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Key populations for early COVID-19 immunization: preliminary guidance for policy
Shainoor J. Ismail, Linlu Zhao, Matthew C. Tunis, Shelley L. Deeks and Caroline Quach; for the National Advisory Committee on Immunization
CMAJ November 30, 2020 192 (48) E1620-E1632; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.202353
Shainoor J. Ismail
Centre for Immunization and Respiratory Infectious Diseases (Ismail, Zhao, Tunis), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Metro City Medical Clinic (Ismail), Edmonton, Alta.; Public Health Ontario (Deeks); Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Deeks), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Microbiology, Infectious Diseases & Immunology (Quach), University of Montreal; Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine (Quach), CHU Sainte-Justine, Montréal, Que.
MD MScLinlu Zhao
Centre for Immunization and Respiratory Infectious Diseases (Ismail, Zhao, Tunis), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Metro City Medical Clinic (Ismail), Edmonton, Alta.; Public Health Ontario (Deeks); Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Deeks), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Microbiology, Infectious Diseases & Immunology (Quach), University of Montreal; Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine (Quach), CHU Sainte-Justine, Montréal, Que.
PhDMatthew C. Tunis
Centre for Immunization and Respiratory Infectious Diseases (Ismail, Zhao, Tunis), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Metro City Medical Clinic (Ismail), Edmonton, Alta.; Public Health Ontario (Deeks); Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Deeks), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Microbiology, Infectious Diseases & Immunology (Quach), University of Montreal; Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine (Quach), CHU Sainte-Justine, Montréal, Que.
PhDShelley L. Deeks
Centre for Immunization and Respiratory Infectious Diseases (Ismail, Zhao, Tunis), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Metro City Medical Clinic (Ismail), Edmonton, Alta.; Public Health Ontario (Deeks); Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Deeks), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Microbiology, Infectious Diseases & Immunology (Quach), University of Montreal; Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine (Quach), CHU Sainte-Justine, Montréal, Que.
MD MScCaroline Quach
Centre for Immunization and Respiratory Infectious Diseases (Ismail, Zhao, Tunis), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Metro City Medical Clinic (Ismail), Edmonton, Alta.; Public Health Ontario (Deeks); Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Deeks), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Microbiology, Infectious Diseases & Immunology (Quach), University of Montreal; Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine (Quach), CHU Sainte-Justine, Montréal, Que.
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- Ismail, S. J., Zhao, L., Tunis, M. C., Deeks, S. L., & Quach, C. (2020). Populations à immuniser en priorité contre la COVID-19 : Orientations préliminaires pour l’établissement de politiques. CMAJ, 192(48), E1700-E1714. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.202353-f.
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Key populations for early COVID-19 immunization: preliminary guidance for policy
Shainoor J. Ismail, Linlu Zhao, Matthew C. Tunis, Shelley L. Deeks, Caroline Quach
CMAJ Nov 2020, 192 (48) E1620-E1632; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.202353
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