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We would like to address some of the feedback we’ve received regarding the COVID-19 in schools study, the results of which suggest that the risk of school staff acquiring SARS-CoV-2 in schools is no greater than those who don’t work in schools.

Researchers from BC Children’s Hospital, the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health have found the risk of school staff acquiring SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in schools is no greater than for those who don’t work in schools.

BC Women’s Hospital’s Preemie Biobank is the first of its kind in Canada. Dr. Pascal Lavoie is a neonatologist and the driving force behind the biobank, which has been able to focus on health issues unique to pre-term babies, including their vulnerability to infection.

The BC Women’s Hospital has established a “Preemie Biobank,” the first of its kind in Canada. The new biobank will enable the collection and storage of biological samples, such as placenta and cord blood, from babies born prematurely.

It’s not every day that you get a visit from a patient that you worried might not make it. Eight-year-old Isa Guerrero and his family paid a visit to Dr. Pascal Lavoie and his research team at BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute.