Global Nexus for Pandemics and Biological Threats
Preventing the Next Pandemic
Now is the time for Canada to seize the opportunity sparked by COVID-19 and create a nexus that brings together our world-class resources, elevates our capabilities and amplifies impact. McMaster’s researchers are leading the way. Join us.
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Analysis: Racist labour exploitation continues in multicultural Canada
Anti-Asian racist violence during the pandemic has exposed how little has changed when it comes to the legacy of legalized and everyday racism that structures the lives of Asian Canadians and other racialized minorities writes Canada’s Global Nexus researcher Chandrima Chakraborty.
McMaster expert researching pandemic PTSD in health care professionals
The international study will investigate how the additional burdens of the COVID-19 pandemic have contributed to post-traumatic stress disorder in health care staff.
Analysis: How the puzzle of viral vector vaccines was solved, leading to today’s COVID-19 shots
The Ad5 vector developed by McMaster professor emeritus Frank Graham has served humanity in many ways, most recently as a world-wide platform for COVID-19 vaccines, including the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccines approved in Canada.
In the News: Kai Huang on supply chain issues caused by COVID-19
Ongoing supply chain issues will continue to slow delivery times into the holiday season says Canada’s Global Nexus researcher Kai Huang, associate professor of operations management at the DeGroote School of Business.
In the News: Stephanie Ross on the COVID-19 pandemic and impacts to the labour movement
Stephanie Ross, Director of the School of Labour Studies at McMaster, was recently interviewed for a Reuters article about the move to form a union at an Amazon fulfillment centre in Alberta.
Analysis: I’m a pediatric brain surgeon and I’m concerned about the impact of delayed diagnoses for my patients due to COVID-19
Fewer families have sought in-person exams during the pandemic, sometimes delaying a diagnosis or treatment. For some children with brain cancer, this can have devastating consequences.
EXPERT VIDEOS
COVID-19 Policy Forum: Testing and Tracing Learn More
Why was Canada initially slow to ramp up COVID-19 testing? How could Canada’s testing capacity and reporting be improved? Canada’s Global Nexus experts discuss this and more in part one of a three part policy forum presented in partnership with the Lung Health Foundation.
COVID-19 Policy Forum: The Canadian and Global Policy Response Learn More
In part two of this three-part series, Canada’s Global Nexus researchers examine the economic and social measures taken during the pandemic and explore how governments might have responded differently.
COVID-19 Policy Forum: Lessons from COVID-19 Vaccine Development & Rollout Learn More
Why did Canada lack the capacity to domestically produce vaccines? Did Canadian jurisdictions fall short in their initial vaccine rollout process? In part three of this three part series, Global Nexus Researchers discuss these questions and more.