Contest winners find new, fun ways to explain vaccine science
From left to right: Stacey J. Butler, Aideen Teeling, Abigail Netanya Ngan April 26, 2024 By Betty Zou and Ishani Nath Aliens, wizards, ninjas and an inquisitive bunny named Muffin. These are just a few of the characters the Centre for Vaccine Preventable Diseases...Vaccine access, equity and the importance of communication
Join the Centre for Vaccine Preventable Diseases for a fireside chat with Upton Allen, Division Head of Infectious Diseases at The Hospital for Sick Children, Sabina Vohra-Miller, co-founder of the South Asian Health Network, and Joe Cressy, former Chair of the...What you need to know about the three fall vaccines, according to U of T experts
As cold and flu season approaches, Canadians are facing respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), an increase in COVID-19 activity, and influenza — but also have new options to protect their health. To learn more, we spoke with Shelly Bolotin, director of the Centre for Vaccine Preventable Diseases, Shaun Morris, a pediatric infectious disease physician at the Hospital for Sick Children, and Allison McGeer, an infectious disease specialist at Toronto’s Sinai Health.
Member Spotlight: Shelly Bolotin
For this member spotlight, we welcome Shelly Bolotin, an associate professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health and in the department of laboratory medicine and pathobiology at the University of Toronto’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine. Shelly is also a scientist a Public Health Ontario and the director of the Centre for Vaccine Preventable Diseases, which aims to catalyze cutting-edge research and education that maximizes the health benefits of immunization for everyone.