Kate Zinszer
Results from an ongoing study led by an Université de Montréal public-health expert shed important light on the extent to which a small minority of 2- to 17-year-olds in the city had COVID-19 between October 2020 and April 2021.
On average, 5.8 per cent of participating children were found to have antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. However, the seroprevalence (proportion of children with antibodies in their blood) increased sharply over time.
In October and November of 2020, only 3.3 per cent of children had antibodies. By April 2021, in the third wave, 8.9 per cent of the students tested had antibodies. The results of this study are preliminary and have not yet been peer-reviewed.
Three Canadian studies will help determine how many teachers may have had COVID-19 Researchers in British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec will also study the effects of the pandemic on teachers’ mental health
March 04, 2021 05:00 ET | Source: COVID-19 Immunity Task Force COVID-19 Immunity Task Force Montréal, CANADA
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MONTREAL, March 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) As in-class learning has been affected in much of the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Canada, through its COVID-19 Immunity Task Force (CITF), is supporting three research projects that will estimate how many teachers and school personnel have been infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Approximately $2.9 million has been provided for three studies, one each in Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia, to help further inform decision-making around prevention strategies in neighbourhoods, schools and daycares.
Published: Mar 04, 2021
MONTREAL, March 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) As in-class learning has been affected in much of the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Canada, through its COVID-19 Immunity Task Force (CITF), is supporting three research projects that will estimate how many teachers and school personnel have been infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Approximately $2.9 million has been provided for three studies, one each in Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia, to help further inform decision-making around prevention strategies in neighbourhoods, schools and daycares. This will also help with vaccine surveillance once vaccines are given to teaching personnel. The studies will also evaluate the effects of the pandemic on teachers’ mental health.
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