Focus Group Opportunity – Syphilis Knowledge Mobilization!
Applications are now closed! Thank you to everyone who expressed interested, we will be in touch. As part of a larger project, the UBC Reproductive Infectious Diseases Team is working on sharing information about the rising rates of syphilis in pregnancy in British Columbia. We are hoping to connect with peer engagement/outreach workers who support […]
Check out our new syphilis resources!
The UBC Reproductive Infectious Diseases Program Team has recently launched a new set of resources to address the rising rates of syphilis in pregnancy and congenital syphilis. The team would like to acknowledge the incredible contributions of collaborators from the BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres and Ahasiw Creative.
COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy helps protect newborns, Canadian study suggests
CBC News features Dr. Deborah Money, who comments on the benefit of COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy, explaining that getting vaccinated during pregnancy is also of “great benefit to the infant” after they’re born.
Reproductive Infectious Diseases Research Program Annual Report
Our Annual Report is here! Read about the work that the RID team has been involved in over the past year. January 15th, 2023
RID COVID-19 Research Projects Timeline
A timeline of our 3 COVID-19 research projects, highlighting the RID team’s hard work from March 2020 to December 2022!
Study: Pregnant individuals do well with COVID vaccine
“Overall the vaccine is very well tolerated,” said the lead author of the paper published today.
Posted: August 17, 2021
BC Designates pregnant People as Priority Group for COVID-19 Vaccination
Dr. Deborah Money commented on the B.C. government’s decision to designate pregnant people as a priority population to receive the COVID-19 vaccine Posted: May 6, 2021
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COVID-19 Immunity Task Force launches serological study using antenatal samples
To learn more about our Canadian Popuolation Serological Survey Utilizing Antenatal Serum Samples, check out this article by the COVID-19 Immunity Task Force. The article provides a comprehensive overview of the rationale, project plan, and objectives of this study.