/newsroom/taxonomy/term/7870/all en /newsroom/channels/news/expert-health-canada-approves-updated-covid-19-vaccine-ahead-holidays-353562 <p>Amidst the onset of respiratory illnesses this flu season, Canada has fortified its defences against the persistent threat of COVID-19 with the approval of another vaccine. Health Canada on December 5 approved the updated Novavax vaccine, marking the third updated booster available to Canadians alongside those from Pfizer and Moderna. (<a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/10149249/novavax-updated-covid-vaccine-health-canada-approval/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Global News</a>) </p> <p>Here is an expert from McGill University who can provide comment on this topic: </p> Wed, 13 Dec 2023 18:26:32 +0000 keila.depape@mcgill.ca 307525 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-world-aids-day-december-1-353168 <p>Every year, on December 1, the world commemorates World AIDS Day. People around the world unite to show support for people living with and affected by HIV and to remember those who lost their lives to AIDS. (<a href="https://www.un.org/en/observances/world-aids-day">United Nations</a>)</p> <p>Here are some experts from McGill University who can comment on this topic:</p> <p><b><a href="https://mcgill.ca/microimm/anne-gatignol">Anne Gatignol</a>, Full Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Experimental Medicine</b></p> Wed, 29 Nov 2023 20:20:10 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 307495 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/mcgill-university-joins-moderna-battle-against-global-health-threats-338610 <p>McGill University has joined Moderna’s <a href="https://mrna-access.modernatx.com/">mRNA Access</a> program, which aims to accelerate innovation and enable new vaccines and medicines for emerging and neglected infectious diseases through collaborative research and preclinical development. McGill is the first university in Canada to join this program as it ramps up its international rollout.</p> Wed, 23 Mar 2022 21:04:28 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 287084 at /newsroom /newsroom/anne-gatignol Mon, 30 Mar 2020 20:19:29 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 205572 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-aids-2018-conference-july-23-27-288180 <p>"The International AIDS Conference is the largest conference on any global health issue in the world. First convened during the peak of the AIDS epidemic in 1985, it continues to provide a unique forum for the intersection of science, advocacy, and human rights. Each conference is an opportunity to strengthen policies and programmes that ensure an evidence-based response to the epidemic. The 22nd International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2018) will be hosted in Amsterdam, Netherlands 23-27 July 2018." (<a href="https://www.aids2018.org/About">AIDS 2018</a>)</p> Wed, 25 Jul 2018 15:25:57 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 62673 at /newsroom