Yantzi, Rachel https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4427-6028
Hunt, Matthew https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4190-0163
Moll, Sandra https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1937-0103
Wahoush, Olive https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8129-2356
Amir, Takhliq https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0536-6701
Yadav, Eliza https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9962-5547
Schwartz, Lisa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4959-225X
Funding for this research was provided by:
McGill Interdisciplinary Initiative in Infection and Immunity COVID-19 Emergency Fund
McMaster COVID-19 Research Fund
Article History
Received: 7 July 2025
Accepted: 9 January 2026
First Online: 27 January 2026
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Hamilton Integrated Research Ethics Board (10923) and the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences’ Institutional Review Board at McGill University (A05-B31-20 A). All participants gave written informed consent prior to participating in an interview. The study adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki and was conducted in accordance with the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans, which is the research ethics standard in Canada [ ].
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.