COVID-19 research
EnCORE Study and Sub-study (2020-2023)
The EnCORE study was a collaborative research project between the University of Montreal and CHU Sainte-Justine which estimated the proportion of SARS-CoV-2 infections (the virus that causes COVID-19) in children aged 2 to 17 years old. The study also examined children’s emotional and mental health. A cross-sectional phase of the study assessed SARS-CoV-2 infections among school and daycare staff.
The EnCORE immune sub-study was part of a pan-Canadian study examining children’s immune response to SRAS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 vaccines over time in children aged 2-11 years old.
Funding by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) through the COVID-19 Immunity Task Force (CITF).
Investigators and collaborators: Caroline Quach, Hélène Decaluwe, Guy Boivin, Patricia Conrod, Anne-Claude Gingras, Jennifer Gommerman, Marie-Eve Hamlin, Gaston De Serres, Jesse Papenburg, Britt McKinnon, Nancy Haley, Isabelle Laurin, Direction Régionale de Santé Publique (DRSP)
Instructional videos
A series of instructional videos were produced to help participants register to the study and collect dried blood spot.
Lumière sur la recherche du CReSP
Knowledge transfer publication on the EnCORE study for the practice settings published by the Public Health Research Center.
Study reports
Short reports were shared with participants to summarize the preliminary findings from each round of data collection (2020-2023).