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Sally Otto on COVID News and Publications

June 21, 2022

Morning with Simi, https://omny.fm/shows/the-simi-sara-show/getting-more-people-boosted

Nature, News Feature, June 15, 2022: How months-long COVID infections could seed dangerous new variants

Times Colonist, May 17, 2022: Second Omicron wave has peaked: B.C. COVID-19 Modelling Group

Chek Watch Local, May 12, 2022: Future COVID-19 restrictions in B.C. unlikely, say health officials

Healthing, April 21, 2022: I'm eligible for a fourth COVID-19 shot. Should I get it?

The Globe and Mail, April 18, 2022: Where’s the COVID-19 data? Canada facing the most uncertain wave yet as provinces scale back on reporting, experts say

CBC, April 12, 2022: Don't take COVID lightly this long weekend, research group warns

Vancouver is Awesome, April 8, 2022: As COVID-19 cases creep back up, mask mandate needed, says disease modeller

Newsweek, March 31, 2022: Fact Check: Do Genetic Changes Mean the Virus Is 'Not COVID-19 Any More'?

The Canadian Press, March 24, 2022: Masks' divisive legacy

The Economic Times, March 23, 2022: COVID 4th wave incoming? All you need to know about Omicron BA.2 variant

CBC, March 8, 2022: More transmissible subvariant on course to displace original Omicron strain in Alberta

Vancouver Sun, March 2, 2022: COVID-19: B.C. stands firm on careful approach to relaxing pandemic restrictions

National Post, Feb 19, 2022: More contagious BA.2 sub-variant spreading in Canada, complicating opening plans

Vancouver Sun, Feb 6, 2022: COVID-19 deaths rising, hospitalizations still high as B.C. restrictions up for review

The Atlantic, Jan 29, 2022: The Coronavirus Will Surprise Us Again

CBCNews, Jan 19, 2022: Omicron's strain on B.C.'s hospitals grows, with health experts divided on when it will peak

CityNews, Jan 13, 2022: Federal, B.C. health officers apparently at odds on COVID-19 cases, N95 masks

CBC News, Dec 14, 2021: Officials warn against large holiday parties after 44 cases of omicron variant confirmed in B.C.

CBC News, Dec 13, 2021: Why omicron is overtaking delta - and what that means for our fight against COVID-19

Vancouver Sun, Dec 13, 2021: COVID-19: Omicron could spike infections to highest numbers B.C. has seen

Nature news feature, Dec 7, 2021: Beyond Omicron: what’s next for COVID’s viral evolution

Publication, Dec 7, 2021: Paul Tupper et al. 2021. Fundamental limitations of contact tracing for COVID-19

National Post, Dec 2, 2021: Do we dare hope COVID-19 is becoming milder with Omicron? 'Hope isn't science'

Publication, Dec 1, 2021: Mutagenic antivirals: the evolutionary risk of low doses. Virological. org

Publication, Nov 28, 2021: Chase W Nelson and Sarah P Otto. 2021. Monitoring the evolution and spread of Delta sublineages AY.25 and AY.27 in Canada. Virological. org.

Burnabynow, September 15, 2021: The Mu variant is here in B.C. Here's what you need to know.

CBC News, July 28, 2021 - B.C. looks to improve lower COVID-19 vaccination rates in the Interior as potential 4th wave looms

Global News, July 24, 2021 - COVID-19 case numbers on the rise

CBC News, July 23, 2021 - COVID-19 cases in B.C. are up — but 78 per cent of new cases are among unvaccinated people

CTV News, July 22, 2021 - B.C. stays the course as first-dose vaccinations plateau and COVID-19 cases creep up

Global News: July 13, 2021 - Health Matters: Lambda variant circulating in Canada

CBC News: April 30, 2021 - COVID-19 modelling shows B.C. bending the curve of variant cases

CBC News: April 16, 2021 - Arrival of P1 variant increases urgency of Manitoba vaccination efforts

Vancouver Sun, April 15, 2021 - Modelling shows more work needed to stop COVID from overwhelming B.C. hospitals

CBC News: April 14, 2021 - B.C.'s COVID-19 spike could overwhelm hospitals, scientists say

CTV News, April 7, 2021 - COVID-19 variants of concern higher than reported in B.C., experts say

The Tyee, April 7, 2021 - How BC Fumbled the Third Wave

Global News, Mar 27, 2021 - COVID-19 variants could see B.C. set new ICU record by early April: data expert

Global News, Mar 18, 2021 - Is B.C. on the verge of a third wave of COVID infections?

Global News, Jan 28, 2021 - B.C. marks one-year anniversary of first confirmed case of COVID-19

Global News, Jan 21, 2021 - Why new COVID-19 variants are on the rise and spreading around the world. The Conversation

Global News, Nov 16, 2020 - Sally Otto and Daniel Coombs talked about COVID-19 modelling and the exponential growth in the number of new cases in B.C.: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-46-on-the-coast/clip/15808654-covid-19-modelling

Global News, Nov 9, 2020 -  Here is the link to watch Sally "explain the numbers behind BC's new COVID-19 restrictions": https://globalnews.ca/video/7451215/explaining-the-numbers-behind-b-c-s-new-covid-19-restrictions/

Global News, Oct 10, 2020 - Here is the link to watch Sally talk about the current trend of the BC COVID-19 transmission rate curve: https://globalnews.ca/video/7380816/bc-is-once-again-bending-the-covid-curve

JGlobal News, un 25, 2020 - "Latest round of modelling data shows B.C. must stay the course" The newest round of modelling data shows we can’t let our guard down. While masks and social distancing measures are working if we go too far we run the risk of a resurgence in cases. We discuss the latest COVID-19 modelling results with UBC Professor Sarah Otto. https://globalnews.ca/video/7101724/latest-round-of-modelling-data-shows-bc-must-stay-the-course

Sources: Global News, The Tyee, CTV News, Vancouver Sun, CBC News, National Post

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