Why the credibility of AstraZeneca's vaccine data matters - Yahoo News, March 24, 2021
Professor Jonathan Kimmelman, Director of the Biomedical Ethics Unit is among the experts quoted in this piece about the AstraZeneca vaccine.
"…“It’s one thing for a drug company or sponsor to bungle this on the first go but this is the second time this company has released information that was inaccurate and confusing, and it’s incredibly frustrating,” said Jonathan Kimmelman, a bioethicist at ۲ݮƵ University."
Canada's lagging COVID-19 vaccine campaign set to ramp up as virus variants spread - Daily Mail, March 24, 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 quoted in a recent Daily Mail Article.
"…" It makes a lot of sense to try to get as many people vaccinated as quickly as possible," said Catherine Hankins, a ۲ݮƵ University epidemiologist and co-chair of another federal advisory group, the COVID-19 Immunity Task Force."
As Covid-19 Derails TB Progress, Advocates Demand Renewed Commitment To End TB - Forbes, March 23, 2021
For World TB Day, Dr. Madhukar Pai, Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and former ۲ݮƵ Global Health Programs Director wrote about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the path to end tuberculosis in Forbes.
Opinion: To recover from COVID-19, donor support for tuberculosis must increase - Devex, March 24, 2021
For World TB Day, Dr. Madhukar Pai, Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and former ۲ݮƵ Global Health Programs Director, co-wrote an op-ed in Devex.
What Canada needs to do to end TB - Policy Options, March 24, 2021
PhD Candidate Lena Faust and PhD student Alexandra Zimmer, both from the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, wrote an opinion piece for World TB Day.
Les disparités vaccinales se creusent à travers le monde - Le Devoir, March 23, 2021
Professor Jay Kaufman, of the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health is among the experts quoted in Le Devoir newspaper.
We went all-out to tackle Covid-19 - TB needs the same approach - The Telegraph, March 22, 2021
Ahead of World TB Day, Dr. Madhukar Pai, Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and former ۲ݮƵ Global Health Programs Director, co-wrote an op-ed in the Telegraph.
A Prescription To Reform Canada’s Broken Eldercare System - Forbes, March 18, 2021
Dr. Madhukar Pai, Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and former ۲ݮƵ Global Health Programs Director discussed long-term health care for the elders with health journalist André Picard.
Analysis: The COVID-19 variant Quebec is not talking about - Montreal Gazette, March 18, 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 quoted in the Montreal Gazette.
Quebec premier may 'soon' announce relaxed Montreal-area curfew - CTV News, March 15, 2021
Professor Daniel Weinstock, past director of the Institute for Health and Social Policy, is quoted in this article.
Les jours plus longs pourraient réduire l'adhésion au couvre-feu - Radio-Canada, March 15, 2021
Professor Daniel Weinstock, past director of the Institute for Health and Social Policy, is among the experts quoted.
"Quand il fera encore jour au moment où nous serons censés entrer pour le couvre-feu, je pense qu'à ce moment-là, ce sera très difficile à maintenir et les gens commenceront probablement à montrer du mécontentement."
Experts say Quebecers may be less willing to comply with curfew as days get longer - Calgary Herald, March 14, 2021
Professor Daniel Weinstock, past director of the Institute for Health and Social Policy, is among the experts quoted in this article.
La recherche médicale oublie les femmes - Radio-Canada, March 7, 2021
Dr. Louise Pilote, Professor in the Department of Medicine and Member of the SPGH Leadership team, is interviewed by Radio-Canada.
CBC Radio's The House: Vaccination vexation, March 6, 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 discusses prospects for achieving mass immunization.
Canada's COVID-19 Immunity Task Force co-chair explains why she now backs 2nd dose delay - CBC, March 6, 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 featured by CBC News.
"The co-chair of Canada's COVID-19 Immunity Task Force says she's now "very much in favour" of delaying the second dose of COVID-19 vaccines for shots that must be administered under a two-dose regimen."