Risks and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Canada鈥檚 kids, their parents & teachers
Canadian children have just headed back to school as the pandemic continues, now in its fourth wave.
What risks do they face as the under-12s remain unvaccinated? What are the longer-term impacts of school closures, mitigation measures, and uncertainty on children, school staff, parents, and caregivers across Canada?
The COVID-19 Immunity Task Force (CITF) and CanCOVID are partnering on a monthly event series, Research Results & Implications, to offer the research and policy communities with the latest COVID-19-related results. Both organizations have been providing various resources including knowledge products and events to help inform public health policy during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Join us for the first event in this series for an overview of CITF鈥檚 COVID-related work and for a presentation from six CITF funded teams, as they will unveil their latest results. Stay for a frank discussion regarding the potential policy implications and to participate in a question-and-answer period.
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Moderator
UPTON ALLEN, O.Ont., MBBS, MSc, FAAP, FRCPC, Hon FRCP (UK), FIDSA, Bastable-Potts Chair in Infectious Diseases Research, Professor, Paediatrics and Institute of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation, Senior Associate Scientist and Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, The Hospital for Sick Children, Interim Head, Transplant and Regenerative Medicine Centre, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto
Speakers
TIMOTHY EVANS, MD, PHD - Executive Director of the COVID-19 Immunity Task Force
JIM KELLNER, MD - Pediatric Infectious Diseases Specialist, Professor, Pediatrics, University of Calgary, Member, CITF Leadership Group, Leader, CITF Pediatric Network
MEGHAN AZAD, PHD - Associate Professor, Pediatrics and Child Health at the University of Manitoba, and Research Scientist at the Children鈥檚 Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, and the Manitoba Co-Lead for the CHILD Cohort Study
BRENDA COLEMAN, PHD - Researcher at Sinai Health System in Toronto and Assistant Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
PASCAL LAVOIE, MD, PHD - Investigator at the BC Children鈥檚 Hospital Research Institute, Pediatrician, and Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of British Columbia
JONATHON MAGUIRE, MD - Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics at the University of Toronto, Scientist with MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael鈥檚 Hospital, Pediatrician, Department of Pediatrics, St. Michael鈥檚 Hospital, Unity Health Toronto
MANISH SADARANGANI, BM, BCH, DPHIL - Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics at the University of British Columbia and Director of the Vaccine Evaluation Center for the BC Children鈥檚 Hospital
KATE ZINSZER, PHD - Assistant Professor at l鈥櫭塩ole de sant茅 publique, Universit茅 de Montr茅al, and Researcher at the Centre for Public Health Research
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