COVID-19, researchers at BC Children’s Hospital are looking for volunteers to participate in a major new study into the long-term effects of vaccinations.The Canadian National Vaccine Safety Network, or CANVAS, is looking for 400,000 people — both vaccinated and unvaccinated — to track any potential adverse reactions to COVID-19 vaccines.Unvaccinated participants will be part of a control group that will help researchers put any reported health events into proper context.“Tracking vaccine safety is a critically important task which CANVAS conducts for many vaccines,” said Dr.
Julie Bettinger, lead investigator for the CANVAS network.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]“We are massively scaling up this.