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Feds fund COVID-19 sewage testing in Saskatoon, First Nations Federal funding will revive a University of Saskatchewan program that models the spread of COVID-19 in Saskatoon through the city s sewage.
Author of the article: Zak Vescera
Publishing date: Feb 22, 2021 • February 22, 2021 • 3 minute read • Dr. Kerry McPhedran, Dr. Markus Brinkmann, and Saskatoon Wastewater Treatment Plant manager Mike Sadowski, left to right, are part of a team researching whether wastewater can give us clues about COVID-19 transmission in the community. Photo by Matt Smith /Saskatoon StarPhoenix
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The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is awarding researchers $137,392 to conduct 27 weeks of wastewater surveillance testing in Saskatoon and participating First Nations.