Alastair McAlpine
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About Alastair McAlpine
Alastair McAlpine is an infectious diseases pediatrician, currently working at BC Children's Hospital in Vancouver. Having trained in South Africa, Alastair's passions are preventing infections through vaccines, combating misinformation on social media, and teaching trainees.
Large mink fur farms threaten our COVID-19 health efforts
The risks associated with continuing industrial mink farming outweigh the limited societal benefits, write infectious disease specialists Jan Hajek, Alastair McAlpine and Victor Leung.