NWT Chief Public Health Officer to expand ways to detect COVID-19 in population
The GNWT plans to test blood samples from NWT residents to look for antibodies that developed from natural infection and immunization to the virus that causes COVID-19.
CITF Leadership Group membership update
Given the toll that COVID-19 has had among Indigenous communities during the pandemic, the COVID-19 Immunity Task Force (CITF) has put a high priority on studies engaging Indigenous communities and on fostering the relationships necessary for these partnerships to flourish. Considering Dr. Carrie Bourassa’s change in status with CIHR and the University of Saskatchewan, and its impact on her ability to fulfill her Task Force responsibilities, Dr. Bourassa has offered to step down from her Task Force role.