Alberta begins saving COVID-19 samples for research
The Alberta government says health partners are building a safe biorepository to preserve COVID-19 samples long-term to support world-class medical research in combatting the virus.
In a release, the province says the new biorepository is now safely collecting, cataloguing and storing samples in sophisticated refrigeration equipment.
There will be two hubs – one at the University of Alberta and the other at the University of Calgary.
“Research in how to test for, treat and prevent COVID-19 is essential to our healthy future,” says Health Minister Tyler Shandro. “I commend all the partners on collaborating to make this happen, and I assure all Albertans that the biorepository poses no risk to public health.”