�山ǿ�� News - Vaccines

You may soon be offered a fourth COVID-19 shot. What’s known about second boosters? - Toronto Star, April 1, 2022

webfull — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 20:39:24 +0000

Dr. Timothy Evans, Inaugural Director and Associate Dean at the School of Population and Global Health and Executive Director of Canada's COVID-19 Immunity Task Force Secretariat is among the experts quoted by the Toronto Star.

"More Canadians may soon be offered a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, but the extent of the protection it provides remains to be seen.

Published: 4 April 2022

�山ǿ�� joins Moderna in battle against global health threats

webfull — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 17:00:35 +0000

�山ǿ�� has joined Moderna’s mRNA Access program, which aims to accelerate innovation and enable new vaccines and medicines for emerging and neglected infectious diseases through collaborative research and preclinical development. �山ǿ�� is the first university in Canada to join this program as it ramps up its international rollout.

Published: 24 March 2022

Quebec health experts stress COVID-19 booster shot still necessary despite vaccine passport removal - Global News, February 16, 2022

webfull — Fri, 18 Feb 2022 22:16:32 +0000

Dr. Catherine Hankins, Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and co-chair of Canada's COVID-19 Immunity Task Force is among the experts quoted by Global News.

Published: 18 February 2022

Should Canadians be offered booster shots, when poorer countries struggle to access vaccines? - CBC, August 5, 2021

webfull — Thu, 05 Aug 2021 21:20:51 +0000

Dr. Madhukar Pai, Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and past �山ǿ�� Global Health Programs Director, is among the experts interviewed by CBC The Current.

Published: 5 August 2021

Le Canada devrait-il vacciner les enfants au plus tôt? - Radio-Canada, July 19, 2021

webfull — Mon, 19 Jul 2021 14:25:43 +0000

Dr. Joanne Liu, Professor focusing on pandemic and health emergencies at the �山ǿ�� School of Population and Global Health (SPGH) is one of two experts quoted by Radio-Canada.

Published: 19 July 2021

Quebec accelerates timeline for teenagers to get fully vaccinated - Montreal Gazette, July 6, 2021

webfull — Wed, 07 Jul 2021 21:04:12 +0000

Published: 7 July 2021

Vaccins: Partager avant qu’il ne soit trop tard - La Presse, May 27, 2021

webfull — Fri, 28 May 2021 21:55:25 +0000

Dr. Joanne Liu, Professor focusing on pandemic and health emergencies at the �山ǿ�� School of Population and Global Health (SPGH) authored an op-ed in La Presse.

"Pendant que nous nous réjouissons du taux de vaccination que nous avons atteint au Canada, la pandémie continue de faire rage dans d’autres parties du monde. Les images crève-cœur qui nous parviennent nous montrent des patients au souffle court se battant contre la COVID-19."

Published: 28 May 2021

What level of vaccination will it take for tide to turn? Experts weigh in - Montreal Gazette, April 24, 2021

webfull — Wed, 28 Apr 2021 22:15:00 +0000

"As Quebec’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign picks up speed, with more than 30 per cent of Quebec adults having received at least one shot, many wonder when all these jabs and safety measures will start to turn the tide."

Published: 28 April 2021

Canada’s Vaccine Mess - The Atlantic, April 6, 2021

webfull — Wed, 07 Apr 2021 15:34:17 +0000

Published: 7 April 2021

CBC Radio's The House: Vaccination vexation, March 6, 2021

webfull — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 15:06:37 +0000

Dr. Catherine Hankins, Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and co-chair of Canada's COVID-19 Immunity Task Force discusses prospects for achieving mass immunization.

"Vaccination frenzy grips Canada. This week saw several major developments in Canada's COVID-19 vaccine rollout. Health Canada approved a fourth vaccine, while provinces moved quickly to extend the window in which a second dose can be administered."

Published: 9 March 2021