NEWS: COVID-19 Cohort Study for Teachers and Education Workers

Join a Research Study about COVID-19 in Teachers and Education Workers

 

Who can join?

Teachers & education workers

  • who are 18-74 years of age
  • work anywhere in the Ontario education system – for 8 or more hours per week – on average
  • who are not planning to retire, take parental leave, etc. for at least 3 months, and
  • who do not have a bleeding disorder, have not had chemotherapy in the past 4 weeks, and have not had a bilateral mastectomy
  • Can join whether or not you have already received your COVID-19 vaccination and whether or not you have previously tested positive for COVID-19

What is being studied?

  • Number & rate of COVID-19 infection
  • Risk factors for infection
  • Antibody levels over time
  • Impact of vaccines against COVID-19
  • Psychological impact of working during a pandemic

 

What is asked of you?

  • Questionnaires when you join and several times throughout the year-long study
  • Report when you are tested for COVID-19
  • Report when you are vaccinated against COVID-19
  • Self-collect blood spot samples several times throughout the year

Participation is voluntary

Participants will be provided with a small token of appreciation for taking part

 

Check out the study webpage for more information: www.tibdn.ca/covid-19/education or www.tibdn.ca/covid-19/education-fr for a French language page

 

You do not need to use the internet to join our study! You can learn more about the study by calling 416-294-6383 –or- if long distance charges apply: 1-888-307-3357 (8AM – 6PM weekdays)

Study title:

Study of the epidemiology of COVID-19 in teachers and education workers in elementary

and secondary schools in Ontario

 

Study investigators:

Drs. Brenda Coleman, Allison McGeer, & Robert Maunder (Mount Sinai Hospital & University of Toronto)

Dr. Sharon Straus (Unity Health & University of Toronto)

Dr. Susan Bondy (University of Toronto)