- Adult immunization: are you up to date? (CCIAP). (PDF: 550k)
Canadian Coalition for Immunization Awareness & Promotion; 2010Encourages adults to keep up to date with their immunizations. Includes a record card to keep track of your immunization which was adapted from the Canadian Immunization Guide 2006.
- Adult Immunization: What Vaccines Do You Need? (PDF: 104k)
Canadian Coalition for Immunization Awareness & Promotion; 2010
- CATMAT Statement on cruise ship travel. (PDF: 348k)
Committee to Advise on Tropical Medicine and Travel
- Canada Communicable Disease Report 2005;31(ACS-8):1-17.
Public Health Agency of CanadaDiscusses the public health challenge posed by cruise ships.
- Changing epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal disease among older adults in the era of pediatric pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.
Lexau Catherine A.,
Lynfield Ruth,
Danila Richard,
Pilishvili Tamara,
Facklam Richard,
Farley Monica M.,
Harrison Lee H.,
Schaffner William,
Reingold Arthur,
Bennett Nancy M.,
Hadler James,
Cieslak Paul R.,
Whitney Cynthia G. /
Active Bacterial Core Surveillance Team
- JAMA : Journal of the American Medical Association 2005;294(16):2043-51.
American Medical Association
» PubMed: 16249418Determines among adults aged 50 years or older whether incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease, disease characteristics, or the spectrum of patients acquiring these illnesses have changed over the 4 years since pneumococcal conjugate vaccine licensure.
- Consultation with Health Care Professionals and Influenza Immunization among Women in Contact with Young Children. (PDF: 115k)
Chambers Buxton, Koehoorn.
- Canadian Journal of Public Health 2010;101(1):15-19.
Canadian Public Health AssociationObjective: Primary health providers serve an important role in providing and promoting annual influenza immunization to high-risk groups and their close contacts. The purpose of this analysis was to determine whether consultation with a medical professional increases the likelihood of receiving a flu shot among women who have given birth in the past five years and to determine whether this association differs by type of medical professional.
Conclusion: Consultation with family doctors was found to have the strongest association with annual flu shots among women in contact with young children, whereas consultation with alternative care providers was found to have an independent inverse association. Given the influenza-associated health risks for young children, medical professionals should promote immunization at the time of consultation for household contacts of young
children, including pregnant women.
- Do I need any vaccinations today? (PDF: 52k)
Canadian Coalition for Immunization Awareness & Promotion; 2006Provides checklists that adults can use to determine whether their vaccinations are up-to-date.
- Immunization: are you up to date? (CCIAP). (PDF: 103k)
Canadian Coalition for Immunization Awareness & Promotion; 2007Promotional poster for National Immunization Awareness Week 2007.
- Immunizations recommended for adults.
National Advisory Committee on Immunization
Public Health Agency of CanadaGives the recommended routine immunization schedule for adults.
- Prevention of congenital rubella syndrome (CPS). (PDF: 106k)
Infectious Diseases and Immunization Committee, Canadian Paediatric Society
- Paediatrics & Child Health 2007;12(9):795-7.
PulsusOffers the Canadian Pediatric Society statement on rubella. Answers questions including: how effective has the rubella vaccination program been; how often does CRS (congenital rubella syndrome) occur in Canada; why does CRS continue to occur in Canada; how common is vaccine failure and does vaccine failure contribute to CRS; can more be done; are there any complications of rubella immunization of seronegative individuals, including women in the postpartum period.
- Prevention of pertussis in adolescents and adults. (PDF: 204k)
National Advisory Committee on Immunization
- Canada Communicable Disease Report 2003;29(ACS-5):1-9.
Public Health Agency of Canada
» PubMed: 14526692Updates the previous pertussis control strategy, in particular coverage of adolescents and adults, to reflect results of the National Consensus Conference on Pertussis that took place in May 2002.
- Questions & answers about adult immunization. (PDF: 68k)
Canadian Coalition for Immunization Awareness & Promotion; 2005Answers common questions about adult vaccinations.
- Risk of myocardial infarction and stroke after acute infection or vaccination. (PDF: 102k)
Smeeth Liam,
Thomas Sara L.,
Hall Andrew J.,
Hubbard Richard,
Farrington Paddy,
Vallance Patrick.
- New England Journal of Medicine 2004;351(25):2611-8.
Massachusetts Medical Society
» PubMed: 15602021Tests the hypothesis that acute infection and vaccination increase the short-term risk of vascular events.
- Statement on the Recommended Use of Herpes Zoster Vaccine.
Public Health Agency of Canada; 2010In August 2008, a live, injectable, attenuated herpes zoster vaccine (Zostavax™, Merck Frosst Canada, Inc.) was authorized for use in Canada for the prevention of herpes zoster (shingles) infection in adults aged 60 years and older. It was licensed in the United States (US) by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in May 2006 and recommended for use in adults by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) in October 2006[1, 2]. This statement provides recommendations for use of Zostavax™ in Canadian adults. As new information regarding Zostavax™ and/or the burden of illness becomes available, the recommendations will be reviewed. Issues including cost-effectiveness, acceptability of vaccine programs, and feasibility will be addressed by other provincial or federal groups.
- Top 10 Reasons to Ask about Adult Immunization. (PDF: 96k)
Canadian Coalition for Immunization Awareness & Promotion; 2010Offers ten excellent reasons for adults to ask their health care provider about immunizations they may require.