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About ScienceUpFirst
ScienceUpFirst is a national collective of independent scientists, researchers, health care experts, and science communicators. We share the best available science in creative ways to stop the spread of misinformation.
Right now, our focus is debunking health misinformation.
The idea for ScienceUpFirst started with Senator Stan Kutcher and Professor Timothy Caulfield in the summer of 2020. Since then, we’ve grown into a funded initiative of the Canadian Association of Science Centres, with dozens of experts from across the country working together to fight misinformation.
Our logo, infographic, and other brand materials can be downloaded here.
Media Coverage
11 ways to take the fear out of jabs for children
| Ireland Live | April 24, 2023
“Trying to make money off your vagina”: Gyno on lies in women’s wellness
| Daily Hive | Nikitha Martins and Claire Fenton | March 8, 2023
Stopping the Spread of Women’s Health Misinformation
| CTV News Vancouver | March 7, 2023
Get the Scoop on Women’s Health from Dr. Jen Gunter and Friends at Sex, Lies, and Hormones
| Vancouver Magazine | Kerri Donaldson | March 6, 2023
International Women’s Day events to check out in Vancouver this year
| Curiocity | March 3, 2023
Attend ScienceUpFirst’s myth-busting event on sex, lies and hormones for free online
| BCBusiness | Rushmila Rahman | February 28, 2023
Moving the needle on childhood immunizations in Canada
| Halifax Examiner | Yvette d’Entremont | February 22, 2023
Sault’s Entomica joins campaign to address misinformation
| CTV News Northern Ontario | Mike McDonald | February 10, 2023
February 23 is National Kids and Vaccines Day
| Press Release | February 7, 2023
Science North supporting newcomers with community health connections
| Sudbury.com | February 7, 2023
Speech is free, but lies cost: misinformation and health systems reform
| The Hill Times | February 6, 2023
Une vraie riposte à la mésinformation
| La Presse | Philippe Mercure | February 5, 2023
Canadian researchers aim to uncover misinformation on social media and how to curb it
| CityNews Montréal | Diona Macalinga | February 2, 2023
La désinformation, fléau de société
| Le Devoir | Pauline Gravel | February 2, 2023
Digital Policy Rounds: Health Communications
| Centre for Media, Technology & Democracy | January 19, 2023
How to address vaccine misinformation with ScienceUpFirst
| CanVax | Emerging Topics Podcast | December 14, 2022
Here’s the likely fallout of Twitter’s move to ditch its COVID misinformation policy
| Toronto Star | Alessia Passafiume | November 29, 2022
ScienceUpFirst begins influencer campaign to fight misinformation online
| themessage| David Brown | November 29, 2022
ScienceUpFirst Continues Its Fight Against Misinformation Online By Going Right to the Source – Social Media Communities
| Press Release | November 28, 2022
Qu’est-ce qui pousse les gens ver les pseudosciences ?
| Radio-Canada | Moteur de recherche | November 24, 2022
What to know about bivalent vaccines
| healthy debate | Denis Chmoulevitch, Stéphanie Guernon, Rachel Salt, Krishana Sankar | November 20, 2022
TikTok Traffic on Monkeypox Conspiracy Theories Swelled After WHO’s Alert
| MedPage Today | Ingrid Hein | October 18, 2022
Government of Canada announces additional funding for nine projects through the Immunization Partnership Fund
| Public Health Agency of Canada | October 12, 2022
Navigating this Pandemic – Hard Conversations
| WISEST STEM Podcast | August 29, 2022
How universities are navigating COVID-19 and the return to campus
| CBC News | The National | August 28, 2022
Pandemics as portals: What monkeypox teaches us about medical apartheid and resistance
| Healthy Debate | Malika Sharma and Nanky Rai | August 24, 2022
Mois national de promotion à la vaccination
| Immunize Canada on Instagram | August 20, 2022
Parent education key to COVID-19 vaccine uptake among youngest kids, says expert
| The Canadian Press | July 14, 2022
Éviter un empoisonnement alimentaire cet été
| Radio-Canada | La croisée | avec Benoit Michaud | July 11, 2022
Debunked: Common COVID-19 booster myths
| Glacier Media | Pippa Norman | July 5, 2022
Les mythes entourant l’avortement
| Radio-Canada | La croisée | avec Benoit Michaud | July 4, 2022
Recycled disinformation: the infertility myths that conspiracists are borrowing from the past
| .coda | Alexandra Tyan | June 17, 2022
Elyas Aissia, La Science d’Abord
| Tête-à-tête avec la science | Myriam Beaudry| June 14, 2022
As monkeypox outbreak grows, fears of stigmatization for LGBTQ community on the rise
| The Globe and Mail | Zosia Bielski | May 27, 2022
COVID-19 has equipped us with a toolbox to tackle future pandemics
| World Economic Forum | Kathy Bloomgarden | May 10, 2022
Vaccine skeptics co-opt the AIDS crisis
| .coda | Masho Lomashvili | April 15, 2022
With proven COVID-19 treatments, why some still opting for unproven drugs?
| CityNews Calgary | Carly Robinson | April 14, 2022
Protecting our Future: Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre Helps Vaccine Hesitant in Manitoba’s Urban Indigenous Community
| UMFM 101.5 | March 10, 2022
Virtual roundtable to be held to fight vaccine hesitancy among Indigenous people
| Winnipeg Sun | Dave Baxter | March 7, 2022
Event addressing vaccine hesitancy
| CTV News Winnipeg | March 7, 2022
Rosalyn Boucha from the Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre gives info about an event addressing vaccine hesitancy in urban Indigenous communities.
National Kids and Vaccines Day
| CTV News Vancouver | January 27, 2022
On CTV Morning Live, Pediatrician and Canadian Medical Association President, Dr. Katharine Smart speaks about vaccinations for children.
Interior Health encouraging pediatric COVID-19 vaccines by Family Day
| Castlegar News | Trevor Crawley | January 27, 2022
National Kids and Vaccines Day spotlights COVID-19 vaccination confidence
| Government of Yukon | January 27, 2022
National day of education for vaccinating kids
| Global News Saskatoon | Chris Carr | January 27, 2022
Renewed Focus on NWT Vaccine Uptake, New Tools and Resources for 5-11 Group
| Government of Northwest Territories | January 26, 2022
Learn about kids and vaccines from health experts
| East Kootenay Online News Weekly | January 26, 2022
Have questions about kids and COVID vaccine? N.S. psychologist part of tonight’s national online panel
| SaltWire | John McPhee | January 26, 2022
Online forum hopes to help boost COVID-19 vaccination rate among Canadian kids
| CityNews Vancouver | Lisa Steacy | January 25, 2022
Only about half of Canadian kids aged 5-11 have been vaccinated; what’s going on?
| Halifax Examiner | Yvette d’Entremont | January 24, 2022
National Kids & Vaccines Day aims to give parents and children peace of mind
| CHAT News Today | Chris Brown | January 21, 2022
More in-school clinics could be key to raising vaccination rates for kids: doctors
| The Canadian Press | Camille Bains | January 20, 2022
National Kids and Vaccination Day aims to ease concerns for parents and children
| Medicine Hat News | Kendall King | January 20, 2022
Dr. Bonnie Henry takes aim at vaccine misinformation Facebook posts
| Daily Hive | Sarah Anderson | January 18, 2022
Thursday, January 27 is National Kids and Vaccines Day
| Press Release | January 13, 2021
How to treat yourself at home if you get COVID-19
| CBC News PEI | Sara Fraser | January 6, 2022
Misinformation is an infection that politicians have left to fester
| Maclean’s | January 3, 2022
Four health and fitness trends to watch in 2022
| The Globe and Mail | Alex Hutchinson | December 27, 2021
In the battle to debunk COVID-19 misinformation, Ottawa Public Health officials lead the way
| The Ottawa Citizen | Elizabeth Payne | December 9, 2021
Science Up First Continues The Fight Against Disinformation With Dr. Krishana Sankar
| Canadian Psychological Association | Mind Full: The CPA podcast | December 1, 2021
Is the COVID vaccine for children safe and effective? Addressing parents’ concerns
| healthydebate | Seema Marwaha | November 29, 2021
La désinformation inquiète de plus en plus : entrevue avec Elyas Aissia
| TVA Nouvelles | November 27, 2021
Q&A: COVID vaccine for kids with Dr. Janine McCready
| Today’s Parent on Instagram | November 24, 2021
Provinces, parents prepare for kids’ COVID-19 vaccine rollout
| CBC News: The National | November 22, 2021
Vaccines OK’d for kids 5-11
| The Toronto Star | November 22, 2021
Nearly two years into pandemic, experts say messaging needs to evolve: Fear is out, hope is in
| The Globe and Mail | November 21, 2021
LaSciencedAbord organise une assemblée publique gratuite pour aborder la désinformation sur le COVID-19 au Québec
| Press Release | November 16, 2021
Fight against misinformation as COVID-19 vaccine for kids nears
| Global News | Emad Agahi, HOUR AT 6 BC | November 6, 2021
Children and COVID-19 Vaccines
| TVO | The Agenda | October 29, 2021
Vaccines and COVID-19 Symptoms with Dr. Krishana Sankar
| Senator Stan Kutcher | October 20, 2021
Continuing my conversation with @KrishanaSankar, today we're talking about why #vaccines are so important in our fight against COVID-19. Key take-away: don't underestimate the long-term effects of this nasty virus. Vaccination means a lesser chance of serious, long-term symptoms. pic.twitter.com/m7sBVYiezc
— Senator Stan Kutcher (@StanKutcher) October 20, 2021
COVID-19 Vaccines and Immunity with Dr. Krishana Sankar
| Senator Stan Kutcher | October 18, 2021
I met with @KrishanaSankar to bust some myths surrounding the COVID-19 #vaccines & immunity. Today’s lesson: don’t skip getting the vaccine because you want to develop ‘natural’ #immunity. Vaccines teach our bodies how to protect us from #COVID. That's the best way forward. pic.twitter.com/fWLs4RDUg0
— Senator Stan Kutcher (@StanKutcher) October 18, 2021
Former anti-vax Edson woman shares husband’s COVID-19 ICU horror story
| Edmonton Journal | October 7, 2021
How one group is stopping COVID misinformation
| CP24 | October 6, 2021
Seminar focused on viruses and mental health part of #TakeScience campaign
| Vernon Matters | October 6, 2021
#TakeScience Panel Interview with Dr. Cora Constantinescu
| CTV Calgary | October 6, 2021
ALDRICH: Battle over misinformation critical to fighting vaccine hesitancy
| The Winnipeg Sun | October 5, 2021
Science-based experts will take your pandemic questions at this free virtual event
| MedicineMatters.ca | October 4, 2021
Science Literacy Week Live Discussion Panel with Anthony Morgan and Dr. Marianne Mader
| Periscope | Hosted by Senator Stan Kutcher | September 22, 2021
New initiative aims to disrupt flow of misinformation, amplify science-based content online
| CBC Radio One | Mainstreet NS with Jeff Douglas | September 21, 2021
Back to school science
| CBC Radio One | The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn | August 31, 2021
COVID-19 and school: Canada-wide townhall to address parent, teacher, student concerns
| CityNews 1130 | August 31, 2021
#TakeScience Townhall Back To School with ScienceUpFirst
| Global News | August 31, 2021
Back-to-school townhall for parents meant to cut through COVID-19 misinformation
| CTV News Vancouver | August 30, 2021
New campaign tackling COVID misinformation
| Global News | August 28, 2021
A New Resource for Fighting Vaccine Misinformation
| Scientific American | August 19, 2021
EXCLUSIVE: A Doctor Told Us Everything Canadians Need To Know About Mixing And Matching COVID-19 Vaccines Before Getting A Second Dose
| 6ixBuzz | June 30, 2021
I’ve received death threats. I’ve been sued. I’ve been lied about. Here’s why I’m committed to debunking misinformation
| The Globe & Mail | May 29, 2021
The doc is on TikTok: how physicians are using social media to build vaccine confidence
| The Canadian Medical Association | May 5, 2021
How Canadians can use social media to help debunk COVID-19 misinformation
| The Conversation | March 17, 2021
Meet the team battling COVID-19 misinformation
| CBC Metro Morning | January 25, 2021
Scientists, health experts launch social media campaign to counter COVID-19 misinformation
| The Globe & Mail | January 25, 2021
Scientists launch social media campaign to counter COVID-19 misinformation
| Toronto Star | January 25, 2021
COVID-19 : relayer les bons contenus pour lutter contre la désinformation
| Radio Canada | January 25, 2021