Last reminder: PhD Fellowship on Canada's Role in Global Infectious Disease Governance is open for applications. Deadline: October 31.

Full info: sfu.ca/content/dam/sf…

⁦Kelley Lee⁩ kicks off our last panel debating reform of the international health regulations: challenging earlier claims by saying there is evidence for travel restrictions ⁦Steven J. Hoffman⁩ ⁦Patrick Fafard⁩ #BordersPandemics

Science and politics together defined Canada’s pandemic response. That’s not the issue. Addressing lack of transparency of both, fundamental to public trust, is what’s fundamental to doing better next time. thetyee.ca/Analysis/2022/…

He gets my vote.

Stephen Duckett describes uOttawa conference how all legal challenges to Australian federal, state and intrastate restrictions on travel during #COVID pandemic were rejected. Measures ruled as effective, necessary, justified and legitimate.

''Of course, we need to study the global burden of disease and the latest technological and biomedical innovations. Yet, proposed innovations in health financing and global governance arrangements deserve the same kind of critical scrutiny.' sum.uio.no/english/resear…

We're looking for a Research Software Developer/Senior Scientist for the The MAGPIE Group group. (PDF of job description available at pipps.ca) Please RT.

SFU School of Computing Science SFU Applied Sciences SFU Health Sciences SFU Science SFU Mathematics

We're all looking forward to hearing Kaylee Byers, PhD talk about her genomics podcast on CBC's CBC On The Coast this afternoon!

This video from RIKEN Japan shows why whenever we are indoors and in proximity to others, we should wear a #FFP2respiratormask or superior.

We are still amidst a #COVID pandemic and the viral variants keep on infecting people& triggering #longcovid . 😷

Our Borders, Boundaries & Pandemics conference is this week! Check out the abstracts! Diverse papers rolling in. I am particularly keen to hear David Fisman speak on the conditions needed to make border closure a successful public health tool. ottawahealthlaw.ca/borders David Fisman

Terrific to see #CDoH researchers increasingly analyzing wider range of commercial actors and structural conditions sustaining them. Not just what but how and why CDoH operate to influence human health. Look forward to reading!

Very grateful to Michael Smith Health Research BC for this award to co-create research priorities w/ familycaregivers that support unpaid care providers navigating Long COVID. Also excited to collaborate w/ pippsbc colleagues Julia Smith, PhD Prof. Kiffer Card Alice Mũthoni Mũrage ANicol. Congrats to C2 Awardees!

JOB POSTING: We're looking for a Research Coordinator for the PIPPS Rapid Response Hub. We're looking for someone who is in progress on or has completed a master's degree. Apply by October 31, 2022. PDF of job description at pipps.ca. (Please RT.)

Our conference will conclude with a panel on reforming global health law in anticipation of future pandemics. Registration is open now - join us for one or both days. Kelley Lee Steven J. Hoffman Patrick Fafard @oneilinstitute

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#CDoH

“We conclude that, like SARS-CoV and all pandemics of last 100+ yrs, COVID-19 likely originated as zoonotic spillover from wildlife.”

“Emerging evidence shows that boosting with updated mRNA vaccines that target SARS-CoV-2 variants stimulates better neutralizing antibody responses than homologous boosters.” nature.com/articles/s4159…

THREAD: On the Independent SAGE briefing today we had a whistlestop debunking tour through common Covid myths led by the fab Trisha Greenhalgh #IStandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 !

Thread of each (timestamped to start at right place!)!

1. Covid is just a cold! (tackled by Stephen Griffin )

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