COVID-19 Resources
Immunization services are essential health services that should be maintained during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, service deliveries may vary depending on the province or territory.
Listed below are some resources from Canadian and international organizations to inform you and your practice. The tables can be sorted by date, source, title, or link. Click the respective column heading to sort.
If you have a guidance document or resources that should be added to this page, please contact us.
Resources on Immunization During COVID-19
For general resource on COVID-19, click here
Provincial / Territorial (Click any column heading to sort the table)
| Date (Month/Date/Year) | Source | Title | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/05/2020 | Quebec National Institute of Public Health | Vaccination Activities during the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic: Revised on May 6, 2020 (V2.0) | https://canvax.ca/vaccination-activities-during-covid-19-coronavirus-pandemic-revised-may-6-2020-v20 |
| 04/16/2020 | ImmunizeBC | Immunization during COVID-19 | https://canvax.ca/immunization-during-covid-19 |
| 04/09/2020 | BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) | Continuity, Prioritization and Safe Delivery of Immunization Services during COVID-19 Response | https://canvax.ca/continuity-prioritization-and-safe-delivery-immunization-services-during-covid-19-response |
| No date | Alberta Health Services | Immunizations During the COVID-19 Pandemic | https://canvax.ca/immunizations-during-covid-19-pandemic |
| 03/25/2020 | Ontario Family Physicians | Interim Schedule for Children and Pregnant Women During the COVID-19 Pandemic | https://canvax.ca/interim-schedule-children-and-pregnant-women-during-covid-19-pandemic |
| 04/22/2020 | Quebec National Institute of Public Health | COVID-19 : Immunité de groupe et retour des enfants à l’école et à la garderie (in French only) | https://canvax.ca/fr/covid-19-immunite-de-groupe-et-retour-des-enfants-lecole-et-la-garderie |
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National (Click any column heading to sort the table)
| Date (Month/Date/Year) | Source | Title | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/13/2020 | Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) | Interim guidance on continuity of immunization programs during the COVID-19 pandemic | https://canvax.ca/interim-guidance-continuity-immunization-programs-during-covid-19-pandemic |
| 05/05/2020 | Toronto Star | Anti-vaxxers and the question of mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations (podcast) | https://canvax.ca/anti-vaxxers-and-question-mandatory-covid-19-vaccinations |
| 04/29/2020 | CANVax in Brief | COVID-19: Potential Impact on Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in Canada | https://canvax.ca/brief/covid-19-potential-impact-vaccine-preventable-diseases-canada |
| 04/29/2020 | Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) | Update on COVID-19 epidemiology and impact on medical care in children: April 2020 | https://canvax.ca/update-covid-19-epidemiology-and-impact-medical-care-children-april-2020 |
| 04/28/2020 | Dalla Lana School of Public Health | Maintaining Immunization Programs During an Emergency (webinar) | https://canvax.ca/maintaining-immunization-programs-during-emergency-webinar |
| 04/22/2020 | Unicef Canada | A UNICEF Canada Podcast: The COVID-19 impact: What happens when immunization services halt? | https://canvax.ca/unicef-canada-podcast-covid-19-impact-what-happens-when-immunization-services-halt |
| 03/26/2020 | Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) | Providing virtual care during a pandemic: A guide to telemedicine in the paediatric office | https://canvax.ca/providing-virtual-care-during-pandemic-guide-telemedicine-paediatric-office |
| 03/25/2020 | Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) | Current epidemiology and guidance for COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 virus, in children: March 2020 | https://canvax.ca/current-epidemiology-and-guidance-covid-19-caused-sars-cov-2-virus-children-march-2020 |
| No date | MD Brief Case | A Canadian Healthcare Provider's Guide to the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCov) | https://canvax.ca/canadian-healthcare-providers-guide-novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov |
| No date | MD Brief Case | Managing Patients During a Pandemic Needs Assessment | https://canvax.ca/managing-patients-during-pandemic-needs-assessment |
| 04/29/2020 | I Boost Immunity | The COVID-19 Misinformation Toolkit for Kids (and Parents!) at Home | https://canvax.ca/covid-19-misinformation-toolkit-kids-and-parents-home |
| 06/09/2020 | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) | The New Yorker’s Jill Lepore on her new podcast | https://canvax.ca/new-yorkers-jill-lepore-her-new-podcast |
| 06/12/2020 | CANVax in Brief | Beware the public opinion survey’s contribution to misinformation and disinformation in the COVID-19 Pandemic | https://canvax.ca/brief/beware-public-opinion-surveys-contribution-misinformation-and-disinformation-covid-19 |
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United States (Click any column heading to sort the table)
| Date (Month/Date/Year) | Source | Title | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/15/2020 | United States Centers for Disease Control (CDC) | Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Routine Pediatric Vaccine Ordering and Administration — United States, 2020 | https://canvax.ca/effects-covid-19-pandemic-routine-pediatric-vaccine-ordering-and-administration-united-states-2020 |
| 04/20/2020 | Tennessee Department of Health | COVID-19: Guidance for Health Department of Curbside Immunization Services | https://canvax.ca/covid-19-guidance-health-department-curbside-immunization-services |
| 04/14/2020 | United States Centers for Disease Control (CDC) | Schedule Changes & Guidance: Vaccination Recommendations during the COVID-19 Pandemic | https://canvax.ca/schedule-changes-guidance-vaccination-recommendations-during-covid-19-pandemic |
| No date | Vaccinate Your Family | Call, Don’t Cancel: Talking to People about Vaccinations during the COVID-19 Pandemic | https://canvax.ca/call-dont-cancel-talking-people-about-vaccinations-during-covid-19-pandemic |
| No date | Vaccinate Your Family | Raising Vaccination Rates During a Pandemic | https://canvax.ca/raising-vaccination-rates-during-pandemic |
| 06/03/2020 | California Pharmacists Association | Recommendations for Pharmacy-Based Immunization Services During COVID-19 | https://canvax.ca/recommendations-pharmacy-based-immunization-services-during-covid-19 |
| No date | Vaccinate Your Family | Vaccine Policy during the COVID-19 Pandemic: What State Legislators Can Do Now to Prepare for Tomorrow | https://canvax.ca/vaccine-policy-during-covid-19-pandemic-what-state-legislators-can-do-now-prepare-tomorrow |
| 05/28/2020 | The National Academies of Science Engineering Medicine | Virtual Meeting on Improving Vaccine Uptake - Issues of Access and Hesitancy | https://canvax.ca/virtual-meeting-improving-vaccine-uptake-issues-access-and-hesitancy |
| 06/02/2020 | American Medical Association | AMA COVID-19 daily video update: Experts discuss the pandemic’s impact on routine immunizations | https://canvax.ca/ama-covid-19-daily-video-update-experts-discuss-pandemics-impact-routine-immunizations |
| 06/12/2020 | Washington State Department of Health | Vaccination Guidance for Providers during the COVID-19 Pandemic | https://canvax.ca/vaccination-guidance-providers-during-covid-19-pandemic |
| 06/22/2020 | Michigan Department of Health & Human Services (MDHHS) – Division of Immunization | Guidance for Providers Returning to Practice | https://canvax.ca/guidance-providers-returning-practice |
| 05/01/2020 | Mayo Clinic | Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Maintaining routine vaccine schedules during COVID-19 | https://canvax.ca/mayo-clinic-qa-podcast-maintaining-routine-vaccine-schedules-during-covid-19 |
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International (Click any column heading to sort the table)
| Date (Month/Date/Year) | Source | Title | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/16/2020 | International Pediatric Association | Immunization during COVID-19 Pandemic (webinar) | https://canvax.ca/immunization-during-covid-19-pandemic |
| 05/14/2020 | Eurosurveillance | Early impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and physical distancing measures on routine childhood vaccinations in England, January to April 2020 | https://canvax.ca/early-impact-coronavirus-disease-covid-19-pandemic-and-physical-distancing-measures-routine |
| 05/12/2020 | The University of Sydney | The vaccination gap: increasing uptake and acceptance (podcast) | https://canvax.ca/vaccination-gap-increasing-uptake-and-acceptance |
| 04/16/2020 | World Health Organization & Unicef | Immunization in the context of COVID-19 pandemic (Frequently Asked Questions) | https://canvax.ca/immunization-context-covid-19-pandemic-frequently-asked-questions |
| 04/01/2020 | Australian Government, Department of Health | Guiding Principle For Maintaining Immunisation Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic | https://canvax.ca/guiding-principle-maintaining-immunisation-services-during-covid-19-pandemic |
| 03/26/2020 | World Health Organization (WHO) | Guiding principles for immunization activities during the COVID-19 pandemic (Interim Guidance) | https://canvax.ca/guiding-principles-immunization-activities-during-covid-19-pandemic-interim-guidance |
| 03/25/2020 | World Health Organization (WHO) | COVID-19: Operational guidance for maintaining essential health services during an outbreak | https://canvax.ca/covid-19-operational-guidance-maintaining-essential-health-services-during-outbreak |
| 03/20/2020 | World Health Organization Europe (WHOE) | Guidance on routine immunization services during COVID-19 pandemic in the WHO European Region (2020) | https://canvax.ca/guidance-routine-immunization-services-during-covid-19-pandemic-who-european-region-2020 |
| 05/22/2020 | World Health Organization (WHO) | Framework for decision-making: implementation of mass vaccination campaigns in the context of COVID-19 (Interim Guidance) | https://canvax.ca/framework-decision-making-implementation-mass-vaccination-campaigns-context-covid-19-interim |
| No date | International Federation on Ageing | Mobilizing Patient Groups to Change Vaccine Policy | https://canvax.ca/mobilizing-patient-groups-change-vaccine-policy |
| No date | Melbourne Vaccine Education Centre | Podcast Series: COVID19 Road to a vaccine | https://canvax.ca/podcast-series-covid19-road-vaccine |
| No date | Milken Institute, Faster Cures | COVID-19 Treatment and Vaccine Tracker | https://canvax.ca/covid-19-treatment-and-vaccine-tracker |
| No date | Australian Government, Department of Health | Statement on the Duration of Observation After Vaccination in the Context of Minimizing Risk of Exposure to COVID-19 at Health Care Facilities | https://canvax.ca/statement-duration-observation-after-vaccination-context-minimizing-risk-exposure-covid-19-health |
| 04/29/2020 | Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) | Health care workers must be protected while vaccinating during the COVID-19 pandemic | https://canvax.ca/health-care-workers-must-be-protected-while-vaccinating-during-covid-19-pandemic |
| 05/19/2020 | Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) | Vaccination of Newborns in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic | https://canvax.ca/vaccination-newborns-context-covid-19-pandemic |
| 03/26/2020 | Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) | The Immunization Program in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic | https://canvax.ca/immunization-program-context-covid-19-pandemic |
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General Resources on COVID-19
- #30 sec to check it out - Countering the Phenomenon of Fake News
- Doctors Manitoba - Resources for Physicians-Don't put your health on hold
- Health Canada - COVID-19 Symptom Self-Assessment Tool
- Health Canada - COVID-19 E-Notifications
- Indigenous Services Canada - COVID-19: Indigenous awareness resources
- Immunize Canada - The CARD System For parents/caregivers
- Immunize Canada - The CARD System for Coping with fears and anxiety
- Media Smarts - Check First. Share After.
- Ontario Family Physicians - Unnerved by COVID-19?
- Ontario Health West - SW Non-Hospital Pandemic Response Table - Guide to Re-Opening Your Office: For Primary Care and Community Specialist
- Public Health Agency of Canada - COVID-19 National Dashboard
- World Health Organization - The WHO Academy’s COVID-19 mobile learning app
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Last Reviewed: July 9, 2020