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The Role of Force Health Protection in the Canadian Armed Forces’ Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic National Defence Défense nationale National Defence Headquarters Quartier général de la Défense nationale Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa (Ontario) K1A 0K2 K1A 0K2 CAN UNCLASSIFIED The role of Force Health Protection in the Canadian Armed Forces’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic Heather McCuaig Edge Department of National Defence Canadian Forces Health Services Group HQ & Director General Military Personnel Research and Analysis Samantha Carlucci ; Diane Lu Canadian Forces Health Services Group HQ Canada Communicable Disease Report Volume 46, Number 9, 2020, pp.279-281 Date of Publication from Ext Publisher: September 2020 The body of this CAN UNCLASSIFIED document does not contain the required security banners according to DND security standards. However, it must be treated as CAN UNCLASSIFIED and protected appropriately based on the terms and conditions specified on the covering page. 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