Smoking rates surge during COVID-19
University of Queensland researchers have found nicotine consumption in Australia increased by 30 per cent during the early stages of COVID-19.
Children with asthma not at higher risk of severe COVID, research suggests
A study of nearly 19,000 children who sought care at hospital for COVID-19 during the pandemic shows those with asthma were not at greater risk of serious infection.
Monash receives $5m grant for COVID-19 mRNA vaccine
Monash University has received $5 million from the Victorian Government to manufacture the first Australian batch of a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine for clinical trials...
Coronavirus antibodies last at least three months after infection, University of Toronto study finds
Coronavirus antibodies can last at least three months after a person becomes infected with the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a study published in Science Immunology.
Working with local biotech, University of Toronto to test drug that may prevent fatal...
The University of Toronto has partnered with Markham, Ont.-based Edesa Biotech on laboratory studies of a drug that physicians are already using at Canadian hospitals in a clinical...
PRINCIPLE trial finds antibiotics azithromycin and doxycycline not generally effective treatments for COVID-19
In March 2020, the UK-wide Platform Randomised trial of INterventions against COVID-19 In older people (PRINCIPLE) trial was established as a flexible.
Cambridge initiative to address risks of future engineered pandemics
Covid-19 showed us how vulnerable the world is to pandemics – but what if the next pandemic were somehow engineered? How would the world respond – and could we stop it happening in the first place?
USA, Chile and Peru interim trial data show Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is safe and highly...
A Phase III study of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine conducted by AstraZeneca plc in the USA, Chile and Peru has shown that vaccine is safe and highly effective...
Smith School of Business and Mitacs launch internship program
Smith School of Business and Mitacs launch internship program to connect students with businesses and not-for-profit organizations during COVID-19.
Fighting food insecurity during a global pandemic
As the COVID-19 pandemic cripples food systems worldwide, governments must evolve and cooperate to heal the crisis, Johns Hopkins Professor Jessica Fanzo argues in a recent Nature op-ed.
