COVID-19 Vaccine Safety

Seminar Series with CITF

Moderator:​ Timothy Evans, MD, PhD, Executive Director, CITF​

Presenters:​

• Julie Bettinger, MPH, PhD, Professor, University of British Columbia; Principal Investigator, Canadian National Vaccine Safety (CANVAS), Canadian Immunization Research Network (CIRN); CITF-funded researcher​
• Scott Halperin, MD, Professor, Dalhousie University; Principal Investigator, CIRN; Member, CITF Leadership Group; Chair, CITF Vaccine Surveillance Working Party​
• Jeff Kwong, MD, MSc, CCFP, FRCPC, Senior Scientist, ICES; Scientist, Public Health Ontario; Professor, Department of Family & Community Medicine and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; CITF-funded researcher​
• Karina Top, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Associate Professor, Dalhousie University; Principal Investigator, Special Immunization Clinic (SIC) Network at CIRN; Co-PI, Canadian Immunization Monitoring Program, ACTive (IMPACT) Project; CITF-funded researcher​

Our CITF/CanCOVID research seminar brings together experts to discuss vaccine safety – a topic of concern for many. Our presenters will report on several topics including:​

• Results of ongoing vaccine safety monitoring in Canada, for both adults and children;​
• Details about serious adverse effects in Canada, including their frequency after various vaccine doses;​
• Measures to mitigate the occurrence of serious adverse events;​
• The latest research on myocarditis and pericarditis; and​
• Vaccine safety in pregnant people.​