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 ===== History ===== ===== History =====
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 +==== Ebola ====
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 +PHAC's [[rVSV-ZEBOV-G]] candidate vaccine for [[Ebola]] was the subject of an August 2014 development funding agreement between the [[Defense Threat Reduction Agency]] (DTRA) and [[pharmaceutical_companies:BioProtection Systems]].((Link, G. (2014, August 5). //NewLink Genetics Corporation, Through Its Wholly Owned Subsidiary, BioProtection Systems Corporation, Secures a Letter Contract From the Defense Threat Reduction Agency for Testing and Evaluation of Ebola Virus Vaccine.// Lumos Pharma. https://archive.ph/kNgC6)) Dr. [[Robert Malone]] was tapped by the DTRA to lead the program.((//The Team.// Atheric Pharmaceutical. Retrieved July 14, 2017, from https://web.archive.org/web/20170714055404/http://www.atheric.com/team)) ((Malone, R. W. (2017, March). //RWM CV.// Squarespace. https://web.archive.org/web/20230119104151/https://static1.squarespace.com/static/550b0ac4e4b0c16cdea1b084/t/58e5406b5016e1f1acacae75/1491419246742/RWM+CV+March+2017.pdf))
  
 ==== COVID-19 ==== ==== COVID-19 ====
  
 Throughout the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], PHAC accessed data from some 33 million Canadian cell phones in order to track the movements of Canadians while under [[lockdown]] measures.((Oli, S. (2021, December 27). //Canada’s public health agency admits it tracked 33 million mobile devices during lockdown.// National Post. https://archive.ph/QxghQ)) In March 2021, the Agency awarded a contract to the [[TELUS|Telus Data For Good]] program to provide “de-identified and aggregated data” of movement trends in Canada. However, Telus was not the only third party involved; in May 2022, it was revealed that [[artificial intelligence]] company [[BlueDot]] had also been awarded a similar contract, and had used the data accessed to view a detailed snapshot of people's behaviour, including visits to the grocery store, gatherings with family and friends, time spent at home and trips to other towns and provinces.((Woolf, M. (2022, May 5). //Canadians’ trips to liquor stores, pharmacies tracked via phones during pandemic.// CP24. https://archive.ph/0r1ai)) ((Kelly, P. (2022). //Collection and use of mobility data by the Government of Canada and related issues.// House of Commons Canada. https://web.archive.org/web/20220726004633/https://www.ourcommons.ca/Content/Committee/441/ETHI/Reports/RP11736929/ethirp04/ethirp04-e.pdf)) Throughout the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], PHAC accessed data from some 33 million Canadian cell phones in order to track the movements of Canadians while under [[lockdown]] measures.((Oli, S. (2021, December 27). //Canada’s public health agency admits it tracked 33 million mobile devices during lockdown.// National Post. https://archive.ph/QxghQ)) In March 2021, the Agency awarded a contract to the [[TELUS|Telus Data For Good]] program to provide “de-identified and aggregated data” of movement trends in Canada. However, Telus was not the only third party involved; in May 2022, it was revealed that [[artificial intelligence]] company [[BlueDot]] had also been awarded a similar contract, and had used the data accessed to view a detailed snapshot of people's behaviour, including visits to the grocery store, gatherings with family and friends, time spent at home and trips to other towns and provinces.((Woolf, M. (2022, May 5). //Canadians’ trips to liquor stores, pharmacies tracked via phones during pandemic.// CP24. https://archive.ph/0r1ai)) ((Kelly, P. (2022). //Collection and use of mobility data by the Government of Canada and related issues.// House of Commons Canada. https://web.archive.org/web/20220726004633/https://www.ourcommons.ca/Content/Committee/441/ETHI/Reports/RP11736929/ethirp04/ethirp04-e.pdf))
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 +In March 2023, PHAC disclosed 1000+ pages of documents in response to a request under the [[freedom_of_information|Access to Information and Privacy Act]] (ATIP) related to [[ivermectin]] and [[hydroxychloroquine]].((//ReleasePackage - PHAC- A-2021-000129 - 2022-04-12.// (2023, March 15). Public Health Agency of Canada. https://www.campfire.wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=releasepackage-phac-a-2021-000129-2022-04-12.pdf))
  
 ===== Affiliations ===== ===== Affiliations =====
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 | [[Living Positive Resource Centre Okanagan]]  | Let’s Get to the Point  | Persons living with, affected by or at higher risk of HIV, Hepatitis C and related conditions residing in the Interior of British Columbia, including Kelowna, Vernon and Peachland  | $10,000  | | [[Living Positive Resource Centre Okanagan]]  | Let’s Get to the Point  | Persons living with, affected by or at higher risk of HIV, Hepatitis C and related conditions residing in the Interior of British Columbia, including Kelowna, Vernon and Peachland  | $10,000  |
 | [[Living Space North Against Poverty]]  | Mobile Outreach Support Team - MOST | Persons experiencing homelessness in Timmins and Cochrane District, Ontario  | $5,000  | | [[Living Space North Against Poverty]]  | Mobile Outreach Support Team - MOST | Persons experiencing homelessness in Timmins and Cochrane District, Ontario  | $5,000  |
-| [[Undercurrent Youth Centre]]  | I love my  | Youth in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia  | $5,000  | 
 | [[MABELLEarts]]  | Mabelle Community Heroes  | Residents of Mabelle Avenue area in Central Etobicoke, Ontario | $10,000  | | [[MABELLEarts]]  | Mabelle Community Heroes  | Residents of Mabelle Avenue area in Central Etobicoke, Ontario | $10,000  |
 | [[Maritime Wave Association]]  | Know Your Vaccine  | Asian and Middle Eastern communities in the 18 to 25 age range in Halifax, Nova Scotia and across Canada  | $10,000  | | [[Maritime Wave Association]]  | Know Your Vaccine  | Asian and Middle Eastern communities in the 18 to 25 age range in Halifax, Nova Scotia and across Canada  | $10,000  |
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 | [[Tools of Empowerment for Success]] (TOEFS)  | Let’s Give It A Shot! | Residents of Niagara Region, Ontario | $10,000  | | [[Tools of Empowerment for Success]] (TOEFS)  | Let’s Give It A Shot! | Residents of Niagara Region, Ontario | $10,000  |
 | [[Tracy Wanyama]]  | Improving Vaccine Uptake in Marginalized Communities: Help break the chain, get your COVID-19 VACCINE  | Black Canadian communities in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), Ontario  | $10,000  | | [[Tracy Wanyama]]  | Improving Vaccine Uptake in Marginalized Communities: Help break the chain, get your COVID-19 VACCINE  | Black Canadian communities in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), Ontario  | $10,000  |
 +| [[Undercurrent Youth Centre]]  | I love my  | Youth in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia  | $5,000  |
 | [[United Cultures of Canada Association]] (UCCA)  | Safe Together Bringing Ethnic Communities Together for an Effective COVID Vaccine Promotion Strategy  | Newcomer and refugee communities in Edmonton, Alberta  | $10,000  | | [[United Cultures of Canada Association]] (UCCA)  | Safe Together Bringing Ethnic Communities Together for an Effective COVID Vaccine Promotion Strategy  | Newcomer and refugee communities in Edmonton, Alberta  | $10,000  |
 | [[University of Regina]]  | Countering Vaccine Hesitancy  | Residents of Regina, Saskatchewan including Indigenous and newcomer communities, and young Canadians | $5,000  | | [[University of Regina]]  | Countering Vaccine Hesitancy  | Residents of Regina, Saskatchewan including Indigenous and newcomer communities, and young Canadians | $5,000  |
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 | [[YMCA of Newfoundland and Labrador]]  | Y-Take the Shot  | Single parents, newcomers and individuals living in rural Newfoundland  | $328,430  | | [[YMCA of Newfoundland and Labrador]]  | Y-Take the Shot  | Single parents, newcomers and individuals living in rural Newfoundland  | $328,430  |
 | [[Yukon Health and Social Services]]  | Examining and Overcoming Barriers to Vaccine Hesitancy in Yukon  | [[canada:Yukon]] residents  | $500,000  | | [[Yukon Health and Social Services]]  | Examining and Overcoming Barriers to Vaccine Hesitancy in Yukon  | [[canada:Yukon]] residents  | $500,000  |
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 +===== Publications =====
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 +  * March 2021: [[https://web.archive.org/web/20230516001754/https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/phac-aspc/documents/services/immunization/aefi-form-october-2021-eng.pdf|Report of adverse events following immunization (AEFI)]]
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