Chris was a guest on the Montreal Gazette’s Corner Booth podcast, alongside local reporter Aaron Derfel, to discuss the on-going pandemic, COVID-19 denialism, and government messaging. We are bringing you this episode with the Corner Booth’s permission. It was recorded in a restaurant and the first question the host asks is, “Why is Chris wearing a mask?”

 

- Why is Chris wearing a mask

 

- Why is Aaron Derfel not wearing a mask

 

- Has the government not taken air quality seriously?

 

- The next pandemic

 

- COVID-19 denialism

 

- Government messaging

 

- Jonas Salk and the polio vaccine

 

- “Take the vaccine, you won’t get COVID”

 

- Long COVID

 

- COVID in schools