Covid-19
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Is it Rational to Live as a Statistical Outlier?
News articles in recent months have featured stories of unvaccinated individuals and families who have changed their position and joined the ranks of vaccine enthusiasts. The catalyst for conversion…
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Yes, We Need To Talk About Vaccine Cards
Canadians are being inundated with arguments that a vaccine mandate (facilitated by QR codes) is a simple solution to the COVID-19 pandemic that is consistent with Canadian culture, values and rights. While this rhetoric from the political and media pulpit is nearly unanimous and increasingly angry, it is characterized by an incredible oversimplification of a…
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Covid-19 and an Emergent Theory of Rights
The ongoing government response to Covid-19 has engendered much criticism over the curtailment of civil rights, but for many people public health measures are justified by moral considerations that are, on their face, compelling. It is easy to castigate those opposed to government measures as uncaring and reckless, willfully endangering the lives of the elderly,…
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Is Vaccinating Children to Save Seniors Ethical?
The Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine has been given emergency authorization for children 5 to 11 following the recent vote by the FDA advisory committee. A controversial and emotionally-charged topic, parents on all sides are watching closely the decisions made by health experts with regard to childhood vaccination. Unfortunately, those worried about the risk of vaccinating children…
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The Enigma of ‘Temporary’ Emergency Measures
The constant diet of ‘temporary measures’ the public has been fed is enough to make the toughest stomach grumble. Those with functioning long-term memory will recall when temporary meant two weeks to flatten the curve, and since that distant time the concept has been stretched to such an extent that one has to wonder if…