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U of T and Merck Canada partner to advance and share vaccine knowledge and research A $3-million contribution from Merck Canada Inc. to the Dalla Lana School of Public Health’s Centre for Vaccine Preventable Diseases reinforces U of T’s role as a leader in the advancement of immunization and vaccine science (photo by Johnny Guatto)
As Canada marks National Immunization Awareness Week, a new investment from Merck Canada to the University of Toronto’s Centre for Vaccine Preventable Diseases at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health (DLSPH) will support research, education and knowledge translation around vaccine science and help communicate the importance of immunization as a cornerstone of public health.
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As Canada marks National Immunization Awareness Week, a new investment from Merck Canada to the University of Toronto s Centre for Vaccine Preventable Diseases (CVPD) at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health (DLSPH) will support research, education, and knowledge translation around vaccine science and help communicate the importance of immunization as a cornerstone of public health.
Merck Canada s $3-million investment will help the Centre s diverse mix of public health researchers to better understand the decision-making of individuals and communities around whether and when to receive immunizations. With expertise in vaccine science, social and behavioural health, equity, and health systems, the Centre s faculty members will produce scientific research to aid the Ontario government, policy-makers and public health advocates around the world in increasing public knowledge of and access to immunizations.
Last Updated Friday, April 16, 2021 8:37AM EDT Ontario’s COVID-19 science table is set to release new modelling today as the government is considering additional measures, including a curfew, to curb soaring infections and hospitalizations, sources say. CP24 and CTV News Toronto have learned the projections warn that daily case counts could be between 12,000 and 18,000 by the end of May. Sources also say that the number of coronavirus patients in intensive care units could surpass 1,600, and possibly reach as high as 1,800, by then as well. That staggering rise in ICU patients would equate to about three-quarters of the roughly 2,300 ICU beds that are available in Ontario hospitals, resulting in little capacity to treat other patients in need of critical care.
The number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care in Ontario is projected to reach nearly 800 by the end of April even with the continuation of vaccinations and the implementation of two or four weeks of stay-at-home orders, according to the latest modelling update.
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Publishing date: Apr 01, 2021 • 2 days ago • 6 minute read • This handout file illustration image obtained Feb. 27, 2020 courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows the coronavirus, COVID-19. Photo by HANDOUT /Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health and other health experts, is imposing a provincewide emergency brake as a result of an alarming surge in case numbers and COVID-19 hospitalizations across the province. The provincewide emergency brake will be effective Saturday, April 3, 2021, at 12:01 a.m. and the government intends to keep this in place for at least four weeks.