Respiratory Diseases Program News Today

Researchers are seeking new ways to help the thousands of Canadians living with debilitating long-term effects of COVID-19.

While largely vaccinated countries of the North are abandoning health measures and seem to be "turning the page" on the COVID-19 pandemic, low- and middle-income countries are still struggling to vaccinate their populations. This not only contributes to the emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 variants, but has implications for the control of other infectious diseases, such as tuberculosis (TB).

Recruitment of first US-based patients in Dapsone trial has started.