2021

Do we know how effective vaccines are against the variants? Your COVID-19 questions answered CBC.ca “Alyson Kelvin, a virologist working on COVID-19 vaccine candidates at VIDO-InterVac in Saskatoon, said surveillance in Canada and around the […]

USask doctor says low COVID-19 cases could worsen next wave Globalnews.ca “Blondeau is the head of clinical microbiology at Royal University Hospital at USask, as well as the provincial lead for clinical microbiologists with the …” […]

COVID-19: As care home residents get second vaccine doses, study aims to track their antibody … Vancouver Sun “… with their approach to visitors,” said the study lead, Dr. Marc Romney, who heads up medical […]

Vaccination should be mandatory for health care workers: Article covid19immunitytaskforce.ca “As Canada enters a mass vaccination campaign against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, healthcare workers are at the front of the queue to get […]

McMaster University prepping for its own COVID-19 vaccine trials Toronto Sun “McMaster University is working on its own COVID-19 vaccine — including one that can be inhaled instead of injected — with hopes of a clinical […]

One shot to protect us all: Canadian scientists’ quest to develop a vaccine that fights all types of … The Globe and Mail “… diversity and origin of bat-borne coronaviruses at VIDO-Intervac, an infectious disease […]

With renewed investment in diabetes research, Canada can be home to the next breakthrough again The Hill Times We have seen what is possible when researchers come together with a singular goal through the development […]

Clinical trials start in Halifax for USask’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate CBC.ca “Clinical trials have begun for another Canadian-made COVID-19 vaccine candidate, with three people receiving an initial dose on Wednesday.” TAGS: COVID-19, clinical trial, public […]

A look at promising and overhyped COVID therapies after a tumultuous year of research Toronto Star “University Health Network scientist Ewan Goligher says the probability of requiring life support dropped by about a third among […]

How one Indigenous doctor is tackling vaccine hesitancy, starting with her own mom CBC.ca “… Anishnawbe Health Toronto, the Indigenous Health Program at University Health Network and Shkaabe Makwa — an Indigenous-focused branch of …” […]