There are no overnight successes in science: medical research needs more stable funding

Canada needs to adjust its approach to funding in order to support moonshot ideas that could make a major difference.
Major bodies like the Canadian Institutes of Health Research are charged with directing scarce public money to support scientific work that’s most likely to yield impactful results. The CIHR is an independent agency established in 2000 and is accountable to Parliament through the Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos.
The rollout of the first bivalent COVID shots is a reminder that the development of these vaccines ranks among the greatest public health achievements of our lifetimes. But they also showcase the gap that exists between perception and reality when it comes to scientific advances—and how we fund th...

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