COVID News - January 18th New strains are expected
Let's Talk About Mutations from Al Jazeera's Start Here series:
Genome Alberta is here to help you stay informed with reliable COVID-19 information, links, and news. This page is updated regularly. You should also visit our COVID blog pages for more in-depth stories about COVID research.
Research Insights
Canadian researchers are among the many scientists around the world finding ways to meet the challenges presented by the coronavirus pandemic. We can't introduce you to all the projects underway but here is a small sample of the research underway.
Check back a couple of times a week as we will be posting new insights into COVID-19 research taking place in Canada.
Editor's Picks
News you can trust because we have checked it for you first. The facts and figures around the pandemic change rapidly so we will be updating this section regularly. Here are some headlines for January 18th.
EXPLAINER: What is WHO team in Wuhan looking for. There is a lot of secrecy surrounding the international research team which landed in Wuhan this week. Like everyone else they have to go into quarantine before getting to work.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccinations. The 'Our World in Data' project updates data on vaccination rats, doses, and other relevant information every 15 minutes.
Explore CanCOGeN. The Canadian COVID-19 Genomics Network (CanCOGeN) is a Genome Canada led cross-agency initiative for large-scale SARS-CoV-2 and human host sequencing to track viral origin, spread and evolution, and characterize the role of human genetics in COVID-19. The new website will keep you up-to-date on the activities of the network.