Emerging Topics CANVax, a production of the Canadian Public Health Association

In this episode of the PHAC ConfidenceCast, we discuss how vaccine-induced immunity to SARS-CoV-2 has changed since first doses were administered, how variants are impacting vaccine effectiveness, and the role of bivalent vaccines.

Dans cet épisode du balado sur la confiance vaccinale de l’ASPC, nous discutons de l'évolution de l'immunité induite par les vaccins contre le SRAS-CoV-2 depuis l'administration des premières doses, de l'impact des variants sur l'efficacité vaccinale et du rôle des vaccins bivalents.
 
 

In this episode of Emerging Topics, Dr. Krishana Sankar discusses the role of misinformation in vaccine hesitancy, and how ScienceUpFirst is working to provide scientifically correct information in creative ways, to stop the spread of misinformation and improve vaccine confidence.

In this episode of Emerging Topics, Dr. Paul Roumeliotis discusses what vaccine co-administration is, when it is appropriate to co-administer vaccines, and how to speak with patients about co-administration. 

In this episode of Emerging Topics, Lydia Greene and Heather Simpson, the co-founders of the blog, Back to the Vax: A Guide to Inoculating Yourself Against Anti-Vax Propaganda, tell us about their journey from being former anti-vax mothers to finding their way back to evidence-based medicine and becoming vaccine advocates.
Heather Simpson is a mom, an activist, a podcaster, and a freelance writer. When she’s not chasing her three year old daughter, she frequents coffee shops and loves long walks down the aisles at Target.
Lydia Greene is a married mom of three, living in the Canadian Rockies. When not parenting, writing, or podcasting, she is studying to become a public health nurse to fight hesitancy on the frontlines. In her spare time, she nerds out on PC gaming, D&D, and enjoys walks in the fresh mountain air.

In this episode of Emerging Topics, Ajit Johal, the Director Of Clinical Services at Immunize.io, tells us how his BC non-profit organization is providing education and increasing access to vaccines, including non-publicly funded vaccines and COVID-19 vaccines in order to improve immunizations rates in the community and around the world. 
Ajit has been providing immunizations and clinical education since 2012. As a community pharmacist, he is an accessible provider of immunizations to patients in the community. In 2018, he started an organization called Immunize.io, with a mission statement of "taking our best shot at immunizing the world". Through "immunize.io" he has worked with numerous organizations and communities to address “vaccine hesitancy” and improve access to vaccinations.  Ajit is also a clinical instructor for the University of British Columbia in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Program. At UBC, he coordinates the elective course for UBC Pharmacy students in the area of travel health and immunizations.