Feds invest $6.7M on research project looking at impact of COVID-19 on youth

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Monday, April 25, 2022 07:16:30 PM UTC

The project will be led by Dr. Caroline Quach, a pediatric infectious diseases specialist at Montreal's Ste-Justine children's hospital.

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