Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC): Vaccine Confidence InfoBulletin
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) Vaccine Confidence InfoBulletin provides credible and timely information on vaccines to health care providers and public health decision makers to support vaccine confidence.
Volume 3 I Issue 1 I February 2023 I Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Issue highlights:
- Guidance on COVID-19 vaccine booster doses: Initial considerations for 2023
- Survey finds encouraging gains in vaccination rates against pertussis and influenza during pregnancy over a 2-year period
- Updates to the Brighton Collaboration case definition for anaphylaxis
- Atira Women’s Resource Society - Vaccine & Immunization Peer Training and Best Practices for Social Housing
Volume 2 I Issue 11 I December 2022 I Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Issue highlights:
- Respiratory virus activity on the rise in Canada
- Updated recommendations on the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty® BA.4/5 bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster dose in children 5 to 11 years of age
- Novavax Nuvaxovid™ COVID-19 vaccine Health Canada authorization for adolescents 12 to 17 years of age
- International cholera outbreaks
- Reduce health risks, travel informed
- Travel vaccine spotlight: yellow fever
- The Multicultural Council of Windsor and Essex County (MCWEC) – Vaccine For A
Volume 2 I Issue 10 I November 2022 I Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Issue highlights:
- NACI recommendations on:
- The use of Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty® (3mcg) COVID-19 vaccine in children 6 months to 4 years of age
- Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty® BA.4/5 Bivalent (30 mcg) COVID-19 vaccine authorization
- Updated guidance on the use of COVID-19 vaccine booster doses in Canada
- Updated interim guidance on Imvamune® in the context of ongoing monkeypox outbreaks
- Q&A on the use of COVID-19 bivalent Omicron-spike containing booster doses
- The on-going evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 virus
- Comparison table of the Moderna Spikevax™ and Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty® COVID-19 vaccines
- Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre – Protecting our future
Volume 2 I Issue 9 I September 2022 I Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Issue highlights:
- Recommendations on the use of a first booster dose of Pfizer-BioNtech Comirnaty® COVID-19 vaccine in children 5 to 11 years
- Recommendations on the use of bivalent Omicron containing mRNA COVID-19 vaccines
- Leveraging lessons learned from projects funded by the PHAC Immunization Partnership Fund (IPF) to support seasonal influenza vaccine uptake
- Hybrid immunity and COVID-19
- Comparison table of the Moderna Spikevax™ COVID-19 vaccines
- Digital Public Square (DPS) – combating mis/disinformation through gamification
Volume 2 I Issue 8 I August 2022 I Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Issue highlights:
- Meningococcal outbreaks in Florida
- Case of polio confirmed in New York State
- Impact of COVID-19 on routine childhood vaccinations
- Evidence-informed strategies for building vaccine confidence among caregivers of children
- Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination misinformation
- Measles infection and the immune system
- Updated guidance on concurrent administration of COVID-19 vaccines for children 5 to 11 years of age
Volume 2 I Issue 7.1 I July 2022 I Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Issue highlights:
- NACI guidance summary: Moderna SpikevaxTM COVID-19 vaccine in children 6 months to 5 years of age
- Practical vaccine administration information
- Managing pain for a positive vaccination experience
- Anxiety-related adverse events and anaphylaxis following vaccination
Volume 2 I Issue 6 I June 2022 I Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Issue highlights:
- Global monkeypox virus (MPXV) outbreak
- Global measles outbreak
- Misinformation regarding acute severe hepatitis in children
- Ring vaccination strategies for outbreak containment
- Vaccine confidence through social mobilization
Volume 2 I Issue 5 I May 2022 I Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Issue highlights:
- Influenza activity in Canada
- Are any vaccines vegan?
- The role of cognitive bias in vaccine attitudes: optimism bias
- Social media, mis/disinformation, and the vaccine continuum
- Vaccine-induced passive immunity from human milk and transplacental antibody transfer during pregnancy
- The Canadian Immunization Guide: an introduction for health care professionals
Volume 2 I Issue 4.1 I April 2022 I Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Issue highlights:
- Quick reference table: NACI COVID-19 vaccine booster dose recommendations
- NACI’s updated recommendations on the use of first COVID-19 booster doses in adolescents and adults
- NACI’s initial guidance on the use of second COVID-19 vaccine booster doses in older adults
- The science of decreasing vaccine effectiveness and boosters (republished from Vol 2, Issue 2)
- FAQs on booster doses
Volume 2 I Issue 4 I April 2022 I Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Issue highlights:
- NACI’s updated recommendations on the use of COVID-19 booster doses in adolescents and adults
- NACI’s initial guidance on the use of second COVID-19 vaccine booster doses in older adults
- Q&A with Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam on the state of vaccine confidence in Canada
- Vaccine effectiveness for pediatric COVID-19 vaccines
- How to discuss COVID-19 vaccines with parents in the context of low pediatric vaccine effectiveness
- Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty® grey cap re-formulation
Volume 2 I Issue 3 I March 2022 I Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Issue highlights:
- Resources for National Immunization Awareness Week
- Medicago Covifenz® and Novavax Nuvaxovid™ COVID-19 vaccine authorizations and recommendations
- The role of cognitive bias in vaccine attitudes: omission bias
- The role of COVID-19 vaccines in the transition towards an endemic state
Volume 2 | Issue 2.1 | February 2022 | Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Issue highlights:
- COVID-19 mRNA booster doses
- Vaccine confidence in both mRNA COVID-19 vaccines as booster doses
- Timing of COVID-19 vaccination following SARS-CoV-2 infection
Volume 2 | Issue 2 | February 2022 | Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Issue highlights:
- Vaccination after COVID-19 infection
- Moderna COVID-19 boosters & vaccine hesitancy
- Pre-print studies & misinformation
- The science of decreasing vaccine effectiveness and boosters
- Omicron report & vaccination updates
Volume 2 | Issue 1 | January 2022 | Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Issue highlights:
- COVID-19 pediatric infection & hospitalization in Canada
- COVID-19 vaccination urged for people who are pregnant
- The role of cognitive bias in vaccine attitudes: anchoring bias & base rate fallacy
- The science of vaccine intervals
- Omicron and COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness