In March 2020, the RSC President and the Board of Directors determined that the RSC ought to do what it can to ensure that Canada emerges as a better society coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic than it was going into it.
Mass inoculation efforts are now underway in Canada, but the process may look quite different to individual Canadians depending on where they live. How do the vaccine rollout plans differ by region, and where are we seeing the most progress? What approaches seem to be working best, and what can be improved?
Dear RSC Members, Friends and Colleagues,
Today we are delighted to announce that the RSC and Let’s Talk Science have established a multi-year partnership supported by the Government of Canada to engage over 600,000 youth across Canada in climate science education and action.
People around the world have watched science ‘happen in real time’ during the COVID-19 pandemic. In less than one year, the novel coronavirus emerged, was identified and millions vaccinated with a variety of brand new vaccines. How did we learn so much so fast? What questions remain? Why do some people think it’s all a hoax? Are we prepared for the next pandemic?
KEEPING EVERYONE SAFE: INFECTION PREVENTION & CONTROL IN COVID-19 VACCINE CLINICSJeannette Comeau | April 1, 2021
Jeannette Comeau is Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Dalhousie University
VACCINE MISTRUST: A LEGACY OF COLONIALISMMargo Greenwood and Noni MacDonald | March 31, 2021
Margo Greenwood is academic lead of The National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health, and professor at the University of Northern British Columbia
MY COVID-19 VACCINE EXPERIENCE AS AN URBAN INDIGENOUS WOMAN IN ONTARIOChantelle Richmond | March 30, 2021
Chantelle Richmond is Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Health and Environment at Western University
MY COVID-19 VACCINE EXPERIENCE AS AN URBAN INDIGENOUS WOMAN IN ONTARIOChantelle Richmond | March 30, 2021
Chantelle Richmond is Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Health and Environment at Western University
The RSC Policy Briefing entitled “Investing in a Better Future: Higher Education and Post-COVID Canada” is now freely and publicly available here.
Established by the President of the Royal Society of Canada in April 2020, the RSC Task Force on COVID-19 was mandated to provide evidence-informed perspectives on major societal challenges in response to and recovery from COVID-19.
