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What preliminary data might tell us about the Omicron variant’s future in Canada - The Globe and Mail, December 3, 2021
Published: 6 December 2021
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 The Globe and Mail.
"Infectious disease experts are narrowing their focus on a pair of numbers that will likely determine the trajectory of the Omicron variant in Canada and shape the country’s public-health response.
Catherine Hankins, a professor of public and population health at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ who co-chairs Canada’s Immunity Task Force, said she and other task force members are investigating the feasibility of surveillance testing to shed light on vaccine effectiveness among people who do not report symptoms."