Chapter 1: Working in healthcare is emotionally draining at the best of times but now frontline workers are also faced with supporting patients who may be suffering without family members to visit them. So what is the toll?
Guest: Laura Rees, assistant professor of organizational behaviour at Smith School of Business at Queen’s University.
Chapter 2: How much are schools playing a role in the spread of COVID-19? We’ve seen outbreaks but by-and-large the numbers have been low. Well researchers are going to start serology testing with thousands of staff and support workers to measure how widespread COVID antibodies are.
Guest: Dr. David Goldfarb, Investigator and Medical Microbiologist at the B.C. Children's Hospital.
Chapter 3: Health Canada just announced they’re approving the Johnson and Johnson vaccine for use in Canada. This is in addition to the Pfizer, Moderna, and AstraZeneca shots that are already being distributed.
Chapter 4: A motion from Vancouver City Councillor Christine Boyle is calling on the city to implement the same U-N declaration on the rights of Indigenous Peoples the province has adopted. The motion is backed by an alliance of Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh leaders; they join us this morning for more.
Guest: Councillor Howard Grant, Musqueam Indian Band.
Guest: Chief Leah George Wilson, Tsleil-Waututh Nation.
Guest: Councillor Khelsilem, Squamish Nation.
Chapter 5: The pandemic spurred disinfectant manufacturers into a frenzy last year, remember trying to get Clorox wipes and hand sanitizer? Well some surfaces just can’t be disinfected as often as necessary, so a team of researchers working with TransLink decided to look at the surfaces themselves.
Guest: Dr. Marthe Charles, Clinical Instructor at U.B.C., Medical Microbiologist at Vancouver General Hospital.
Chapter 6: As vaccine availability begins to improve, the logistics of executing a mass vaccination plan are growing more complex. Three different shots are currently approved by Health Canada, those have different expiration dates, shelf lives, and even storage and transportation requirements.
Guest: Mahesh Nagarajan, Chair of Operations and Logistics in the Sauder School of Business at UBC.
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