COVID-19 vaccines, diagnostics, therapeutics, clinical management and health system interventions. It also includes social and public health responses to COVID-19 and their related consequences.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]In the release, CEO of Research Nova Scotia Stefan Leslie said “it is important that we support our researchers on these large-scale, national projects.”Uher’s research team is focusing on mental health during COVID-19, specifically in families where both parents are affected by mental illness.“Mental health is where we are particularly vulnerable,” Uher says.