Tracy Sherlock
Wishful thinking won't get us out of COVID-19
A visualization of the COVID-19 virus. Photo by: iSO-FORM LLC Are we still in a pandemic? My logical brain says yes, yes we are. Several...
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Pandemic Diary: Busting some COVID-19 myths
First, a personal update: I’m now on day eight of my ten-day COVID-19 quarantine and, other than a very, very minor bit of head and...
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Pandemic Diary: When COVID gets personal
If there was ever a reason to reactivate Pandemic Diary, this must be it. I have COVID-19. I tested positive on Saturday. I have...
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Pandemic Diary Week 68: The end of an era
B.C. Premier John Horgan (left) and Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced the province is moving to stage three this week....
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Pandemic Diary Week 67: COVID-19 vaccines are good, but they’re not foolproof
Vancouver Coastal Health gives out stickers with COVID-19 vaccines. At least 10,000 people in the United States tested positive for...
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Pandemic Diary Week 66: Mix-and-match approach to vaccines promoted
Mixing and matching of COVID-19 vaccines is safe and effective, Dr. Bonnie Henry says. (Photo: B.C. government Flickr.) People in B.C....
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Pandemic Diary Week 65: ‘Really great news’ as COVID-19 slows in B.C.
This chart, from Dr. Henry's most recent modelling presentation, shows the proportion of the dominant variants in B.C. For the first time...
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Pandemic Diary Week 64: Everybody’s talking about second doses, vaccine incentives
This screen shot from a Washington state Governor Jay Inslee news release, shows the incentives our neighbours to the south are using to...
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Pandemic Diary Week 63: As B.C. reopens, second doses accelerate
This Misery Index created by the Macdonald Laurier Institute found that Alberta has suffered the most through the COVID-19 pandemic. B.C....
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Pandemic Diary Week 62: Don’t travel, get vaccinated
Premier John Horgan, Health Minister Adrian Dix and Chief Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry provide an update on COVID-19 on May...
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Pandemic Diary Week 61: COVID-19 vaccines are good, but they’re not foolproof
This map shows the rate of COVID-19 infections up to May 11. Image is from the World Health Organization weekly epidemiological report. A...
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Pandemic Diary Week 60: B.C. sees first case of vaccine-induced blood clot
Using cryo-electron microscopy, UBC researchers have revealed the structure of the N501Y spike protein mutant, shown above (in blue)...
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Pandemic Diary Week 59: B.C.’s vaccine roll out is both slow, chaotic
B.C. gave its first COVID-19 immunizations on Dec. 15, 2020. Four and a half months later, the province is booking appointments for those...
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Pandemic Diary Week 58: COVID flexes its global muscles
B.C.'s Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry gives one of her twice-weekly COVID-19 reports. (Photo: BC government) B.C. has been...
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Pandemic Diary Week 57: Rumoured lockdowns never come to pass
This screenshot from B.C. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry's latest COVID-19 update shows the trajectory of the pandemic if...
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Pandemic Diary Week 56: B.C. goes from COVID-19 poster child to problem child
This graphic shows the growth of COVID-19 variants of concern in British Columbia. Screenshot from B.C. government powerpoint. It started...
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Pandemic Diary Week 55: Third wave brings ‘rough ride’
Premier John Horgan and Health Minister Adrian Dix watch as Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry provides an update on COVID-19....
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Pandemic Diary Week 54: Race between variants and vaccine still rages
This chart shows that even though most serious COVID-19 is experienced by older people, people younger than 50 have also been...
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Pandemic Diary Week 53: B.C.’s vaccination plan races ahead
B.C.'s vaccination timeline now shows all adults who want to be vaccinated to be able to get their first shot by the end of June. (slide...
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Pandemic Diary Week 52: It's been a full year of COVID-19
B.C.'s daily case rate is near the top in Canada, Dr. Henry's slides show. Internationally, B.C. still has comparatively quite low daily...
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Tracy Sherlock is a freelance journalist based in Vancouver. She worked as a reporter and editor at the Vancouver Sun until 2017 and served as education beat reporter and books editor. She has also worked in community papers and as a web editor. Tracy has received the Jack Webster Award, B.C.’s top journalism prize, and received a citation of merit for the Michener Award, a national journalism award for public service journalism.
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