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l’Université de Montréal et ses partenaires, y compris McGill, créent le Pôle de préparation aux pandémies de l’Est du Canada

webfull — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 19:07:11 +0000

Un consortium mené par l’UdeM et codirigé par McGill et L’Université Laval reçoit une importante subvention de 2M $ du Fonds de recherche biomédicale du Canada afin de dynamiser l’écosystème de découverte et d’innovation en sciences de la vie.

Published: 2 March 2023

Vaccine uptake remains low among at-risk Canadians

webfull — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 14:21:12 +0000

As the flu season begins and the COVID-19 pandemic continues, pneumococcal vaccination is more important than ever to prevent disease and death from pneumonia and other forms of pneumococcal disease. But vaccine uptake remains low among adults at high risk, say researchers from �㽶��Ƶ.

Published: 2 November 2022

Infectious disease expert calls global COVID-19 response an 'unmitigated disaster' - CTV News, January 25, 2022

webfull — Wed, 26 Jan 2022 21:44:06 +0000

Dr. Madhukar Pai, Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and past McGill Global Health Programs Director spoke with CTV News.

"An infectious disease expert believes the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been an "unmitigated disaster" and the rapid spread of the Omicron has made another variant a near certainty. "The whole world is a playing field for the virus right now," Dr. Madhukar Pai, an expert in infectious diseases at �㽶��Ƶ, told CTV National News."

Published: 26 January 2022

Quebec tax on unvaccinated may be lawful but sets risky precedent - experts - Reuters, January 12, 2022

webfull — Sat, 15 Jan 2022 00:06:51 +0000

Phoebe Friesen, Assistant Professor in the Biomedical Ethics Unit, is among the experts quoted by Reuters.

Published: 14 January 2022

Canada’s Quebec plans anti-vax tax to fine the unjabbed - The Independent, January 12, 2022

webfull — Sat, 15 Jan 2022 00:00:49 +0000

Carolyn Ells, Associate Professor in the Biomedical Ethics Unit, is quoted by the Independent.

"�㽶��Ƶ medicine and health sciences professor Carolyn Ells said that while the financial penalty may be essential in a health emergency, whether it survives a court challenge would depend on the details."

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Published: 14 January 2022

Extend COVID-19 booster shots to all Quebecers 65 and over, expert says - Montreal Gazette, October 27, 2021

webfull — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 23:06:33 +0000

Dr. Madhukar Pai, Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and past McGill Global Health Programs Director, is among the experts quoted by the Montreal Gazette.

"With the pandemic’s fourth wave stretching on, it may be time for Quebec to start offering a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot to everyone 65 and older, one of the province’s top infectious-diseases experts said on Wednesday."

Published: 29 October 2021

Will Giving COVID Booster Shots Make It Harder to Vaccinate the Rest of the World? - Scientific American, October 20, 2021

webfull — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 16:37:10 +0000

Published: 21 October 2021

Opinion: Here's a better way for McGill to honour Dr. Anthony Fauci - Montreal Gazette, September 29, 2021

webfull — Wed, 29 Sep 2021 22:12:05 +0000

Dr. Olga Basso, Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, co-authored a Montreal Gazette opinion piece.

"Principal Suzanne Fortier said it best when she announced that McGill would bestow its greatest distinction upon Dr. Fauci: “�㽶��Ƶ’s honorary degrees are the means by which the university expresses its highest ideals, recognizing individuals whose accomplishments are of such excellence that they provide inspiration and leadership to the community.”

Published: 29 September 2021

Charity And Good Intentions Will Not End The Covid-19 Pandemic - Forbes, September 23, 2021

webfull — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 21:36:59 +0000

Dr. Madhukar Pai, Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and past McGill Global Health Programs Director, authored a recent Forbes opinion piece.

"Yesterday, President Joe Biden convened heads of state and leaders from diverse organizations for the Global COVID-19 Summit. A key target announced was to vaccinate at least 70% of the world’s population by this time next year. But experts and advocates argue that this target will not be met purely with good intentions, pledges and vaccine donations."

Published: 24 September 2021

McGill must do more to prevent COVID outbreaks on campus - The Globe and Mail, September 21, 2021

webfull — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 15:34:26 +0000

Dr. Joanne Liu, Professor focusing on pandemic and health emergencies at the McGill School of Population and Global Health (SPGH) co-authored an opinion piece in the Globe and Mail.

"When you look at Canada’s biggest universities, McGill is an outlier. The Montreal university has some of the weakest measures for preventing transmission of COVID-19."

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Published: 21 September 2021