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New research suggests that the impact of natural and vaccine-induced immunity will be key factors in shaping the future trajectory of the global coronavirus pandemic, known as COVID-19. In particular, a vaccine capable of eliciting a strong immune response could substantially reduce the future burden of infection, according to a study recently published in the journal Science.

Classified as: News release, covid-19, immunity, Vaccine
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Published on: 28 Sep 2020

Thousands of healthy volunteers, including hundreds of Canadians, have offered to try getting injected with a potential vaccine and then purposely becoming infected with COVID-19 to test if the vaccine works.ÌýJonathan Kimmelman, a professor of biomedical ethics at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥, expressed concerns about the risks.

Classified as: Jonathan Kimmelman, ethics, covid-19, Vaccine
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Published on: 19 May 2020

After one week on the job, members of the federal government’s new immunity task force say they are coming to grips with a towering wall of uncertainty that obscures the true extent of COVID-19 in Canada.

Classified as: Catherine Hankins, covid-19, task force, public and population health, immunity, Vaccine
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Published on: 4 May 2020

A new volcanic fissure on Hawaii's Big Island sent gases and lava exploding into the air, prompting officials to issue calls for more evacuations as residents awaited a possible major eruption at Kilauea volcano's summit. (source )

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Classified as: Congo, Ebola, outbreak, Vaccine, West Africa
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Published on: 14 May 2018

With the arrival of spring, millions of Canadians have begun their annual ritual of sneezing and wheezing due to seasonal allergies.ÌýA research team at the Montreal Children’s Hospital from the Research Institute of the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Health Centre (RI-MUHC) is bringing them hope with a potential vaccine that nudges the immune response away from developing allergies.

Classified as: immune system, Vaccine, allergies
Published on: 14 May 2015

Sexual behaviour of teenage girls does not appear to have been affected by routine human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination, according to a large study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

Classified as: Research, teens, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥, HPV, girls, sexual behaviour, Vaccine, adolescent health, CMAJ, HPV vaccination, promiscuuity, Queen's University, sexually-transmitted infections, vaccination
Published on: 8 Dec 2014

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