RIsk of environmental Surface and air Contamination in COVID19 (RISC- COV) [Added supplement: COVID-19 Variant Supplement]
- Funded by Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
- Total publications:0 publications
Grant number: 170362, 175535
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Key facts
Disease
COVID-19Start & end year
20202022Known Financial Commitments (USD)
$414,229.52Funder
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)Principal Investigator
Allison J McGeerResearch Location
CanadaLead Research Institution
Sinai Health SystemResearch Priority Alignment
N/A
Research Category
Pathogen: natural history, transmission and diagnostics
Research Subcategory
Environmental stability of pathogen
Special Interest Tags
N/A
Study Type
Clinical
Clinical Trial Details
Not applicable
Broad Policy Alignment
Pending
Age Group
Unspecified
Vulnerable Population
Unspecified
Occupations of Interest
Unspecified
Abstract
This study has three goals. First, we will collect clinical and epidemiologic information about COVID-19 in Toronto and Peel region to share with ISARIC studies of the risk factors for, clinical features and outcomes of this infection in Canada and around the world. Second, we will collect data about how long patients with this infection shed virus, and whether this virus can be found on surfaces and in the air around patients with this infection, in order to help guide infection prevention practice. Third, we will systematically collect samples containing the virus, serum and cells of the immune system, in order to create a biobank that can be shared with investigators developing vaccines and treatment for this disease.