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The **COVID-19 Immunity Task Force** is a Canadian initiative intended to organize resources to study natural and vaccine-induced immunity to [[SARS-CoV-2]]. | The **COVID-19 Immunity Task Force** is a Canadian initiative intended to organize resources to study natural and vaccine-induced immunity to [[SARS-CoV-2]]. |
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| It was launched in April 2020 by the [[Government of Canada]].((//COVID-19 Immunity Task Force.// (2021, October 21). McGill University School of Population and Global Health. https://archive.ph/o6M3j)) The group is jointly funded by the [[Canadian Institutes of Health Research]] (CIHR) and the [[Public Health Agency of Canada]] (PHAC).((Nelson, M. (2020, September 10). //Canada’s COVID-19 Immunity Task Force partners with CIHR to support 22 studies investigating COVID-19.// COVID-19 Immunity Task Force. https://www.covid19immunitytaskforce.ca/canadas-covid-19-immunity-task-force-partners-with-cihr-to-support-22-studies-investigating-covid-19-2/)) |
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| ===== Research ===== |
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| As of March 23, 2022, the CITF is supporting 112 [[COVID-19]] studies across Canada.((Evans, T. (2022, March 23). //The importance of pediatric vaccination.// COVID-19 Immunity Task Force. https://web.archive.org/web/20220403062829/https://www.covid19immunitytaskforce.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/CITF_CanCOVID_6_Pediatric-vaccination_2022_EN_FINAL-2.pdf)) |
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| ==== COVERED study ==== |
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| COVERED is a [[COVID-19 vaccines|COVID-19 vaccine]] registry for pregnant and breastfeeding women across Canada.((Burns, R., Logothetis, P., & Rolfsen, E. (2021, May 19). //Canadian researchers studying effectiveness and safety of COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy.// COVID-19 Immunity Task Force. https://archive.ph/21EZi)) |
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| It is being run at the [[University of British Columbia]] in partnership with [[Canadian Vaccine Safety Network]] (CANVAS), the [[Public Health Agency of Canada]] and the [[Women's Health Research Institute]].((//Home | Canadian COVID-19 Vaccine Registry for Pregnant and Lactating Individuals.// University of British Columbia. Retrieved June 20, 2022, from https://archive.ph/REwD1)) The lead researcher is [[Deborah Money]]. |
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| An additional "Immune-Substudy" was launched at the [[British Columbia Women's Hospital]].((//Immune Sub-Study | Canadian COVID-19 Vaccine Registry for Pregnant and Lactating Individuals.// University of British Columbia. Retrieved June 20, 2022, from https://covered.med.ubc.ca/immune-sub-study/)) |
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| ==== Ontario study ==== |
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| This second study links information collected from [[BORN Ontario]], which collects data from every baby born in Ontario, with the province’s vaccination registry from the [[Ontario Ministry of Health]] ([[COVaxON]]). [[Deshayne Fell]] is the lead researcher. |
===== Affiliations ===== | ===== Affiliations ===== |
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| The secretariat for the task force is housed at the [[McGill University School of Population and Global Health.]]((//COVID-19 Immunity Task Force.// (2021, October 21). McGill University School of Population and Global Health. https://archive.ph/o6M3j)) |
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==== Team ==== | ==== Team ==== |
| [[Mona Nemer]] | Executive Committee; Government of Canada representative | [[Government of Canada]] | Chief Science Advisor of Canada | | | [[Mona Nemer]] | Executive Committee; Government of Canada representative | [[Government of Canada]] | Chief Science Advisor of Canada | |
| [[Howard Njoo]] | Executive Committee | [[Public Health Agency of Canada]] | Deputy Chief Public Health Officer and Interim Vice-President, Infectious Disease Programs Branch | | | [[Howard Njoo]] | Executive Committee | [[Public Health Agency of Canada]] | Deputy Chief Public Health Officer and Interim Vice-President, Infectious Disease Programs Branch | |
| [[Gina Ogilvie]] | Executive Committee | [[University of British Columbia]], [[BC Centre for Disease Control]], [[Women's Health Research Institute]] | - | | | [[Gina Ogilvie]] | Executive Committee, Leadership Team | [[University of British Columbia]], [[BC Centre for Disease Control]], [[Women's Health Research Institute]] | - | |
| [[Jutta Preiksaitis]] | Executive Committee | [[University of Alberta]] | - | | | [[Jutta Preiksaitis]] | Executive Committee, Leadership Group | [[University of Alberta]] | - | |
| [[Gail Tomblin Murphy]] | Executive Committee | [[Nova Scotia Health Authority]] | - | | | [[Gail Tomblin Murphy]] | Executive Committee, Leadership Group | [[Nova Scotia Health Authority]] | - | |
| [[Paul van Caeseele]] | Executive Committee | [[Cadham Provincial Laboratory]], [[Manitoba Health]], [[University of Manitoba]] | - | | | [[Paul van Caeseele]] | Executive Committee, Leadership Group | [[Cadham Provincial Laboratory]], [[Manitoba Health]], [[University of Manitoba]] | - | |
| [[Theresa Tam]] | [[Government of Canada]] representative | [[Public Health Agency of Canada]] | - | | | [[Theresa Tam]] | [[Government of Canada]] representative | [[Public Health Agency of Canada]] | - | |
| [[Stephen Lucas]] | [[Government of Canada]] representative | [[Health Canada]] | - | | | [[Stephen Lucas]] | [[Government of Canada]] representative | [[Health Canada]] | - | |
| [[Richard Massé]] | Leadership Group | [[Government of Quebec]] | - | | | [[Richard Massé]] | Leadership Group | [[Government of Quebec]] | - | |
| [[Allison McGeer]] | Leadership Group | [[University of Toronto]] | - | | | [[Allison McGeer]] | Leadership Group | [[University of Toronto]] | - | |
| | [[Deborah Money]] | Leadership Group | [[University of British Columbia]], [[Women's Health Research Institute]] | - | |
| | [[Shelly Bolotin]] | Provincial & Territorial representative | [[Public Health Ontario]] (PHO) | - | |
| | [[Marguerite Cameron]] | Provincial & Territorial representative | [[PEI Health and Wellness]] | - | |
| | [[Catherine Elliot]] | Provincial & Territorial representative | [[Government of Yukon]] | - | |
| | [[Richard Garceau]] | Provincial & Territorial representative | [[Dr. Georges L Dumont University Hospital Centre]] | - | |
| | [[Jessica Minion]] | Provincial & Territorial representative | [[Saskatchewan Health Authority]] | - | |
| | [[Michael Patterson]] | Provincial & Territorial representative | [[Government of Nunavut]] | - | |
| | [[Nathan Stall]] | - | [[Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table]], [[CanCOVID]], [[Sinai Health System]], [[Ontario Liberal Party]] | Received funding from the Task Force for geriatric research.((Stall, N. M. (2021, January 29). //Declaration of Interest.// Wayback Machine; Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table. https://web.archive.org/web/20210425034556/https://covid19-sciencetable.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Declaration-of-Interest_Science-Table_Nathan-Stall-2.pdf)) | |