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How Are Flu Vaccine Strains Chosen Each Year?

Every year, scientists work behind the scenes to select the influenza (flu) virus strains that will go into the next seasonal flu vaccine.

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VIDO Trainees Selected for National One Health Training Program on Emerging Zoonoses

Two VIDO trainees selected for the inaugural cohort of the Canadian One Health Training Program on Emerging Zoonoses (COHTPEZ), a CIHR-funded initiative aimed at developing the next generation of experts in zoonotic disease research. 

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Celebrating Women and Girls in Science: Advancing Research, Protecting the World

While the world continues to recover from the last pandemic, a major investment from CEPI could help VIDO to prepare the world for the next infectious disease crisis.

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