Covid Research

• 1 in 8 adults end up with long COVID, new Dutch study finds

  A Dutch study released on Saturday reports that one in eight adults who are infected with coronavirus experience long-term symptoms often known as long COVID.

  Health

  Aug 6, 2022
  
• Think you’re immune to COVID-19 after getting sick? Maybe not, new research shows

  At least 40 per cent of Canadians have been infected with the Omicron variant of COVID-19, but new data shows not everyone who gets sick will develop immunity.

  Health

  Jul 6, 2022
  
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• COVID-19 shots still work but researchers say they’re testing new approaches

  COVID-19 vaccinations are at a critical juncture as companies test whether new approaches like combination shots or nasal drops can keep up with a mutating coronavirus.

  Canada

  Apr 24, 2022
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• Western University researchers developing rVSV COVID-19 vaccine

  Results of pre-clinical studies in mice suggest the rVSV vaccine out of Western University produces a powerful and possibly long-lasting antibody response.

  Science

  Dec 21, 2021
• Is wastewater testing in Calgary showing any crest in COVID-19’s 4th wave?

  Is Alberta's devastating fourth wave of COVID-19 about to crest? Researchers examine the viral load in wastewater, hoping the province will continue with plans to expand testing.

  Health

  Sep 28, 2021
• Canada boosts science, vaccine research with $518M in new federal funding

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the investment will support the work of nearly 1,000 researchers.

  Canada

  Mar 3, 2021
• Mutation could significantly increase coronavirus infection ability, study suggests

  The research may explain why early outbreaks in some parts of the world did not end up overwhelming health systems as much as other outbreaks in New York and Italy.

  Science

  Jun 16, 2020