Ontario Tech epidemiologist collaborating with World Health Organization on COVID-19 Research

While new scientific findings in the global effort to stop the spread of COVID-19 surface every day, Ontario Tech University epidemiologist Dr. Pierre Côté is playing an important role in support of the World Health Organization (WHO).

Dr. Côté, Ontario Tech’s Canada Research Chair in Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation, was selected by the WHO to lead a collaborative effort to inform key individuals within the WHO about COVID-19 trends and issues. The Faculty of Health Sciences researcher is responsible for reviewing and producing the WHO daily COVID-19 Research Digest. The Digest compiles the latest trends on a wide range of issues, including:

• Breakthroughs in research into interventions/therapeutics.
• Major advances in knowledge about the virus or disease and challenges to previously held understandings.
• Clinical updates, such as new symptoms, risk factors, and associated COVID-19 conditions.
• Epidemiology and public health trends.

“Serving in this role for WHO at this unprecedented time presents a special opportunity for Ontario Tech University,” says Dr. Côté. “The Daily Digest we compile provides end-users at WHO with rapid access to the exploding range of new literature from key publications of primary research related to COVID-19, including epidemiology, lab studies, vaccine development, travel restriction measures, and more. The report ensures public health experts are apprised of the latest findings around the globe.”

Related link

• Centre for Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation

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