U of S Indigenous health researcher joins national COVID-19 immunity task force – Saskatoon StarPhoenix
University of Saskatchewan Indigenous health researcher Carrie Bourassa has been tapped to share her knowledge and expertise as part of a $350-million project to expand testing and modelling for COVID-19 immunity in Canada.
The two-year federal COVID-19 Immunity Task Force, announced April 23, will work to understand the scope of SARS-CoV-2 immunity across the country.
Given her history working in Indigenous communities to increase health care capacity, Bourassa, who is the scientific director of the CIHR Institute of Indigenous Peoples’ Health, has been appointed Indigenous engagement lead.
“I am very honoured to serve on this important task force that will provide an unprecedented mapping of SARS-CoV-2 immunity nationwide, including immunity levels among Indigenous populations,” Bourassa said. “I look forward to making sure that Indigenous voices are heard and represented.”
