Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table
Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table is a group of independent scientific experts that provides advice to the Government of Ontario about COVID-19.
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Formation | 2020 |
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Headquarters | Toronto |
Co-chairs | Steini Brown Brian Schwartz |
Key people | Peter Jüni, Scientific Director |
Website | https://covid19-sciencetable.ca/ |
The group initially hosted by the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, switching to Public Health Ontario in April 2022.
Organization
The Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table is a group of non-partisan, independent, and volunteer scientific experts that provide advice to the Government of Ontario about the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
Leadership
The group was initially overseen by the Dalla Lana School of Public Health[1] and co chaired by Steini Brown and Brian Schwartz M.D..[2] The group was created in early 2020.[3] The original scientific director of the group was Peter Jüni[2][4] who indicated his term would end in March 2022.[5] He remains a member of the Modelling Consensus Table.[6]
In April 2022, Public Health Ontario took over the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table.[1][7]
References
- "Public Health Ontario to take over expert table of COVID-19 pandemic advisors". CBC. 31 Mar 2022.
- Wallace, Kenyon (2022-03-31). "Province's COVID-19 Science Advisory Table to be folded into Public Health Ontario". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
- "'Hospitals are buckling': Ontario's science table makes urgent push for stronger COVID-19 measures | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
- "Is it too early to lift mask mandates? The head of Ontario's COVID-19 science table thinks so". Coronavirus. 2022-03-09. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
- "Departing Ontario COVID-19 adviser reflects on life away from the public eye | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
- "Our Partners". Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table. Archived from the original on 2022-04-24. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- "About Us". Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table. Retrieved 2022-04-04.