Why collect individual-level vaccination data?
Writing team for the Public Health Agency of Canada/Canadian Institutes of Health Research Influenza Research Network Vaccine Coverage Theme Group. CMAJ. 2010; 182(3):273-5. Epub 2010 Jan 4.
Publications
Seasonal influenza vaccine allocation in the Canadian population during a pandemic
Tuite A, Fisman DN, Kwong JC, Greer A. PLos Curr. 2009; 1:RRN1143.
Safety of influenza vaccination in patients with myasthenia gravis: a population-based study
Zinman L, Thoma J, Kwong JC, Kopp A, Stukel TA, Juurlink DN. Muscle Nerve. 2009; 40(6):947-51.
The effect of universal influenza immunization on antibiotic prescriptions: an ecological study
Kwong JC, Maaten S, Upshur RE, Patrick DM, Marra F. Clin Infect Dis. 2009; 49(5):750-6.
Influenza vaccination rates in Ontario children: implications for universal childhood vaccination policy
Moran K, Maaten S, Guttmann A, Northrup D, Kwong JC. Vaccine. 2009; 27(17):2350-5. Epub 2009 Feb 13.
The effect of universal influenza immunization on mortality and healthcare use
Kwong JC, Stukel TA, Lim J, McGeer AJ, Upshur RE, Johansen H, Sambell C, Thompson WW, Thiruchelvam D, Marra F, Stevenson LW, Manuel DG. PLoS Med. 2008; 5(10):e211.
Impact of varicella vaccination on healthcare outcomes in Ontario, Canada: Effect of a universal program?
Kwong JC, Tanuseputro P, Zagorski B, Moineddin R, Chan KJ. Vaccine. 2008; 26(47):6006-12. Epub 2008 Aug 30.
Flu shots in Canada: are they getting to those who need them most?
Kwong JC. Healthc Q. 2008; 11(2):20-2.
Trends in influenza vaccination in Canada, 1996/1997 to 2005
Kwong JC, Rosella LC, Johansen H. Health Rep. 2007; 18(4):9-19.
Using OHIP physician billing claims to ascertain individual influenza vaccination status
Kwong JC, Manuel DG. Vaccine. 2007; 25(7):1270-4. Epub 2006 Oct 19.