COVID-19 Update

CADTH is committed to supporting Canada’s health care decision-makers through this challenging and uncertain time.

Our COVID-19 Evidence Portal contains the latest COVID-19 information from CADTH and other respected organizations. Content is updated daily to reflect the rapidly changing and increasing international scientific evidence related to this disease.

The following is a summary of the most recent information posted to our COVID-19 portal.

Reports

Ongoing Trials for Drugs in the Prevention and Treatment of COVID-19

• This report provides information on ongoing randomized controlled trials of drugs being investigated to treat or prevent COVID-19.
• It will be updated every 2 weeks.
• Ongoing trials of vaccines and plasma-based therapies are addressed in separate CADTH reports.

COVID-19 News

Visit our COVID-19 news page to stay on top of all the emerging information we are monitoring and updating. Here’s the latest news:

• SARS-CoV2 Neutralizing Antibody: Bamlanivimab for the Prevention of COVID-19

On January 21, 2021, a press release describing the results of the BLAZE-2 study was made available.

• Therapeutic Anticoagulation With Heparin and Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin

On January 22, 2021, a press release about interim results on the efficacy of full-dose anticoagulation therapy with heparin or low-molecular-weight heparin in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 was made available.

• Colchicine

On January 23, 2021, a press release about results of the efficacy of colchicine in outpatients with COVID-19 were made available.

CADTH Literature Searching Tools

To help conduct your COVID-19–related literature searches, see our COVID-19 Search Strings and our COVID-19 Grey Literature Resources.

Additional Resources

CADTH is pleased to showcase additional COVID-19 resources from our partner organizations and the Canadian federal, provincial, and territorial governments’ health jurisdictions:

• Pan-Canadian Health Organizations
• Federal, Provincial, and Territorial Information

CAN’T FIND WHAT YOU NEED? LET US KNOW

Canadian ministries and departments of health, publicly funded organizations responsible for health service delivery, and clinical society stakeholders are encouraged to submit a request or contact their CADTH Liaison Officer. We’re here to help.

The CADTH Weekly COVID-19 Update is intended to keep you informed about the latest information posted on the CADTH COVID-19 portal. You’re receiving this update because you’ve subscribed to our CADTH e-alert system.