Join McMaster researchers Dawn Bowdish and Andrew Costa in conversation with health columnist André Picard at a free event — Outbreaks, vaccines and immunity: Inside Canada’s long-term care homes.
McMaster researchers are leading one of Canada's largest single studies focusing on long-term care homes to find out how well vaccination works in residents, and which features of these homes may be directly linked with outbreaks.
Saliva samples resolve many issues related to nasal swab testing, which can be unpleasant and requires trained medical professionals who are at risk from a procedure that often induces coughing and sneezing.