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Pandemics, vaccine trials and 36-hour shifts
One of the biggest challenges Kim Marty, senior data manager of the Vaccine Evaluation Center (VEC) at BC Children’s Hospital, has faced during the COVID-19 pandemic is ensuring the success of the CANVAS-COVID study to closely monitor side effects from COVID-19 vaccines in the face of unprecedented enrolment.
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Children are entering a fourth school year in a pandemic: Expert advice for parents
As children head back for a fourth school year with COVID-19, many parents are hoping that their kids will be able to enjoy a mostly normal school experience. But with new variants circulating and respiratory virus season on the horizon, many also have concerns and questions about what the new school year will look like.
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New study further demonstrates COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are safe during pregnancy
A new study led by investigators at BC Children’s Hospital and the University of British Columbia (UBC) found that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are safe to use in pregnancy, and that pregnant people experienced lower rates of health events post-vaccination than similarly aged, non-pregnant vaccinated people.
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