Understanding COVID-19 risk, vaccine confidence, and immunogenicity in the South Asian population in

CanCOVID Speaker Series

Understanding COVID-19 risk, vaccine confidence, and immunogenicity in the South Asian population in Canada 

Speaker: 

• Dr. Sonia Anand, Canada Research Chair in Ethnic Diversity and Cardiovascular Disease, Professor – Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Director of the Population Genomics Program – McMaster University, Senior Scientist – Population Health Research Institute at Hamilton Health Sciences, Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario / Michael G. DeGroote Chair in Population Health Research, Associate Chair of Equity and Diversity – Department of Medicine, McMaster University ​

Tuesday, September 14th, 2021, 4:00 - 4:30pm EDT

Dr. Sonia Anand’s current research focuses on environmental and genetic determinants of vascular disease in populations of varying ancestral origin, women, and cardiovascular disease.

Join us as Dr. Anand provides an overview of the COVID-19 Immunization Task Force (CITF) funded study in the South Asian population in Canada, including the rationale, challenges, and early observations.

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