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February 10, 2021 05:00 ET | Source: COVID-19 Immunity Task Force COVID-19 Immunity Task Force Montréal, Quebec, CANADA
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MONTREAL, Feb. 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Residents of long-term care facilities are at increased risk for serious outcomes of COVID-19. As vaccines are now being offered to this priority population, the Government of Canada is investing over $2 million through Canada s COVID-19 Immunity Task Force (CITF) for two studies in British Columbia (BC) and Alberta which will investigate how the immune systems of elderly residents and staff in these facilities respond to COVID-19 infection and vaccination.