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Ontario Veterinary College experts are sharing their insights and expertise in the media and through new research during the COVID-19 pandemic. Given OVC’s focus on One Health, many of our researchers with disease modelling, epidemiological and infectious disease expertise have been at the center of the pandemic response. They are also embracing new research opportunities to better keep us safe during the next global pandemic.
For general updates from the University of Guelph, please visit their COVID-19 Information page.
In the News
University of Guelph articles
Webinars
August 2020
- Byram Bridle
- Amy Greer
July 2020
- Dorothee Bienzle, Scott Weese
- Byram Bridle, Shayan Sharif
- Byram Bridle
- Why those most at risk of COVID-19 are least likely to respond to a vaccine – National Geographic
- 2 years of coronavirus pandemic is ‘best-case scenario,’ doctor warns – Global News
- Here’s how we’ll know when a COVID-19 vaccine is ready – National Geographic
- COVID-19: Fast vaccine timelines are unrealistic, profs say – Guelph Today
- Amy Greer
- What's still not known about how COVID affects kids? – CBC Ottawa Morning
- Back to school: About a dozen countries have returned kids to classrooms. What Canada can learn from them – National Post
- Health experts pressure Ottawa for a more ‘balanced approach’ to tackling COVID-19 pandemic – The Globe and Mail
- Back to school: About a dozen countries have returned kids to classrooms. What Canada can learn from them – National Post
- What's still not known about how COVID affects kids? – CBC Ottawa Morning
- What Ontario can learn from elsewhere about making schools safer from COVID-19 – CBC
- Creating a feasible back to school model from a medical point of view – CBC Radio
- As Ontario heads to Stage 3, pressure grows for full-time school plan amid COVID-19 – CBC
- As Ontario heads to Stage 3, pressure grows for full-time school plan amid COVID-19 – Yahoo News
- We Can Get Children Back to School Full Time, With the Right Strategy – Globe and Mail
- Scott Weese
June 2020
- Dorothee Bienzle, Scott Weese
- Byram Bridle
- Here’s how we’ll know when a COVID-19 vaccine is ready – National Geographic
- 2 years of coronavirus pandemic is ‘best-case scenario,’ doctor warns – Global News
- Why it matters that you get a COVID-19 vaccine when it’s available - The Globe and Mail
- Short timelines for coronavirus vaccine are giving 'false hope,' virus expert warns - Global TV's The West Block
- Why anti-vaxxers can’t be ignored as researchers race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine – Your Health Matters – Sunnybrook Hospital
- Would you get a COVID-19 vaccine? – Healthy Debate
- Byram Bridle, Shayan Sharif
- Amy Greer
- Shayan Sharif
- Scott Weese
May 2020
- Theresa Bernardo
- Dorothee Bienzle, Scott Weese
- Byram Bridle, Leonardo Susta, Sarah Wootton
- Guelph-led COVID-19 vaccine study gets provincial funding to move forward – CBC KW
- Ontario government says it’s moving forward with ‘groundbreaking’ COVID-19 research – CTV News
- Researchers get $7 million in COVID-19 funding from Ford government – Toronto Star Online
- U of Guelph’s coronavirus vaccine research receives provincial funds - Guelph Mercury Tribune
- University of Guelph researchers get $230K to develop potential COVID vaccine - Waterloo Region Record
- Ontario government says it’s moving forward with 'groundbreaking’ COVID-19 research – CTV News
- University of Guelph’s COVID-19 vaccine research receives $230,000 – Global News
- University of Guelph’s COVID-19 vaccine research receives $230,000 – CJOY 1460
- Byram Bridle, Shayan Sharif
- Amy Greer
- Andria Jones-Bitton
- Glen Pyle
- Scott Weese
- Will pets have separation anxiety when we go back to work? – Global News
- DOG TALK MAY 25TH – Newstalk 610
- Mink believed to have infected farmworkre with COVID-19 - can pets do the same? - Global News
- Coronavirus and Dogs: Everything You Need to Know – The Bark
- The dog park is open again. Should you use it? – CBC
- Should you be quarantining with your pets? – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- Pets and a Pandemic – Bradford Era
- Shayan Sharif and Evan Fraser (Arrell Food Institute)
- David Waltner-Toews
April 2020
- Dorothee Bienzle, Scott Weese
- Katie Clow
- Amy Greer
- ‘Herd immunity’: Why this risky goal isn’t practical for COVID-19 – CTV News
- Immunity passports. Digital contact tracing. On-and-off distancing. What the COVID-19 ‘new normal’ could look like – Toronto Star
- ‘Dynamic’ physical distancing could help balance COVID-19 fight, economy in Ontario: study – Global News
- Jan Sargeant
- Shayan Sharif
- Scott Weese
- Can mosquitoes and ticks spread COVID-19?- The Weather Network
- Q and A: Experts discuss some key COVID 19 concerns – Winnipeg Free Press
- COVID-19: Pet cats test positive for coronavirus in New York – The Georgia Straight Online
- Two New York cats test positive for coronavirus. Here’s what you need to know about the virus and animals. – The Washington Post
- Can your pets catch COVID-19? Here’s what one researcher says – Cottage Life
- Scientists study whether COVID-19 can infect livestock – Western Producer
- Isolate from animals if you contract COVID-19 – Farmtario
- Pet fur as vehicle for COVID spread? Vets say distancing applies to animals too – CBC KW
- Pet fur as vehicle for COVID spread? Vets say distancing applies to animals too- CTV
- Dr. Scott Weese, Avoiding impulse pet purchases during this time, and more – Steve Dale’s Pet World
- How long does the virus stay in your beard? Your COVID-19 questions answered – CBC
- Pets need to practise social distancing too, says U of Guelph expert – Toronto.com
- Veterinary services still offered during coronavirus pandemic, but distancing measures in place – Global News
- COVID-19: How veterinary practices can help flatten the curve – DVM 360
- Dog’s “low level” Coronavirus Infection Creates New Concerns for Pets During Pandemic – The Ticker
- Animal Welfare During a Pandemic - The Agenda with Steve Paikin
- Toronto Zoo taking precautions with big cats after tiger in N.Y. gets COVID-19 – National Post
- Are cats at risk of catching COVID-19? – Timesunion
- Coronaviruses Often Start in Animals — Here’s How Those Diseases Can Jump to Humans – Discover
- Study finds cats susceptible to COVID-19, but not dogs – EdgeProp
March 2020
- Amy Greer
- Stopping COVID-19 could require eight months of 'aggressive social distancing,’ outbreak modelling shows – Montreal Gazette
- Stopping COVID-19 could require eight months of ‘aggressive social distancing,’ outbreak modelling shows – National Post
- U of G professor helps track spread of COVID-19 online - CTV News
- ‘Social distancing’ could go a long way toward slowing down COVID-19, researchers say – Toronto Star
- Coronavirus testing ramps up as Ontario searches for missed cases – Toronto Star online
- Containment is futile: Is COVID-19 the pathogen of the century 'everyone is waiting for'? – Calgary Herald
- Canada could move to more active surveillance of COVID-19. Here’s what that means – Global News
- Glen Pyle
- Commentary: Why COVID-19 Presents Dangers to Those with Heart Conditions This commentary originally ran in the Toronto Star Opinion section
- Shayan Sharif
- Shayan Sharif and Evan Fraser (Arrell Food Institute)
- Scott Weese
- Pets at no significant risk of COVID-19: professor – Kitchener Today
- What we know — and don’t know — about how COVID-19 affects animals - TVO
- How to care for pets during the coronavirus outbreak – Fox News Network
- How to care for dogs and cats during coronavirus – New York Post
- Pets and the pandemic: what you need to know about dogs, cats and coronavirus – York Region.com
- Can Dogs and Cats Get the Coronavirus? – Parents
- More information needed after dog’s weak positive COVID-19 test result: expert – City News (The Canadian Press)
- Sick with COVID-19? Stay away from animals if possible – Farmtario
- More information needed after dog’s weak positive COVID-19 test result: expert – National Post
- What We Know About Pets And Coronavirus – WBUR-FM
- Dogs, cats can’t pass on coronavirus — but can test positive – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- Pet dog with coronavirus a likely case of ‘human-to-animal transmission’ in Hong Kong – CTV News
- Coronavirus and Dogs: Everything You Need to Know – Bark
- A dog has a ‘low-level’ coronavirus infection – The Washington Post
- Jeffrey Wichtel
February 2020
- Shayan Sharif
- Amy Greer
June 2020
- Scott Weese
- Using One Health-informed strategies to reduce COVID-19 impact on pets, livestock and wildlife – University of Guelph Office of Research
- Stephanie Nykamp
- OVC Health Sciences Centre ramps up services as province begins to re-open – Ontario Veterinary College
- Shane Bateman
- U of G Vets Use Telemedicine to Continue Animal Care in First Nations During Pandemic - University of Guelph
- Scott Weese
- U of G Expert Urges Need for 'One Health' Approach to Fighting COVID-19 – University of Guelph
May 2020
- Andria Jones-Bitton
- U of G’s Virtual Well-Being Project Attracts Followers Worldwide – University of Guelph
- Amy Greer
- U of G Modelling Predicts COVID-19 Resurgence If Physical Distancing Relaxed – University of Guelph
- Stephanie Nykamp
- The Power of Design Thinking The John F. Wood Centre for Business and Student Enterprise and the College of Arts Interdisciplinary Design Lab at the University of Guelph put the design thinking process to good use as they created Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the OVC Health Sciences Centre.
- Byram Bridle, Leonardo Susta, Sarah Wootton
- U of G COVID-19 Vaccine Research Awarded Provincial Funding – University of Guelph
OVC researchers received $230,000 to develop potential COVID-19 vaccines under the province’s Ontario Together investment to advance research to combat the pandemic.
- U of G COVID-19 Vaccine Research Awarded Provincial Funding – University of Guelph
- U of G Awards Funding for COVID-19 Research Projects – University of Guelph Among the projects funded are: Development of vaccine platforms against the COVID-19 virus. The project is led by Profs. Leonardo Susta, Byram Bridle and Sarah Wootton, Department of Pathobiology; research with Prof. Andrew Papadopoulos looking at Analysis of Public Trust During COVID-19 Pandemic Health Communication in Canada and Employing a Health in All Policies to Enhance Public Health Capacity; and research with Prof. Dorothee Bienzle in SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Companion Animals.
- David Waltner-Toews
- U of G Prof Pens Book on Pandemics – University of Guelph
April 2020
- Dorothee Bienzle, Scott Weese
- U of G Researchers Studying Coronavirus Infection in Pets – University of Guelph
- Amy Greer
- Data for National COVID-19 Tracker Provided by U of G Team – University of Guelph
- Dynamic Physical Distancing Solution to Maintaining Health Care, Economy, Study Reveals – University of Guelph
- U of G Community Making Masks for Animal Care Personnel – University of Guelph
March 2020
- Amy Greer
- U of G Researcher Contributing to COVID-19 Tracker – University of Guelph
- Shayan Sharif
- Twitter Can Be Used to Track Spread of Infectious Diseases, U of G Researchers Discover – University of Guelph
- Scott Weese
- U of G Helps Local Distiller Create Hand Sanitizer for Health, Service Groups – University of Guelph
February 2020
- Amy Greer
- U of G Expert Part of Canada’s COVID-19 Pandemic Preparations – University of Guelph
- Shayan Sharif - Ontario Livestock 2030 Webinar - COVID-19 lessons and planning for future pandemics and epidemics
- Scott Weese - COVID 19 SARS CoV 2 Updates and Moving Forward – Webinar
- Scott Weese - Practicing Veterinary Medicine in a COVID 19 Era - Webinar
Video and webinar series on agri-food in a time of disruption, hosted by the Arrell Food Institute in partnership with Food from Thought and One Health Institute.
- Robert Friendship - COVID-19 + Food Security: The Intersection Before COVID-19 arrived on the scene, food security was already an issue in our communities and around the world. How has the pandemic exacerbated this problem, and where do we go next to address them both?
- Amy Greer - COVID 19 + Data Decisions after Disruption The webinar looks at how we make decisions about coming out of this time of disruption.
Moderated by: Jeff Wichtel, Dean, Ontario Veterinary College