Pascal Lavoie
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Study finds immunity waned against RSV in infants and women of childbearing age during pandemic
A new study published in The Journal of Infectious Disease examined how the COVID-19 pandemic may have changed women’s and children’s immunity to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
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Training the child health researchers of the future
BC Children’s Hospital is part of a new national training platform for child health researchers. ENRICH, or Empowering Next-generation Researchers In perinatal and Child Health, is an inter-jurisdictional, interdisciplinary, intersectoral and bilingual team of 193 experienced collaborators working together to provide new training opportunities for early career researchers and trainees. Dr. Quynh Doan, Dr. Pascal…
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Delaying second dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine produces stronger immune response
The first peer-reviewed study in North America examining the timing between the first and second doses of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines shows that a longer dose interval leads to a stronger immune response. The study is funded by the Government of Canada through its COVID-19 Immunity Task Force (CITF).
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