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Three B.C. health agencies have teamed up to fund $1.3 million in COVID-19 vaccine research projects.
Genome B.C., the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research and the BCCDC Foundation for Public Health are funding nine rapid response research projects they say will have a direct impact on B.C. residents during the pandemic.
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Kristy Kerr, executive director of the BCCDC Foundation for Public Health, said the three agencies consulted with public health stakeholders to ensure the projects they were funding will be useful for pandemic decision making in B.C.
Share to Dec 29, 2020 11:26 AM Kevin Rothwell
Before the term COVID-19 was a household name, the World Health Organization had designated 2020 as the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. It was to be a year of celebration, milestones and recruitment opportunities to encourage more people to think about nursing as a career, it turned into one of the deadliest and difficult years for nurses across the world.
Marie Tarrant, director of UBC Okanaganâs school of nursing, reflects on 2020 and how the events of the pandemic brought home the significance of nurses in our society today.
Appreciation for nurses and all front line health care workers was celebrated by the public like never before, from nightly shows of appreciation to placing hearts and messages outside hospitals.
The role of the nurse has been front and centre since the pandemic began.
Why 2020 shone the light on our nursing professionals
Even before the term COVID-19 was a household name, the World Health Organization had designated 2020 as the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. It was to be a year of celebration, milestones and recruitment opportunities to encourage more people to think about nursing as a career.
Marie Tarrant, director of UBC Okanagan’s school of nursing, reflects on 2020 and how the events of the pandemic brought home the significance of nurses in our society today.
2020 shone the light on our nursing professionals. Is this something we should carry forward after the pandemic?
The role of the nurse has been front and centre since the pandemic began.
Why 2020 shone the light on our nursing professionals
Even before the term COVID-19 was a household name, the World Health Organization had designated 2020 as the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. It was to be a year of celebration, milestones and recruitment opportunities to encourage more people to think about nursing as a career.
Marie Tarrant, director of UBC Okanagan’s school of nursing, reflects on 2020 and how the events of the pandemic brought home the significance of nurses in our society today.
2020 shone the light on our nursing professionals. Is this something we should carry forward after the pandemic?