Reading Time: 4 minutes 6 April 2021, 8:40 a.m. Disponible en français. Current and accurate information are key elements in the global and Canadian response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This HillNote examines the impact of information and misinformation on public health responses to the… Read More ›
World Health Organization
What We Know About a Potential Second Wave of COVID-19
Reading Time: 6 minutes Revised on 29 September 2020, 12:40 p.m. Any substantive changes in this HillNote that have been made since the preceding issue are indicated in bold print. (Disponible en français : Ce que nous savons au sujet d’une possible deuxième vague de… Read More ›
COVID-19 Vaccine Research and Development
Reading Time: 6 minutes Revised on 9 November 2020, 12:10 p.m. Any substantive changes in this HillNote that have been made since the preceding issue are indicated in bold print. (Disponible en français : Recherche et développement de vaccins contre la COVID‑19) Vaccine immunization will… Read More ›
COVID-19 and Trade in Needed Medical Goods
Reading Time: 7 minutes Revised on 25 June 2020, 8:30 a.m. Any substantive changes in this HillNote that have been made since the preceding issue are indicated in bold print. (Disponible en français : COVID‑19 et commerce de fournitures médicales nécessaires) On 3 March 2020,… Read More ›
International Institutions, Cooperation and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Reading Time: 4 minutes 1 May 2020, 10:20 a.m. (Disponible en français : Les organismes internationaux, la coopération et la pandémie de COVID‑19) The COVID-19 pandemic has mobilized international institutions established by sovereign states to facilitate cooperation in the face of a global crisis… Read More ›
Open-Source Intelligence in Pandemic Early Warning
Reading Time: 4 minutes Revised on 14 July 2020, 9:35 a.m. Any substantive changes in this HillNote that have been made since the preceding issue are indicated in bold print. (Disponible en français : Le renseignement de sources ouvertes et l’alerte rapide en situation de… Read More ›
Health Outcomes During Pandemics in Different Population Groups in Canada
Reading Time: 5 minutes Revised on 29 March 2021, 11:10 a.m. Any substantive changes in this HillNote that have been made since the preceding issue are indicated in bold print. (Disponible en français : Résultats cliniques dans différentes populations au Canada lors de pandémies) On 11… Read More ›
Ebola: The Disease, Canadian Government Interventions, and Economic Impacts
Reading Time: 5 minutes Raphaëlle Deraspe Economics, Resources and International Affairs Division (Aussi disponsible en français : Ebola : La maladie, les interventions du gouvernement canadien et les répercussions économiques) The Ebola epidemic in West Africa has been described by the World Health Organization… Read More ›