Posts Tagged: COVID-19
Experts available to comment on topics related to back to school
September 1, 2022
Next week thousands of students across Ontario will head back to school, a time that can be both exciting and…
Health Canada approves first COVID-19 vaccine for youngest kids: Experts available to comment
July 14, 2022
Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine has been approved by Health Canada for children under five, the first vaccine approved for that age…
Ontario expected to lift most mask requirements near the two-year anniversary of global pandemic
March 9, 2022
This Friday (March 11) marks the two-year anniversary of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring a global pandemic following worldwide…
How the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions will affect everyone’s mental health differently: Expert Available
February 15, 2022
Ontario is the latest province to announce a significant lifting of restrictions as the most recent wave of COVID-19 infections…
School location triggers inequitable impact of COVID-19
February 9, 2022
Western team discovered schools in marginalized areas in Ontario were more negatively affected by the pandemic than other areas.
Mandatory vaccination is about ethics, not just science
January 10, 2022
Bioethics expert Maxwell Smith believes the decision to implement mandatory vaccinations will rest largely on whether they can be ethically justified.
Learning loss expert available to comment on school closures
January 7, 2022
Canada Research Chair in Neuroscience & Learning Disorders says the true cost of the pandemic on children’s learning may only be evident in years to come.
Vaccine equity key to helping prevent COVID-19 variants like Omicron
December 1, 2021
Maxwell Smith, associate director of Western’s Health Ethics, Law, & Policy (HELP) Lab, is available to media for interviews about the Omicron variant.
New study examines travel trends during COVID-19 lockdown
November 25, 2021
Researchers used de-identified and aggregated network mobility data to determine the effectiveness of Ontario’s regionally targeted lockdowns to reduce movement during the pandemic.
Experts available to comment on COVID-19 vaccines for kids
November 19, 2021
Health Canada has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for youth aged 5 to 11, marking a major milestone in Canada’s…
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