Routine Immunization Catch-up in Canada during COVID-19
The Centre for Vaccine Preventable Diseases, DLSPH hosted a panel discussion on routine immunization catch-up efforts in Canada, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the delivery of routine immunizations by physicians and public health units? How can we improve access to routine immunizations during, and looking beyond, the pandemic?
This panel discussion will bring together experts to discuss the challenges of, and opportunities for, catching up on routine immunizations, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Panel
Moderator:
Dr. Jeff Kwong, Interim Director, Centre for Vaccine Preventable Diseases, University of Toronto; Professor, Department of Family & Community Medicine and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
Speakers:
Dr. Shaun Morris – Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto; Associate Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; Clinician-Scientist, Division of Infectious Diseases, SickKids; Scientist and Principal Investigator, Child Health Evaluative Sciences, SickKids Research Institute and Centre for Global Child Health
Ms. Karen Beckermann – Associate Director, Vaccine Preventable Diseases, Toronto Public Health
Mr. Ajit Johal – Community Pharmacist, Wilson Pharmacy; Clinical Instructor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia