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ACC Honors Companies for Achievements to Advance Sustainability with its 2024 Sustainability Leadership Awards

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Thursday, May 9, 2024
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MIAMI, May 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- At its Responsible Care® and Sustainability Conference 2024, the American Chemistry Council (ACC) honored six member companies and one external organization with its 2024 Sustainability Leadership Awards, recognizing innovative products, technologies and initiatives that help advance sustainability.

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  • MIAMI, May 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- At its Responsible Care® and Sustainability Conference 2024, the American Chemistry Council (ACC) honored six member companies and one external organization with its 2024 Sustainability Leadership Awards, recognizing innovative products, technologies and initiatives that help advance sustainability.
  • "The exemplary achievements of these ACC members demonstrate the progress that the chemical industry is making to enable solutions to real-world sustainability challenges."
  • "We are proud to recognize these ACC members and their collaborators that are having a meaningful impact on our society."
  • ACC recognized 2024 Sustainability Leadership Award winners in the following categories:
    Products, processes or initiatives that promote safe use of chemicals, transparency, informed sustainability decision-making and innovation to reduce risk.

More than 75% of Canadians had immunity to SARS-CoV-2 due to infection by March 2023

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Monday, August 14, 2023
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Today, the COVID-19 Immunity Task Force (CITF) published the most comprehensive peer-reviewed analysis of pan-Canadian seroprevalence estimates in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) .

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  • Today, the COVID-19 Immunity Task Force (CITF) published the most comprehensive peer-reviewed analysis of pan-Canadian seroprevalence estimates in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) .
  • Three time periods were analyzed: pre-vaccination (March 2020 to November 2020); vaccine roll-out (December 2020 to November 2021); and the Omicron waves (December 2021 to March 2023).
  • The low infection rates in Canada before Omicron were observed in other high-income countries in Europe and North America as well.
  • “By March 2023, roughly 80% of adults aged 18-25 had evidence of a previous infection.

New survey data reveals that between April and August 2022, 98% of Canadian adults had antibodies to SARS-CoV-2

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Monday, March 27, 2023
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This survey provides a nationally representative measure of the population with antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

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  • This survey provides a nationally representative measure of the population with antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
  • Between April and August 2022, 54% of Canadian adults – or about 16.4 million Canadians – had antibodies indicating a past infection to SARS-CoV-2.
  • Between April and August 2022, nearly all Canadian adults (98.1%) had antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, acquired through vaccination, a previous infection or both.
  • The DBS tests were used to estimate the number of Canadian adults who have infection-acquired and/or vaccine-induced antibodies to SARS-CoV-2.

Government of Canada Welcomes Task Force Report on Post COVID-19 Condition

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022
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Post COVID-19 condition (PCC) or "long COVID" refers to symptoms experienced more than three months after an initial infection.

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  • Post COVID-19 condition (PCC) or "long COVID" refers to symptoms experienced more than three months after an initial infection.
  • Dr. Nemerestablished a multidisciplinary Task Force on Post COVID-19 Condition to investigate and advise on ways to address post COVID-19 condition in Canada.
  • In response to the report, the Government of Canada has established a Post COVID-19 ConditionSecretariat within PHAC to coordinate a whole-of-government approach to address evidence and data gaps around the condition.
  • "More data and research is needed to better understand the longer term physical and psycho-social impacts of post COVID-19 condition among people in Canada.

Largest study measuring extent of COVID-19 in Canadian children and teens now underway

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Thursday, October 6, 2022
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Whats more, since levels of transmission, vaccination and immunity are continually changing, ongoing surveillance is necessary to help guide public health policy.

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  • Whats more, since levels of transmission, vaccination and immunity are continually changing, ongoing surveillance is necessary to help guide public health policy.
  • Soren Gantt and Caroline Quach-Thanh, investigators at CHU Sainte-Justine Research Centre and professors at the Universit de Montral.
  • Five times during the coming year, approximately 7,200 samples will be obtained and tested through the new study.
  • At the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), we know that research has the power to change lives.

The Omicron tsunami: Analysis of data from blood testing suggests over 17 million Canadians were infected with Omicron in only 5 months

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Wednesday, July 6, 2022
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Before the arrival of the Omicron variant, approximately 7% of Canadians had infection-acquired antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

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  • Before the arrival of the Omicron variant, approximately 7% of Canadians had infection-acquired antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
  • Between December 2021 and May 2022, the proportion rose by 45% of Canadians having antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 infection (see Figure 1 below).
  • Across the country, our analysis of the data suggests that 17 million Canadians had an Omicron infection in the period December to May, for an average of more than 100,000 infections per day.
  • The CITF is overseen by an Executive Committee of volunteers that includes leading scientists and policymakers from across Canada.

Union Carpenters to Open their First Union Diving School for Underwater Welding in New Jersey

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Tuesday, May 10, 2022
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HAMMONTON, N.J., May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Carpenters International Training Fund (CITF) and the Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters (EASRCC) are preparing to open their first dedicated diving school where union carpenters and professionals from other building trades can earn their certification in underwater welding and pile driving. The new school will host an open house on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. To attend, visit: https://form.jotform.com/eascarpenters/OpenHouse.

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  • Union carpenters in New Jersey are preparing to open the first diving school in the country where carpenters can train other carpenters in underwater welding.
  • The initiative, spearheaded by The Carpenters International Training Fund (CITF), will include hands-on underwater training to position New Jersey's union workforce as the leader in the offshore wind industry space.
  • HAMMONTON, N.J., May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Carpenters International Training Fund (CITF) and the Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters (EASRCC) are preparing to open their first dedicated diving school where union carpenters and professionals from other building trades can earn their certification in underwater welding and pile driving.
  • The new school will host an open house on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

Lower vaccination rates among people who use drugs could lead to serious outcomes from COVID-19

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Wednesday, April 6, 2022
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Researchers recruited 275 people who use drugs and saw them once every two months for a study visit.

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  • Researchers recruited 275 people who use drugs and saw them once every two months for a study visit.
  • In comparison, as of February 2022 vaccination rates in BCs general population were 81.1% fully vaccinated, 45.1% had received a booster dose, and 14% remained unvaccinated.
  • In addition, many people who use drugs face multiple overlapping barriers to accessing healthcare, such as stigma, discrimination, and criminalization.
  • The CITF is overseen by a Leadership Group of volunteers that includes leading scientists and policymakers from across Canada.

Government of Canada launches second cycle of national survey to assess the health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic

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Monday, April 4, 2022
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To that end, the Government of Canada is actively working with a community of national and international experts to gather evidence on the health impacts of the pandemic, as well as potential long-term effects of the virus.

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  • To that end, the Government of Canada is actively working with a community of national and international experts to gather evidence on the health impacts of the pandemic, as well as potential long-term effects of the virus.
  • To do this, the Government of Canada is launching a second cycle of the Canadian COVID-19 Antibody and Health Survey (CCAHS).
  • Across all ten provinces,100,000 randomly selected Canadians aged 18 years and older will have received invitations from Statistics Canada to participate in the survey.
  • The Public Health Agency of Canada, Statistics Canada and the COVID-19 Immunity Task Force are conducting a second cycle of the Canadian COVID-19 Antibody and Health Survey.

Bricsys: BricsCAD® AX3000 MEP Suite Admitted to CITF's Pre-Approved BIM Software List

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Monday, April 4, 2022
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GHENT, Belgium, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Global software developer Bricsys (www.bricsys.com), part of Hexagon, today announced that BricsCAD® AX3000 MEP Suite has been admitted to the Construction Innovation and Technology Fund's (CITF) Pre-approved BIM Software List.

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  • GHENT, Belgium, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Global software developer Bricsys ( www.bricsys.com ), part of Hexagon, today announced that BricsCAD AX3000 MEP Suite has been admitted to the Construction Innovation and Technology Fund's (CITF) Pre-approved BIM Software List.
  • The decision enables eligible applicants in Hong Kong's construction industry to benefit from government-subsidized discounts on BricsCAD AX3000 MEP Suite - a solution for building mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering - through its Construction & Innovation Technology Fund (CITF).
  • We believe the admission of our solution to the CITF Pre-approved BIM Software List is an endorsement of the powerful combination that AX3000 and BricsCAD represents as the construction industry continues to digitize."
  • BricsCAD and AX3000 MEP are built on a familiar DWG file format.