USask VIDO team receives $6M from international epidemic coalition
and development for lower income countries, but also with future disease and pandemic responses.VIDO officials say they are well-positioned to soon be an international hub for infectious disease response, and are already considered the major centre of Canada’s response.
“Even before COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, VIDO’s expert team was the first in Canada to isolate the virus, develop a model of the disease, and have a candidate vaccine in pre-clinical testing,” explained USask vice-president of research Baljit Singh. Both federal and provincial innovation ministries are also expecting this investment will propel Canada and Saskatchewan to the forefront and strengthen the country’s pandemic preparedness.Update on VIDO-InterVac vaccine progress, donation to facility – Aug 31, 2021
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