====== Andrew Costa ======

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Dr. **Andrew Costa** is a Canadian epidemiologist based in [[canada:ontario:Waterloo]], [[canada:Ontario]].

===== Education =====

Costa received a Bachelor of Science in Health Science and Ph.D. in Epidemiology from the [[University of Waterloo]].((//Andrew P. Costa, PhD | interRAI Canada.// University of Waterloo. Retrieved May 2, 2022, from https://archive.ph/Vxhqe))

===== Career and Affiliations =====

==== McMaster University ====

Costa is the Schlegel Research Chair in Clinical Epidemiology & Aging and an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact as well as Department of Medicine at [[McMaster University]].((//Andrew Costa.// McMaster University. Retrieved May 3, 2022, from https://archive.ph/Q04sC))

==== St. Joseph's Health System ====

Costa the Scientific Director of the Centre for Integrated Care under [[St. Joseph's Health System]].((//Andrew Costa.// Centre for Integrated Care. Retrieved May 2, 2022, from https://archive.ph/Uhxik))

==== Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences ====

Costa is an adjunct scientist at the [[Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences]] (ICES).((//Andrew Costa.// Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences. Retrieved May 2, 2022, from https://archive.ph/7ekKM))

==== COVID-19 Immunity Task Force ====

Costa is a researcher with the [[COVID-19 Immunity Task Force]], for which he received $5,000,000.00 as a co-principal investigator for "COVID-19 infection and immunity in residents of long-term care facilities."((Costa, A. (2021). //Declaration of Interest.// Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table. https://web.archive.org/web/20220503054828/https://covid19-sciencetable.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Declaration-of-Interest_Congregate-Care-Setting-Working-Group_Andrew-Costa_20211008.pdf))

==== Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table ====

Costa is a member of the Congregate Care Setting Working Group of the [[Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table]].((//About Us.// Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table. Retrieved April 28, 2022, from https://covid19-sciencetable.ca/about/))