91ºÚÁÏÍø News - CITF /channels/news_feeds/all/term/CITF/rss en Quebec should hold off on lifting mask mandates: experts - Montreal Gazette, April 3, 2022 /channels/channels/news/quebec-should-hold-lifting-mask-mandates-experts-montreal-gazette-april-3-2022-338883 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Dr. Catherine Hankins, Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and co-chair of Canada's COVID-19 Immunity Task Force is among the experts quoted by the <em>Montreal Gazette.</em></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">4 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2022</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 04 Apr 2022 20:50:12 +0000 webfull 179368 at /channels You may soon be offered a fourth COVID-19 shot. What’s known about second boosters? - Toronto Star, April 1, 2022 /channels/channels/news/you-may-soon-be-offered-fourth-covid-19-shot-whats-known-about-second-boosters-toronto-star-april-1-338882 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Dr. Timothy Evans, Inaugural Director and Associate Dean at the School of Population and Global Health and Executive Director of Canada's COVID-19 Immunity Task Force Secretariat is among the experts quoted by the <em>Toronto Star.</em></p> <p style="margin-left:40px"><em>"</em>More Canadians may soon be offered a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, but the extent of the protection it provides remains to be seen.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">4 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2022</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 04 Apr 2022 20:39:24 +0000 webfull 179367 at /channels Quebec health experts stress COVID-19 booster shot still necessary despite vaccine passport removal - Global News, February 16, 2022 /channels/channels/news/quebec-health-experts-stress-covid-19-booster-shot-still-necessary-despite-vaccine-passport-removal-337838 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Dr. Catherine Hankins, Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and co-chair of Canada's COVID-19 Immunity Task Force is among the experts quoted by <em>Global News.</em></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">18 </span><span class="month">February </span><span class="year">2022</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 18 Feb 2022 22:16:32 +0000 webfull 178113 at /channels If herd immunity is unlikely, what future will COVID-19 bring? - Montreal Gazette, January 17, 2022 /channels/channels/news/if-herd-immunity-unlikely-what-future-will-covid-19-bring-montreal-gazette-january-17-2022-336548 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Dr. Timothy Evans, Inaugural Director and Associate Dean at the School of Population and Global Health and Executive Director of Canada's COVID-19 Immunity Task Force Secretariat and Dr. Catherine Hankins, Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and co-chair of Canada's COVID-19 Immunity Task Force spoke to the <em>Montreal Gazette.</em></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">17 </span><span class="month">January </span><span class="year">2022</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 17 Jan 2022 23:18:02 +0000 webfull 176581 at /channels Too soon to say whether Quebec is faring worse than other provinces: experts - Montreal Gazette, January 15, 2022 /channels/channels/news/too-soon-say-whether-quebec-faring-worse-other-provinces-experts-montreal-gazette-january-15-2022-336547 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Dr. Catherine Hankins, Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and co-chair of Canada's COVID-19 Immunity Task Force is among the experts quoted by the <em>Montreal Gazette</em>.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">17 </span><span class="month">January </span><span class="year">2022</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 17 Jan 2022 23:11:54 +0000 webfull 176580 at /channels COVID-19: Stronger action, more vaccinations urged as Quebec hospitalizations surge - Montreal Gazette, January 10, 2022 /channels/channels/news/covid-19-stronger-action-more-vaccinations-urged-quebec-hospitalizations-surge-montreal-gazette-336489 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Dr. Catherine Hankins, Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and co-chair of Canada's COVID-19 Immunity Task Force and Nicholas King, Associate Professor in the Biomedical Ethics Unit, and Dick Menzies, Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, are among the experts quoted by the Montreal Gazette.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">14 </span><span class="month">January </span><span class="year">2022</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 14 Jan 2022 23:47:27 +0000 webfull 176518 at /channels 'We’re not in charge. The virus is in charge' - Montreal Gazette, January 8, 2022 /channels/channels/news/were-not-charge-virus-charge-montreal-gazette-january-8-2022-336487 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Dr. Catherine Hankins, Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and co-chair of Canada's COVID-19 Immunity Task Force is among the experts quoted by the Montreal Gazette.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">14 </span><span class="month">January </span><span class="year">2022</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 14 Jan 2022 23:34:40 +0000 webfull 176516 at /channels Omicron could boost waning immunity, blood tests show - Canadian Press, January 6, 2022 /channels/channels/news/omicron-could-boost-waning-immunity-blood-tests-show-canadian-press-january-6-2022-336486 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Dr. Timothy Evans, Inaugural Director and Associate Dean at the School of Population and Global Health and Executive Director of Canada's COVID-19 Immunity Task Force Secretariat is among the experts quoted by the Canadian Press. The story was widely covered in Canadian publications.</p> <p style="margin-left:40px">"Tests on around 9,000 donated blood samples from across Canada show that antibodies in the blood which fight the virus declined in October among all age groups, with experts saying the waning immunity is likely to have continued in November and December.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">14 </span><span class="month">January </span><span class="year">2022</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 14 Jan 2022 23:28:41 +0000 webfull 176515 at /channels Quebec stops PCR tests for general public as Omicron overwhelms system - CBC, January 5, 2022 /channels/channels/news/quebec-stops-pcr-tests-general-public-omicron-overwhelms-system-cbc-january-5-2022-336485 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Catherine Hankins, Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and co-chair of Canada's COVID-19 Immunity Task Force is among the experts quoted by CBC.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">14 </span><span class="month">January </span><span class="year">2022</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 14 Jan 2022 23:11:06 +0000 webfull 176514 at /channels COVID-19: 'Just no doubt' Omicron will take over in Quebec - Montreal Gazette, December 12, 2021 /channels/channels/news/covid-19-just-no-doubt-omicron-will-take-over-quebec-montreal-gazette-december-12-2021-335491 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Catherine Hankins, Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and co-chair of Canada's COVID-19 Immunity Task Force is among the experts quoted by the <em>Montreal Gazette.</em></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">13 </span><span class="month">December </span><span class="year">2021</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 13 Dec 2021 15:33:05 +0000 webfull 175479 at /channels