John Lavis, who will lead the COVID-END network, is the director of the McMaster Health Forum.

McMaster receives $1M to lead COVID-19 evidence network

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To ensure decision-makers have access to the best COVID-19 science in a timely manner, the federal government is investing $1 million to support the COVID-19 Evidence Network to support Decision-makers (COVID-END) hosted at McMaster University.

The network, led by John Lavis, director of the McMaster Health Forum, will bring together experts to collaborate and rapidly synthesize the best available evidence across the full breadth of Canada’s COVID-19 pandemic response….

https://brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/mcmaster-receives-1m-to-lead-covid-19-evidence-network/

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