Srinivas Murthy
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BC Children’s Hospital part of new pediatric COVID-19 research network
BC Children’s Hospital is part of a new cross-Canada network to ensure a coordinated research response to COVID-19. Supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the platform will enhance collaboration and information-sharing between research teams to fully understand the impacts of COVID-19 and improve the health and wellbeing of children and youth.
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New COVID-19 treatment study shows remdesivir reduces need for ventilation
In the largest single country trial of the potential COVID-19 treatment remdesivir to date, researchers have found the drug reduced the need for mechanical ventilation in hospitalized patients, when compared with standard of care.
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Vaccinating the world against COVID-19: Global experts weigh in on how to distribute vaccines more equitably
After a difficult start in spring 2021, high-income countries are seeing their citizens vaccinated against the deadly COVID-19 virus in huge numbers. As of Aug. 16, 2021, 73 per cent of the Canadian population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Several other high-income countries have reported comparable numbers; the United Kingdom…
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