Feds invest $6.7M on research project looking at impact of COVID-19 on youth
The federal authorities is investing $6.7 million on a Canada-wide analysis platform to raised perceive the influence of COVID-19 on youngsters.
Federal Well being Minister Jean-Yves Duclos instructed reporters Monday in Montreal the platform will contain researchers at 16 Canadian establishments.
He says it’ll permit researchers in pediatric centres throughout the nation to observe COVID-19 infections, vaccination, and the social influence of the illness on youngsters and youth.
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The undertaking can be led by Dr. Caroline Quach, a pediatric infectious illnesses specialist at Montreal’s Ste-Justine youngsters’s hospital.
The platform is named POPCORN, which stands for Pediatric Outcomes Enchancment by Coordination of Analysis Networks.
Duclos says the POPCORN platform may also be used for researchers to share details about different pandemics or health-care emergencies.
