New evidence stemming from a CITF-funded study of Canadian paramedics shows that getting two doses of an mRNA vaccine 6-to-7-weeks apart produces higher levels of antibodies compared to two doses 3-to-4-weeks apart, as recommended by the manufacturers.
CITF-funded researchers Dr. Tracy Kirkham and PhD student Christopher MacDonald from the University of Toronto and colleagues found that the COVID-19 pandemic had negative effects on Canadian paramedics in 2021 including reduction in life satisfaction, mental and physical health, and the ability to cope with stress.
Due to the nature of dentistry, dental care settings have the potential to be high-risk environments for the spread of COVID-19.
Provincial and territorial governments in Canada should instate mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for health care workers in both public and private settings, according to an article, now available in both English and French, in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
Provincial and territorial governments in Canada should instate mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for health care workers, according to an article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal by Dr. Kumanan Wilson and colleagues from the University of Ottawa.
Preliminary, non-peer reviewed results suggest that in phase 1 of a study on healthcare workers led by Dr. Nicola Cherry at the University of Alberta, rates of infection were higher in physicians than in other HCWs and higher in Quebec physicians than among physicians in Alberta.