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CANVax
The Canadian Vaccination Evidence Resource and Exchange Centre (CANVax) is “an online database of curated resources to support immunization program planning and promotional activities to improve vaccine acceptance and uptake in Canada. Resources, products and tools are curated for the website's Canadian and international audiences.1)
Content
Notable resources linked from CANVax include:2)
- ScienceUpFirst - “Together Against Misinformation”3)
- Media Smarts - Check First. Share After.5)
- MedPage Today - Op-Ed: Should Those Who Recovered From COVID Take the Vaccine? — A bioethical perspective6)
- Words Matter for Vaccine Acceptance7)
Funding and Partnerships
CANVax was developed and funded by the Canadian Public Health Association. Additional partners are:
CANVax is also a member of the Vaccine Safety Net, a network of websites that provides vaccine information that is deemed “reliable” by the World Health Organization (WHO).
The resources page shares content from Johns Hopkins University, the National Institute on Ageing, University of British Columbia (UBC), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Centre québécois d’éducation aux médias et à l’information [Québec Centre for Education in Media and Information], ScienceUpFirst, BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC), Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement (CFHI), Centre for Effective Practice (CEP), CUPA-tea, Doctors Manitoba, Future Learn, Health Canada, Indigenous Services Canada, Immunize Canada, Media Smarts, MedPage Today, Ontario Family Physicians, Ontario Health West – SW Non-Hospital Pandemic Response Table, the Royal Society of Canada, United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the WHO.