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VIDO/InterVac - University of Saskatchewan

Pan-Provincial Enterprise Inc. In Saskatoon at:
Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization

Naveen Anand
Chief Executive Officer
Phone: (306) 966-2551
n.anand@usask.ca

Gerald L. Brown,
Director, Commercialization
Phone: (306) 966-1506
gerry.brown@usask.ca

Peter Yim,
Director, Outreach and Partnerships
Phone: (306) 966-1533
peter.yim@usask.ca

John Mapletoft
Manager, Business Development
Phone: (306) 966-1541
john.mapletoft@usask.ca

Scott Adams
Product Manger, Product Development
Phone: (306) 966-1545
adams.scott@usask.ca

Dot Clemens-Brown
Administrative Assistant
Phone: (306) 966-1573
d.brown@usask.ca

Canadian Center for Vaccinology - Dalhousie University

Pan-Provincial Enterprise Inc. in Halifax at:
Canadian Center for Vaccinology

Mary Appleton
Regional NODE Coordinator
Phone: (902) 470-7583
mary.appleton@iwk.nshealth.ca

 

 

 

 

 

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General Inquiries:

120 Veterninary Road Saskatoon SK S7N 5E3 Phone: (306) 966-1573
d.brown@usask.ca

BC Centre for Disease Control - UBC

Pan-Provincial Enterprise Inc. in Vancouver at:
BC Centre for Disease Control

Michael Donoghue,
Regional NODE Coordinator
Phone: (604) 660-1841
michael.donoghue@bccdc.ca


Did you know?
image of Mycobacterium tuberculosis culture

This is a close-up of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis culture. Tuberculosis is a highly infectious and often attacks the lungs; if left untreated, the active disease has an extremely high (>50%) fatality rate. Screening programs and vaccination are the main methods of prevention.

Credit: Content provider CDC/Dr. George Kubica, PD-USGov-HHS-CDC.

Source: This media comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Public Health Image Library (PHIL), part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

BACKGROUNDER

Immunization:
Inoculation and Vaccination

Inoculation (also known as variolation) was introduced to the west by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689-1762), who witnessed inoculation being
portrait of lady
practiced by physicians in Constantinople,[12] and was greatly impressed:[13] she had lost a brother to smallpox and bore facial scars from the disease herself. In 1718 she had the embassy surgeon inoculate her son, and in 1721, after returning to England, had her daughter inoculated[14]. In 1722 the Prince of Wales' daughters received inoculations[16].

The practice of inoculation slowly spread amongst the royal families of Europe, followed by general adoption amongst the rest of the population. Given the severe consequences of smallpox in Europe in the 18th century, many parents felt that the benefits outweighed the risks and so inoculated their children.[21] [22]

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