CCDR: Volume 42-12, December 1, 2016: Improving vaccination rates

Table of contents

Editorial
The long and winding road to improving immunization rates: Sharing best practices in Canada
MacDonald, NE

Overviews
Vaccine acceptance, hesitancy and refusal in Canada: Challenges and potential approaches
Dubé E, Bettinger JA, Fisher WA, Naus M, Mahmud SM, Hilderman T

Immunization guidance products: Different levels of detail for different uses
Desai S, Tunis M, Stirling R, Jensen C, Ismail S, Baclic O, Lerch R

Updates to the Canadian Immunization Guide: April 2015 to October 2016
Jensen C, Lerch R on behalf of the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI)

Advisory Committee Statement
Summary of NACI Statement: Interim Recommendations on the Use of Pneumococcal Vaccines in Immunocompetent Adults 65 Years of Age and Older
Quach C, Baclic O on behalf of the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI)

Early communication
Invasive serogroup W Neisseria meningitidis (MenW) in Ontario, Canada shows potential clonal replacement during the period January 1, 2009 – June 30, 2016
Tsang RSW, Deeks SL, Wong K, Marchand-Austin A, Jamieson FB

ID News
Preparedness for Zika Virus Disease — New York City, 2016
Candida auris, a globally emerging invasive, multidrug-resistant fungus

Appreciation
Thank you to CCDR peer reviewers of 2016

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