/spgh/taxonomy/term/410/all en /spgh/channels/news/quebec-should-hold-lifting-mask-mandates-experts-montreal-gazette-april-3-2022-338883 <p>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 <em>Montreal Gazette.</em></p> Mon, 04 Apr 2022 20:50:12 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 1337 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/you-may-soon-be-offered-fourth-covid-19-shot-whats-known-about-second-boosters-toronto-star-april-1-338882 <p>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 <em>Toronto Star.</em></p> <p style="margin-left:40px"><em>"</em>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.</p> Mon, 04 Apr 2022 20:39:23 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 1336 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/apres-deux-ans-de-pandemie-sommes-nous-desensibilises-aux-deces-lies-la-covid-19-radio-canada-march-338398 <p>Dr. Joanne Liu, Professor focusing on pandemic and health emergencies at the McGill School of Population and Global Health (SPGH), is among the experts quoted by <em>Radio-Canada.</em></p> Mon, 14 Mar 2022 19:54:50 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 1258 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/pandemic-following-very-predictable-and-depressing-pattern-atlantic-march-4-2022-338144 <p>Dr. Madhukar Pai, Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and past McGill Global Health Programs Director co-wrote a piece in <em>The Atlantic</em> on the different paths Covid-19 is taking in high and lower-income countries.</p> Fri, 04 Mar 2022 19:33:58 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 1243 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/quartiers-vulnerables-les-initiatives-de-proximite-au-coeur-de-la-solution-la-presse-february-21-337965 <p>Mathieu Maheu-Giroux, Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, is among the experts quoted by <em>La Presse.</em></p> <p style="margin-left:40px"><em>"</em>Une récente étude à laquelle a participé l’Université McGill montre d’ailleurs que dans 16 grandes villes canadiennes, dont Montréal, 50 % des cas de COVID-19 se sont concentrés dans des zones regroupant moins de 21 % à 35 % de la population.</p> Fri, 25 Feb 2022 21:29:21 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 1234 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/how-prepare-quebecs-fragile-health-care-system-next-covid-19-wave-montreal-gazette-february-21-2022-337964 <p>Erin Strumpf, Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health is among the experts quoted by the <em>Montreal Gazette.</em></p> Fri, 25 Feb 2022 21:23:47 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 1233 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/que-veut-dire-vivre-avec-le-virus-radio-canada-february-18-2022-337839 <p>Dr. Joanne Liu, Professor focusing on pandemic and health emergencies at the McGill School of Population and Global Health (SPGH), and Dr. Madhukar Pai, Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and past McGill Global Health Programs Director, are among the experts quoted by <em>Radio-Canada.</em></p> Fri, 18 Feb 2022 22:23:02 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 1222 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/quebec-health-experts-stress-covid-19-booster-shot-still-necessary-despite-vaccine-passport-removal-337838 <p>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 <em>Global News.</em></p> Fri, 18 Feb 2022 22:16:31 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 1221 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/removing-quebecs-vaccine-passport-reasonable-time-experts-say-montreal-gazette-february-15-2022-337836 <p>Giorgia Sulis, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health is among the experts quoted by the <em>Montreal Gazette.</em></p> <p style="margin-left:40px"><em>"</em>If Quebec does remove all restrictions it intends to by mid-March, Dr. Giorgia Sulis, an infectious disease epidemiologist at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ’s school of population and global health, said it’s crucial for Quebecers to understand that doesn’t mean they should stop following public health recommendations."</p> Fri, 18 Feb 2022 21:53:34 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 1219 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/how-fight-covid-19-ventilation-and-air-purifiers-hindu-february-15-2022-337833 <p>Dr. Madhukar Pai, Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and past McGill Global Health Programs Director co-authored a <em>The Hindu</em> piece.</p> Fri, 18 Feb 2022 21:16:33 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 1217 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/communities-low-incomes-immigrants-essential-workers-hardest-hit-covid-19-study-cbc-february-15-2022-337832 <p>A study led by Mathieu Maheu-Giroux, Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, is featured by <em>CBC News. </em>Professor Maheu-Giroux also commented on the study.</p> Fri, 18 Feb 2022 21:08:45 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 1216 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/les-inegalites-dans-la-lutte-contre-la-pandemie-entrevue-avec-joanne-liu-radio-canada-february-13-337830 <p>Dr. Joanne Liu, Professor focusing on pandemic and health emergencies at the McGill School of Population and Global Health (SPGH), spoke with <em>Radio-Canada.</em></p> Fri, 18 Feb 2022 20:58:30 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 1215 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/la-tuberculose-tue-davantage-cause-de-la-covid-19-journal-de-montreal-february-4-2022-337827 <p>Dr. Madhukar Pai, Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and past McGill Global Health Programs Director spoke to the <em>Journal de Montreal.</em></p> <p style="margin-left:40px">"Les chercheurs de l’Université McGill dénoncent dans une édition récente de la revue scientifique New England Journal of Medicine les « effets dévastateurs » que la pandémie a eus sur la tuberculose en drainant les services qui lui étaient réservés vers les personnes atteintes du coronavirus."</p> Fri, 18 Feb 2022 20:41:08 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 1213 at /spgh /spgh/article/prioritizing-supports-specific-neighbourhoods-key-curbing-covid-19-transmission <p>The COVID-19 pandemic has uneven impacts across cities and provinces, with some regions struggling more than others. A new study shows hotspots of COVID-19 infections across Canadian cities are linked to occupation, income, housing, and markers for structural racism.</p> Fri, 25 Feb 2022 22:37:59 +0000 Shirley Cardenas, McGill Newsroom 1237 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/equite-vaccinale-le-prochain-variant-est-evitable-affirment-des-organismes-radio-canada-february-2-337406 <p>Dr. Joanne Liu, Professor focusing on pandemic and health emergencies at the McGill School of Population and Global Health (SPGH), is among the experts quoted by <em>Radio-Canada.</em></p> Thu, 03 Feb 2022 21:47:14 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 1200 at /spgh