Richard Schabas

Where this writer stands

No opinion piece by this writer has been scored on a policy topic yet.

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Recent work

• Opinion: Strictly by the numbers, the coronavirus does not register as a dire global crisisOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 8, 2020
• Opinion: Strictly by the numbers, the coronavirus does not register as a dire global crisisOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 8, 2020
• Stop the hysteria over measles outbreaksOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 2, 2018
• Why Zika shouldn’t derail the Rio OlympicsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · May 16, 2016
• Are we taking the flu (shot) too seriously?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 23, 2015
• Ebola: Can we learn from SARS?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 26, 2014
• The real lessons of H1N1Opinion · Toronto Star · Aug 13, 2010
• The real lessons of H1N1Opinion · Toronto Star · Aug 12, 2010
• The real lessons of H1N1 | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Aug 12, 2010
• Canada's H1N1 decision: policy or politics?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 12, 2009
• The real costs of the pandemic that wasn'tOpinion · The Globe and Mail · May 4, 2009
• Toronto’s cellphone warning sends out the wrong signalOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 31, 2008