Vaccines
A vaccine is a biological preparation that provides active acquired immunity to a particular infectious disease. A vaccine typically contains a biological preparation from disease-causing microorganism, or since the beginning of the 21st century, made synthetically that resembles it. This preparation is often made from weakened or killed forms of the microbe, its toxins, or one of its surface proteins. The agent stimulates the body's immune system to recognize the agent as a threat and starts producing antibodies against it, so as to further recognize and destroy any of the microorganisms associated with that agent that it may encounter in …
WikipediaPublications
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 12 November 2024 English
The COVID-19 virus was responsible for the deaths of over thirty-five thousand Canadians in its first two years alone. Described as the biggest public health crisis of the century, it …
federal government landed clearly on the side of vaccines as a way out of the pandemic, as did most Canadians: … who took on a large role with education about vaccines, it developed standards and guidance, and it …
CIHI: Canadian Institute for Health Information · 17 October 2024 English
This report introduces the work undertaken to develop a new measure of hospital harm that is linked to evidence-informed practices.
medicaments Y58.– Bacterial vaccines Y59.– Other and unspecified vaccines and biological substances …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 October 2024 English
The Great Right North charts the growth of far-right groups in Canada, illuminating how official and unofficial government attention generates the context in which they flourish. Breaking new ground by …
abortion, globalization, and now pandemics and vaccines; the recent rise of an anti-immigration left, …
Fraser Institute · 27 September 2024 English
Recently, many developed economies, including Canada and the US, have implemented major government programs to promote the growth of specific industries and sectors including electronic vehicles (EVs) and the critical …
as free trade agreements or the distribution of vaccines to suppress epidemics such as COVID-19. Prominent …
ASC: Alzheimer Society of Canada · 25 September 2024 English
Now is the time to make sure that the post-diagnostic care pathway is optimised to the person needs and that the healthcare systems in each country are properly harnessed and …
discover, develop and deliver new therapies and vaccines for people across Europe, as well as contribute …
Canadian Chamber of Commerce · 17 September 2024 English
Background Prior to the issuance of the Report of the Royal Commission on Taxation more commonly referred to as the Carter Commission in 1966, the unit of taxation in Canada …
forced to quickly secure masks, ventilators and vaccines. The pandemic was, according to the CME, a wake-up …
McMaster Health Forum · 16 September 2024 English
COVID-19 Living Evidence Synthesis 13.2a: Effectiveness of isolation on the reduction of the transmission of respiratory infectious diseases (RIDs: i.e., COVID-19, H1N1, SARS, MERS)
de simulation général composé d'individus non vaccinés, l'augmentation de la durée de l'isolement jusqu'à … such as before and after availability of COVID-19 vaccines). As such, there are a number of critical aspects …
McMaster Health Forum · 16 September 2024 English
COVID-19 Living Evidence Synthesis 13.2b: Unintended health and social consequences of isolation and quarantine for respiratory infectious diseases (RIDs: i.e., COVID-19, H1N1, SARS, and MERS)
such as before and after availability of COVID-19 vaccines). As such, there are a number of critical aspects …
McMaster Health Forum · 16 September 2024 English
COVID-19 Living Evidence Synthesis 13.2c: Effectiveness of quarantine on the reduction of the transmission of respiratory infectious diseases (RIDs: i.e., COVID-19, H1N1, SARS, and MERS)
such as before and after availability of COVID-19 vaccines). As such, there are a number of critical aspects …
McMaster Health Forum · 12 September 2024 English
LES 18.2: Effectiveness of Cleaning and Disinfecting for reducing transmission of Respiratory Infectious Diseases in non-healthcare community-based settings
such as before and after availability of COVID-19 vaccines). Our approach to presenting findings with an …