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How well does vaccination work in residents of long-term care homes? – EurekAlert
The study, which is in partnership with Schlegel Villages, St. Joseph’s Health System, and Health Sciences North Research Institute, will involve more than 2,000…
IMAGE: A resident at Schlegel Villages participates in vaccine study
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Credit: Schlegel Villages, Ontario, Canada
MONTREAL, MARCH 18, 2021 – Long-term care homes have been at the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, with 70 percent of COVID-19 deaths having occurred in long-term care or nursing homes.
The Government of Canada, through its COVID-19 Immunity Task Force (CITF), is supporting a study led by McMaster University researchers aimed at understanding how well vaccination…
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