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Coronavirus Resources
This page will direct you to a number of reputable resources about COVID-19 and will feature information and news about the actions the Government of Canada, our Provincial Governments and the health research and health innovation communities are taking to address this public health crisis. We will be updating this page regularly as new information becomes available, so please use and share these resources with your networks.
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Other Resources | Research Funding | Research and Information from our Partners |
Health Research on the Frontlines: Research Canada’s Members in Action |
Latest Blogs and News Releases
“While we navigate our way through COVID-19, know that Research Canada will honour our commitments to our Members, Supporters and Partners and will continue to be the lighthouse for the health research and innovation sector during these challenging times.”
– Deborah Gordon-El-Bihbety, President and CEO of Research Canada
The Government of Canada’s Update on COVID-19 (led by Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada):
- COVID-19 updates: Current cases, risk to Canadians, news and updates
- Prevention and risk: Social distancing, self-isolation, hygiene, how COVID-19 spreads, infection risks, false claims
- Symptoms and treatment: Symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, about coronaviruses
- Travel advice: Travel advisories, returning travellers, safety abroad
- Canada’s response: Economic and financial support, Government of Canada’s actions, Canadian collaboration
- Being prepared: Planning, prescriptions, essentials, caring for those who are ill, communication
Provincial Resources
Other Resources
- CanCOVID – An expert community of Canadian COVID-19 researchers, clinical collaborators, and healthcare stakeholders from across the country. Canada’s Chief Science Officer mandated the creation of CanCOVID to optimize Canada’s research response to the COVID-19 public health crisis.
- COVID-19 Resources Canada – A one-stop-shop for those who need COVID-19 resources and connections to those who have extra capacity (or materials).
- Cognit.ca – Access expertise, facilities and IP at Canada’s post-secondary institutions.
- Innovative Medicines Canada COVID-19 Resource Centre – Features the many contributions IMC’s members are making to test for COVID-19, discover new treatments and vaccines, and support healthcare workers and communities in Canada and around the world, as well as Information on drug shortages.
- Mood Disorders Society of Canada COVID-19 Resources – Caring for your Mental Health during COVID-19
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
- Genome Canada: Statement on COVID-19 | Backgrounder on Research Investment | COVID-19 Regional Genomics Initiative
- Canada Research Coordinating Committee via the New Frontiers in Research Fund
- Canadian Frailty Network: Request for Proposals: Frailty and COVID-19
- Stem Cell Network COVID-19 Rapid Response Research Initiative
- National Research Council Canada
- Canada’s Digital Technology Supercluster
- Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen) Supercluster
- York University: Call for time-sensitive special research proposals with a COVID-19 focus
- Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) COVID-19 Research Response Fund
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NEWS FROM THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2020
COVID-19 transmission expected to change in winter. Here’s what a microbiologist wants you to …
CTV Toronto
“York University microbiology associate professor Dasantila Golemi-Kotra said a big reason for the change in transmission is colder and drier air.”
Researchers learning more about connection between blood clots and COVID-19
The Kingston Whig-Standard
“Dr. Lana Castellucci, an associate scientist at The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and a thrombosis physician at The Ottawa Hospital, said …”
Who should get COVID-19 vaccine first depends on when it becomes available: study
Brampton Guardian
“Dr. Curtis Cooper works as a scientist in the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute’s clinical epidemiology program and teaches in the department of …”
Psychologists worry about mental health in first full COVID-19 winter
CBC.ca
“JianLi Wang, a scientist at the Royal’s Institute of Mental Health Research in Ottawa, said interactions don’t necessarily need to be in person in order …”
Ottawa nursing students explore a new way to find stem cell donors during COVID-19 pandemic
CTV Edmonton
“He needed a stem cell transplant as well. Three perfect matches were found, says OIiver’s mother Dawn Pickering. “I felt like I had won the lottery, …”
NEWS FROM WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2020
CHEO offers vital care with new drive-up Mental Health Vitals Clinic
CHEO
“To safely meet the needs of children and youth who are accessing CHEO mental health services during the COVID-19 pandemic, CHEO has transformed its Montreal Road location into a drive-up clinic for monitoring vital signs — a necessary in-person service needed to provide the best care possible.”
Carleton Researchers Checking Wastewater for Signs of COVID-19
Carleton University
“That doesn’t mean that SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19 — isn’t present in wastewater, rivers and lakes, just that the virus is not contagious in water, especially drinking water than has been filtered and disinfected by treatment plants.”
Sunnybrook researchers awarded grants in second round of community-supported COVID-19 funding competition
Sunnybrook Research Institute
“Seven more grants have been awarded to research projects in a second round of funding from the COVID-19 Research Initiative, an internal funding opportunity created by Sunnybrook Research Institute (SRI) and funded by the Sunnybrook Foundation through the generosity of donors who supported the COVID-19 Response Fund.”
New study to track coronavirus infection rates among Montreal-area children
Globalnews.ca
“Researchers with the COVID-19 Immunity Task Force say their study will better equip schools and health care professionals to implement prevention ..”
NEWS FROM TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2020
MUHC to begin trial of ciclesonide for alleviating COVID-19 symptoms
McGill Tribune
“… in mid September, a team of researchers from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) began to examine whether …”
Researchers learning more about connection between blood clots and COVID-19
Ottawa Citizen
“Lana Castellucci associate scientist at The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and a thrombosis physician Dr. Lana Castellucci is an …”
Contact tracers are crucial as COVID-19 cases jump in Alberta
CTV Toronto
“Alberta Health Services’ contact tracers are tasked with figuring out all the people who may have been in contact with a person who is contagious with …”
A guide to COVID-19 testing and self-isolation
NOW Magazine
“Bogoch, who is an infectious diseases physician and scientist with the University Health Network, says that period of self-isolation is critical for a close …”
Women, moms at risk of binge-drinking during pandemic: CAMH study
Belleville Intelligencer
“… according to a new study by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. The study, released earlier this week, surveyed 1,003 adults between Sept.”
USask VIDO-InterVac expands international role to test antiviral compounds against COVID-19
Yorkton This Week
“The Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac) at the University of Saskatchewan …”
Protecting cancer patients from COVID-19: World-first clinical trial tests a novel immune-boosting strategyOTTAWA, July 8, 2020 – In the race to find new ways to prevent and treat COVID-19, Canadian researchers have launched an innovative clinical trial focused on strengthening the immune system for one of the most vulnerable populations – cancer patients. […]
It’s time to stop warehousing Canada’s seniors in long-term care – and initiate a bold long-term strategy for healthy aging
By John Muscedere and Russell Williams, The Canadian Frailty Network
The COVID-19 pandemic has made it clear that Canada needs to change the way we care for our older adults. We have failed in our duty to safeguard the […]
Apolitically Speaking: Taking the Politics Out of COVID-19 and Putting the Science into Politics
by Deborah Gordon-El-Bihbety
“Political parties are essential instruments in the working democratic representative government,” said F.H. Underhill, the Canadian journalist, essayist, historian and past Chair of Carleton University’s Department of History. He goes on to say that, “If public opinion, upon which democratic …” […]
OTTAWA, April 24, 2020 – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced, during Thursday’s daily briefing, an additional $1.1 billion for a national medical and research strategy to address COVID-19 so that Canada can make progress on vaccines, testing, national […]
Stem Cell Network Announces $675,000 for Three Canadian-led COVID-19 Research Projects
OTTAWA, April 23, 2020 – The Stem Cell Network (SCN), Canada’s national leader in stem cell and regenerative medicine research, announced today the funding of three new research projects that will contribute to the global response […]
COVID-19: The End of the Beginning of Health Digitalization
by Ryan Wiley, Deborah Gordon-El-Bihbety, Anne Mullin, Don Walkinshaw, and Natasha Malik
While it is admittedly early to contemplate the far-reaching implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for Canada’s health system, one thing is already unequivocally clear […]
