This video from is part 2 Of Genome Atlantics's Race for a Vaccine:

 

You can find part 1 on the Genome Atlantic website.

 

 

Genome Alberta is here to help you stay informed with reliable COVID-19 information, links, and news. This page is updated regularly. You should also visit our COVID blog pages for more in-depth stories about COVID research.

Latest update: July 2^nd , 2020.

 

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Canadian researchers are among the many scientists around the world finding ways to meet the challenges presented by the coronavirus pandemic. We can't introduce you to all the projects underway but here is a small sample of the Canadian efforts.

 

Check back a couple of times a week as we will be posting new insights into COVID-19 research taking place in Canada.

 

 

News you can trust because we have checked it for you first. The facts and figures around the pandemic change rapidly so we will be updating this section regularly. Here are some headlines for July 2^nd.

• How to make COVID-19 mask-wearing a habit: Social scientists offer some suggestions. Even if you choose to not wear a mask all the time there are many settings where it is important. Now, if we can only remember to actually do that.
• What we know – and don’t know – about masks. You will need some Globe & Mail access for this article by 2 McGill University medical students who do a good job of laying out what we know.
• Alberta First Nation investigating more than 250 possible cases of COVID-19 as increase strains resources. The Siksika Nation near Calgary want to make sure the pandemic does not get entrenched in the community. Check the article and listen to Chief Crowfoot in this interview.
• Did a Mutation Help the Coronavirus Spread? More Evidence, but Lingering Questions. A SARS-CoV-2 variant may have a survival advantage. Or it may not. This pandemic "changes shape by the day" .

 

• Coronavirus Responses Highlight How Humans Have Evolved to Dismiss Facts That Don’t Fit Their Worldview. In theory, presenting strong evidence should put most arguments around the pandemic to rest. We are not wired that way says this article from Scientific American.
• Fact check: While vaccines contain human DNA, there is no link to cancer, autism. If we develop a vaccine against COVID-19 we also better find a vaccine against misinformation. USA Today clears up some misconceptions.
• Covid-19 Coronavirus Parties: Are They A Thing? How To Stay Safe. They appear to be and that is not a good thing. The reasoning behind the idea is flawed.
• COVID-19 is worse than a bad flu season, despite online claims to the contrary. The latest internet rumour seems to be most popular with anti-vaccination groups.

• Essential Vocab For COVID-19: From Asymptomatic To Zoonotic. This is a handy guide to help you not only understand what you are reading in the news, but to help you talk about the pandemic.
• COVID-19 Therapeutic Development Tracker. U.S. based Biotechnology Innovation Organization has a new interactive COVID-19 treatment and vaccine tracker. Updated every Monday.
• COVID-19 Interactive Dashboard. Johns Hopkins University has created a breakdown of the numbers by country and region, confirmed cases, deaths, active cases, etc. Updated daily.
• Coronavirus Map: Tracking the Global Outbreak. A good roundup of information from the New York Times. Updated daily.
• A heat map of coronavirus cases in Canada. Maclean's magazine has a map of the pandemic in Canada. Updated regularly.

 

 

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