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Scientists, clinicians across Canada preparing for future pandemic threats

Published May 6, 2024

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Published by: The Canadian Press
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By Nicole Ireland

Nearly $574 million will be doled out to researchers across the country for projects aimed at ramping up Canada’s preparedness for future health emergencies, including the next pandemic, the federal government announced on Monday.

One of the 19 projects is a national network of existing emergency departments and primary-care clinics, called Prepared, that will screen for any new viruses or pathogens that start to appear in patients.

“As a public health specialist and as a practising physician, I would very much anticipate there being another respiratory pandemic in the future. The challenge is we don’t know when it will be or what it will be,” said Dr. Andrew Pinto, Prepared project lead and a family physician at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto.

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Does prior omicron infection shield against future infection? Maybe not, new research finds

Published August 21, 2023

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Published by: Medical Xpress
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By Cara Murez

“This research highlights the need for continued vigilance and underscores the importance of ongoing preventive measures against COVID-19.”

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Omicron infection may leave seniors more susceptible to future COVID infections, say McMaster researchers

Published August 21, 2023

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Published by: McMaster University / Brighter World
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“This research highlights the need for continued vigilance and underscores the importance of ongoing preventive measures against COVID-19.”

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Some seniors infected with Omicron variants were more susceptible to reinfection, not less: McMaster study

Published August 21, 2023

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Published by: Toronto Star
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By Kenyon Wallace

In a sign that scientists still don’t fully understand how some COVID-19 variants manage to evade the immune system, a new Ontario study has found that retirement- and long-term-care home residents infected during the first Omicron wave were 20 times more likely to get reinfected by the virus than those who avoided a prior infection.

The surprising finding by researchers at McMaster University runs counter to the prevailing wisdom that a previous COVID infection affords protection against future infections, at least in the older adults who participated in the study.

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