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Assessing the impacts of COVID-19 on routine school-based immunizations and investigating strategies to catch-up on missed immunization opportunities in Canada

  • Funded by Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
  • Total publications:0 publications

Grant number: 450629

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    2021

  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $120,944.03

  • Funder

    Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

  • Principal Investigator

    Neudorf Cordell (Cory) O, Diener Tania, Klein Kristin, Bandara Thilina

  • Research Location

    Canada

  • Lead Research Institution

    University of Saskatchewan

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Secondary impacts of disease, response & control measures

  • Research Subcategory

    Indirect health impacts

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Children (1 year to 12 years)

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted routine school-based immunization programming across Canada. To what degree, however, remains unknown. Without effective catch-up strategies, these disruptions to programming could severely impact future vaccine-preventable health outcomes. This project will determine the extent of the expected negative health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as a result of missed school-based immunization in different jurisdictions across Canada. It will also explore to what extent various policies and practices are likely to be able to catch-up on missed immunizations and mitigate those negative impacts.