VEC News
Understanding & building vaccine confidence with Dr. Hana Mitchell
The term “vaccine hesitancy” is used a lot these days, and sometimes this can have negative connotations. It's normal to have questions and concerns about vaccines. As healthcare professionals and researchers, we have the responsibility towards our patients and towards the public to build and maintain trust and vaccine confidence.
As a clinician, building vaccine confidence means building trusting relationships with patients and providing people with the information that they need in order to decide to get vaccinated.
Q&A with Dr. Manish Sadarangani
To celebrate National Immunization Awareness Week, we spoke to the Vaccine Evaluation Center's Director, Dr. Manish Sadarangani, to learn about Center's research.
Dr. Manish Sadarangani receives Pediatric Chairs of Canada Emerging Academic Leader Award
Congratulations to Dr. Manish Sadarangani, recipient of the Pediatric Chairs of Canada 2021 Emerging Academic Leader Award.
Will Canada see a spike in influenza cases after COVID-19? Experts weigh in
Dr. Julie Bettinger, an investigator at the Vaccine Evaluation Center and a professor in the department of pediatrics at UBC, spoke to Global News about the decline in cases of influenza this year.
Canada’s vaccination rate is eclipsing the U.S. Experts say the comparison is complicated
Dr. Julie Bettinger, an investigator at the Vaccine Evaluation Center and a professor in the department of pediatrics at UBC, spoke with Global News about vaccination rates and vaccine hesitancy.
DocTalks podcast: Vaccine hesitancy - Talking to patients about the COVID-19 vaccine
Listen to Dr. Julie Bettinger on the podcast DocTalks, discussing vaccine hesitancy and the best way to talk to patients about the COVID-19 vaccine.
2021 VEC Newsletter
Read the latest edition of the VEC Newsletter.
Closing in on herd immunity will take more vaccinations
Listen to Dr. Julie Bettinger on The Early Edition with Stephen Quinnas on CBC, as she discusses where we are when it comes to reaching herd immunity.
National Immunization Awareness Week 2021
National Immunization Awareness Week (NIAW) is an annual event held in the last week of April to highlight and recognize the importance of immunization. Canada’s NIAW coincides with Vaccination Week in the Americas and World Immunization Week.
Global Perspectives on Immunization During Pregnancy and Priorities for Future Research and Development: An International Consensus Statement
Immunization during pregnancy has been recommended in an increasing number of countries. The aim of this strategy is to protect pregnant women and infants from severe infectious disease, morbidity and mortality and is currently limited to tetanus, inactivated influenza, and pertussis-containing vaccines.
COVID-19: Disease could return each year in B.C., says vaccine expert
COVID-19 could become a seasonal virus showing up each year with other coronaviruses, according to B.C. vaccine expert, Dr. Manish Sadarangani, director of the Vaccine Evaluation Centre at B.C. Children’s Hospital.
2020 VEC Newsletter
Check out our latest VEC Newsletter where we highlight some of the important research that our VEC team has been working on in the past year.
National Immunization Awareness Week
National Immunization Awareness Week (NIAW) is an annual event held in the last week of April to highlight and recognize the importance of immunization.
BCCHR News
Dr. Abu Raya awarded Vanier scholarship for improving pertussis vaccine
Dr. Bahaa Abu Raya has been awarded a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS) for his research into whooping cough immunization in pregnancy that helped change Canada’s national immunization guidelines on when expectant mothers should get a booster shot.
Most British Columbians support policies to boost vaccine uptake: new research
The majority of British Columbians support vaccination and are in favour of policies that would encourage parents to vaccinate their children, new research from BC Children’s Hospital and the University of British Columbia (UBC) has found.
BC Children’s Hospital hosts CIHR for announcement of funding to future research leaders in maternal, reproductive, child and youth health
On March 11, 2019, BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute hosted the Canadian Institutes of Health Research for the announcement of $1.7-million in funding for early career investigators conducting high impact research in maternal, reproductive, child and youth health.
Clinical research that transforms care: Q&A with Dr. Soren Gantt
Clinical research - research focused on improving patient care - is a central part of the BC Children’s Hospital mission. It allows researchers to learn about health conditions by directly studying patients and to move to medications, diagnostic tools, and treatments out of the laboratory and into the hospital where they can save and improve the lives of children.
Dr. Manish Sadarangani named Sauder Chair in Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Congratulations to Dr. Manish Sadarangani on his recent appointment as the Sauder Chair in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the University of British Columbia. Funded by a donation from the Sauder Family, the Chair supports research to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of childhood infectious diseases.
“The Best Option is Prevention”: Q&A with Dr. Manish Sadarangani, the New Director of the Vaccine Evaluation Center at BC Children’s Hospital
Today Dr. Manish Sadarangani begins his new role as director of the Vaccine Evaluation Center (VEC) at BC Children’s Hospital. He takes over from Dr. David Scheifele, who is retiring after 28 years as VEC co-founder and director.