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25.02.2021 / 22:26

VIDO, Global Nexus teaming up to fight COVID-19, future pandemics

McMaster University and the University of Saskatchewan are joining forces in the fight against COVID-19.Officials with both universities say they have signed a partnership agreement to accelerate vaccine and drug development, human and animal clinical trials and to create new diagnostic tools.

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Early results from McMaster-based study suggests 14-day quarantine not required for air travellers

first half of the study from McMaster HealthLabs found only 89 of 8,644 international passengers who landed at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport between September and October tested positive for COVID-19.That’s only about one per cent of travellers, and of those cases, just under 70 per cent were detected upon passengers arriving at the airport, while about 26 per cent were detected by day 7 of the 14-day quarantine period.Only five cases were detected on the 14th day of quarantine. Canada introducing new mandatory COVID-19 rules for international travellers Dr.

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McMaster University employee tests positive for COVID-19

Coronavirus: Employee at McMaster University tests positive for COVID-19 All areas of those buildings where the employee had been have been thoroughly cleaned, including lab equipment that may have been used.The university says the employee followed all COVID-19 health and safety protocols while on campus.Contact tracing is underway and anyone who was in close proximity with the employee will be notified by Hamilton public health.

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Mothers taking on ‘shocking’ number of hours caring for children during pandemic: study

new study indicates some Canadian mothers have taken on the equivalent of nearly two full-time jobs providing child care during the COVID-19 pandemic.Using data from COVID19monitor.org, McMaster University researchers tracked the time thousands of Canadian parents spent caring for children before and during the pandemic.

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McMaster reports sixth COVID-19 case, third for October

COVID-19 case in October tied to a student employee.In a statement, the school said the student was last on campus on Oct. 2 for work in the Campus Services Building.Administrators say the building has since been thoroughly cleaned and that a contact tracing investigation is proceeding with the aid of public health.McMaster University has reported six on-campus COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began with the first from a graduate student revealed on Aug.

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Coronavirus: Employee at McMaster University tests positive for COVID-19

COVID-19 case on campus since the pandemic began.The university said the individual spent time in the life sciences building and was last on campus on Sept. 29.“The employee had been approved to be in the building and followed all required health and safety protocols while on campus and we thank them for their diligence,” the school said in a release on Sunday.

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McMaster University announces winter term will be online only

McMaster University has announced its winter 2021 term, just like the current fall term, will be delivered online due to the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic.In a letter to students Monday, McMaster provost Susan Tighe says the school is “committed to making decisions based on the health and well-being of our students, faculty and staff.”An update for our community: McMaster’s classes for the entire winter term will be online. With few exceptions, students will not need to be on campus to take their courses.

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McMaster University employee tests positive for COVID-19

COVID-19.A statement on the university’s website says the employee was last on campus on Sept. 8 and notified the university on Saturday that they had tested positive.

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McMaster’s ‘nexus’ connects researchers to avoid future global health threats

Canadians could join clinical trials for new COVID-19 vaccine, says researcher “So the nexus idea is incredibly ambitious, but I think it’s exactly where we need to go to be able to solve what we call wicked problems.

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Children with COVID-19 less likely to spread coronavirus, say doctors

coronavirus in such a setting is more likely to come from an adult rather than a child.Reviews of public health information across Canada, completed by the National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools (NCCMT) with the aid of federal funding, showed that prior to the pandemic, clusters of infections involving children were primarily transmitted through an adult in a home or community environment rather than from a child at school.

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Suspension of college, university transit pass agreements cost City of Hamilton $3.7M

COVID-19 pandemic and the switch to online courses by post-secondary schools.Hamilton’s public works committee has agreed to suspend transit agreements with Mohawk College and McMaster University through the fall semester since students won’t generally be travelling to campus for classes.

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McMaster awarded another $20M for COVID-19 research

COVID-19 research projects.The grants are through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and their funding partners and are in addition to $9 million in COVID-19-related research announced earlier this month and supported by the federal and provincial governments, foundations, private companies and philanthropists.

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Evidence suggests cloth masks could help in fight against transmission of coronavirus: researchers

A group of researchers who combed through a century of studies believes there is some evidence that cloth and cloth masks may reduce the transmission of the coronavirus.

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Coronavirus: McMaster University, Mohawk College await word on plans for September

As the coronavirus pandemic continues, Hamilton’s post-secondary institutions are grappling with what September will look like on campus.

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Coronavirus: McMaster alumni testing thermal screening device at Hamilton grocery store

A non-invasive thermal imaging technology with the potential to detect one of the symptoms of the novel coronavirus is being tested at a Hamilton, Ont., grocery store.

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COMMENTARY: Drug-resistant superbugs are the other thing keeping researchers up at night

With the world’s attention on COVID-19, I believe that now is the time to talk about another pandemic that’s been happening right under our noses: antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

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Researchers at McMaster University developing 30-minute home test for COVID-19

A team of Ontario researchers say they’re working on a 30-minute home-based COVID-19 test that could hit the market soon.

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Coronavirus: McMaster nursing students ask for early certification to join fight against COVID-19

Nursing students at McMaster University are the latest health-care students to ask for early certification to join the fight against the novel coronavirus and ease the burden on the health-care system

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Coronavirus: McMaster researchers donate supplies to keep front-line hopsital workers safe

McMaster University researchers who have been forced to close their labs during the new coronavirus pandemic are supporting local hospitals in their battle against COVID-19.

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Coronavirus: Students in McMaster University residences given deadline to leave

McMaster University is doing its part to reduce the spread of COVID-19.

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