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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 …” […]

COVID-19 vaccines are ‘ethically justified’ for pregnant women: CMAJ BarrieToday “Core principles of medical ethics hold that medical decisions or … Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Cynthia Maxwell MD, Sinai Health; and Tali …” TAGS: COVID-19, […]

Ontario lab pioneering new COVID-19 test method calls for all positive samples to be checked for … Globalnews.ca “Brad Wouters, executive vice-president of science and research at University Health Network, said failing to do this […]