Table 1. Summary of the subject areas and topics in CANVax’s curated database.
| Subject areas | Topics | Resources |
|---|---|---|
| Vaccine decision making | Vaccine hesitancy | Understanding hesitancy and vaccine decision making |
| Misconceptions | ||
| Complementary and alternative medicine | ||
| Vaccine acceptance | Understanding vaccine acceptance and uptake | |
| Counselling and communication | ||
| Anxiety and pain management | ||
| Monitoring and surveillance | Vaccine monitoring and surveillance | Vaccination coverage and goals |
| Outbreaks and pandemics | Outbreaks | |
| Influenza pandemics | ||
| Vaccine preventable disease surveillance | Provincial and territorial surveillance | |
| National surveillance | ||
| Global surveillance | ||
| Vaccine safety and development | Vaccine safety | Vaccine safety |
| Adverse events following immunization (AEFI) | ||
| Research and development | Vaccine ingredients | |
| Vaccine development | ||
| Program planning and delivery | Promotion and communications | Marketing and campaigns |
| Communications | ||
| Program delivery and evaluation | Informed consent | |
| Clinics | ||
| Vaccine management | Storage and handling | |
| Outbreak and crisis management | Crisis communications | |
| Professional development | Education and training | |
| Policy | Immunization policies | Mandatory immunization and activities |
Abbreviation: CANVax, Canadian Vaccination Evidence Resource and Exchange Centre