When: 27 September 2023 13:15 – 14:15. Although COVID-19 is no longer a public health emergency of international concern, it remains a public health threat, and the number of people infected have increased in recent months. New variants of SARS-CoV-2 have also emerged, such as EG.5 and BA2.86. This webinar will cover the current situation, what the emerging variants are and how much of a risk they pose to public health, and what can be done about it. This webinar will offer interpretation services in French, Spanish, Russian and Arabic, while also featuring AI-powered interpretation in Bengali, Chinese and Hindi to broaden global accessibility.
A University of Calgary research group - which includes several Bachelor of Health Sciences alumni joined forces with members of the World Health Organization to tackle a global health question.