who passed a similar mask by-law levies a $1000 fine against the maskless individual.
La Controversy
If a customer is found to be not wearing a mask in a private business the owners are responsible for fines ranging from $400 to $6,000. Business owners are upset the burden of enforcement falls to them. After months of economic hardship they'll have to police lunatics with a cellphone filming in one hand, who gleefully push their way past minimum wage grocery store workers to breath freely sans mask on fellow shoppers. In contrast, Toronto who passed a similar mask by-law levies a $1000 fine against the maskless individual.
La Vaccine
Residents of Quebec now have the distinct honour of being the first Canadians to have a Covid-19 vaccine tested on them. The vaccine, developed by biotech Medicago, was injected in six volunteers this week, with another 180 to follow. According to the company there's no shortage of participants.
This trial is in the earliest stages, human safety studies, the actual efficacy is next, simply put it's along way to go.
Quoi Suivant?
Globally, there are 180 vaccines in development but experts stress the need for a homegrown solution to deal with unprecedented demand. Another promising Canadian option is being developed by CanSino, a Chinese company, in partnership with the Canadian National Research Council, which has already conducted a clinical trial in Wuhan, China. Each of these vaccines will need to make their way through clinical trials, proving themselves to be safe in humans and effective against the virus. After that, a scramble to scale production.
This trial is in the earliest stages, human safety studies, the actual efficacy is next, simply put it's along way to go.
Quoi Suivant?
Globally, there are 180 vaccines in development but experts stress the need for a homegrown solution to deal with unprecedented demand. Another promising Canadian option is being developed by CanSino, a Chinese company, in partnership with the Canadian National Research Council, which has already conducted a clinical trial in Wuhan, China. Each of these vaccines will need to make their way through clinical trials, proving themselves to be safe in humans and effective against the virus. After that, a scramble to scale production.