Following months of low transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 in the community, public health data and hospitals are reporting an uptick in COVID-19 cases and related hospitalizations.
As fall approaches, Western University experts are available to comment on the emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2, the combined effects of COVID-19, influenza and RSV, and what it could mean for the community and the health system, and what precautions families should consider as students return to school.
Chair, Division of Infectious Diseases, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
Areas of expertise: Infectious diseases, COVID hospitalizations and community prevalence, safety of children returning to school, vaccine guidelines.
Assistant professor, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Master of Public Health and Global Health Systems
Areas of expertise: Public health epidemiology, public health policy, RSV and flu.
Professor, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Canada Research Chair in HIV Pathogenesis and Viral Control
Areas of expertise: Molecular virology, vaccine development, wastewater testing for COVID-19, influenza and other respiratory viruses.
Professor, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western Research Chair Viral Pathogenesis
Areas of expertise: Virus evolution, COVID-19 variants, vaccine development, influenza and other respiratory viruses.
* Available after September 07, 2023.
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Prabhjot Sohal, Media Relations Officer, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, 519.857.4993 (mobile), psohal5@uwo.ca
