Researchers win PM’s Science Prize for protecting NZ from Covid-19
New Zealand’s premier award for transformational science, the Prime Minister’s Science Prize, has been awarded to a collaborative team of academics and researchers...
Ethics of mandatory vaccinations: benefits may not outweigh challenges
Vaccines are one of the most effective tools for protecting people against COVID-19, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
UBC research shows wastewater genomic testing can effectively track COVID-19 variants of concern within...
Wastewater testing can accurately and rapidly identify levels of COVID-19 infections in the community, including the rise of variants of concern, suggests new research led by UBC professor Dr. Ryan Ziels.
University of Toronto startup to aid pharmacists with Canada’s vaccine rollout
The number of people who have been vaccinated in Canada inches higher with each passing day, but millions more will require shots before the country can escape the pandemic.
Digital Tapestry helps Aberdeen school children explore RGU’s Art & Heritage
Aberdeen school children are using virtual reality to connect with an out of space artefact from NASA’s Get Away Special programme, as part of Robert Gordon University’s (RGUs) innovative Digital Tapestry Project.
Free Trinity workshops to help businesses survive COVID-19
Trinity Business School has partnered with the leading business members’ group Ibec to launch a free series of workshops...
New Zealand approves Pfizer vaccine for young people from 12 to 15, but they’ll...
In a new article on The Conversation, UC's Professor Michael Plank writes that vaccinating young people is key to ensuring our community is protected from Covid-19.
Why Covid-19 is creating an unequal global recovery
While COVID-19 has hit every economy across the globe, its impact has been uneven and has exacerbated patterns of inequality. Amid disparities in vaccination rollouts, major economies are opening up leading to expectations of a global economic recovery.
USF Health and Tampa General Hospital selected to participate in the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine...
USF Health and Tampa General Hospital have been selected as a site for a clinical trial testing the Novavax NVX-CoV2373 vaccine for COVID-19.
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...
