Twenty to 50 per cent of all critically ill patients contract potentially deadly infections during their stay in the intensive care unit or in hospital after being in the ICU – markedly increasing the risk of death.
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From Bench to Bedside: How research will lead our recovery from COVID-19
COVID-19 vaccines are all the buzz in the new year, with reports of the general public receiving the vaccine as early as summer 2021. While credit is due for the remarkable feat of developing a vaccine within a year, concerns swirling its efficacy and safety have not only overshadowed its marvel but also shifted the spotlight from the impact research will have on our future with COVID-19.
With support from the Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases and the Office of Continuing Medical Education & Professional Development (CME & PD) of the Cumming School of Medicine, researchers gathered together in an attempt to relay much needed information on the role science plays in our recovery from COVID-19.