New Zealand is proposing a unique approach to stopping smoking. With legislation, which would come into effect in 2027, anyone born after 2008 will not be able to buy cigarettes in their lifetimes.
Premier Jason Kenney says Alberta's vaccination rate means it is well positioned to handle the variant, allowing the province to loosen gathering restrictions.
Virologists and immunologists say advancing science will increase our ability to tailor vaccines to new variants, while researchers also point to new technologies that promise further gains—including a hoped-for jab that could protect against multiple pathogens, even ones we don't know about yet.
