Direct research activities such as childhood outbreak investigations and studies of vaccine effectiveness. Research, surveillance and evaluation. Conducts epidemiological research on vaccine coverage, vaccine effectiveness and the duration of protection. Identifies new strategies to improve vaccine coverage, to minimize vaccine-associated adverse events and to maintain public confidence in vaccines. Conducts surveillance of vaccine-preventable diseases and risk identification.
Monitors progress toward the achievement of national goals for vaccine-preventable diseases.
Analyzes data from reporting systems for nationally notifiable diseases and carries out active surveillance for selected vaccine-preventable diseases. Conducts epidemiological research on vaccine-preventable childhood diseases directed at identifying and quantifying risks. Assists the provinces and territories in the investigation of disease outbreaks and the development of recommendations for their control. Conducts active surveillance for more serious adverse reactions. Maintains an expert advisory committee that assesses case reports and signals from the database, and evaluates emergent issues.