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COVID-19: Seasonality, Transmission and Protection

Online Event

06/10/2020, 7:00 pm - TO 06/10/2020 - 8:30 pm

Organizer: McMaster Centre for Climate Change

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Dr. Mark Loeb will review the epidemiology of COVID-19 with respect to seasonality including the potential impact of influenza. Controversies over the mode of transmission and protection will be reviewed.
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Dr. Loeb is a Medical Microbiologist and Infectious Disease physician and a Professor in the Departments of Pathology and Molecular Medicine and Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact at McMaster University. He is the Division Director for Infectious Diseases and Head of Service for Infectious Diseases at McMaster University and holds the Michael G DeGroote Chair in Infectious Diseases. He is conducting a similar randomized trial in healthcare workers on COVID-19 as well as a cohort study of COVID-19 in Hutterite colonies. He is recipient of Gold Medal in Medicine from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and America Investigator award from Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, and the Jonas Salk award from the March of Dimes. He has published 342 peer reviewed papers and 28 book chapters. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.

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https://covid19-mccc.eventbrite.ca
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