To mark the end of National Immunization Awareness Month we spoke to BC Children's Hospital and Vaccine Evaluation Center (VEC) investigator Dr. Julie Bettinger about her efforts to monitor the safety of COVID vaccines and improve vaccine literacy. Read more: bcchr.info/44E8twZ

With #backtoschool ✏️in full swing, we want to ensure everyone is up to date on their vaccines. Visit immunizebc.ca/tools-resource… to see which vaccines you need based on your age group!✅ #vaccines #research #immunizations #school

Health Canada has approved Moderna's updated COVID-19 vaccine for all Canadians who are six months of age and older. The mRNA-based shot is monovalent, targeting the Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant. cbc.ca/news/health/mo…

Congratulations to Dr. Devon Greyson, BCCHR recipient of the Michael Smith Health Research BC 2023 Scholar program! See the full list of recipients: bcchr.info/3Pl9GDM

Part 1 of 2 - Have you heard of RSV? 🦠 Our team monitored RSV rates in Canadian children through IMPACT. Learn more about the rates of this infection and ways to keep your children safe during RSV season! 😷 #RSV #IMPACT #Respiratorysyncytialvirus #vaccine #VEC

Part 2 of 2 - Have you heard of RSV? 🦠 Our team monitored RSV rates in Canadian children through IMPACT. Learn more about the rates of this infection and ways to keep your children safe during RSV season! 😷 #RSV #IMPACT #Respiratorysyncytialvirus #vaccine #VEC

Happy National Postdoc Appreciation Week!🔬 This week we are celebrating the amazing work and contributions of our postdocs to further advancing vaccine research.🙌 Swipe right to learn more about one of our incredible postdocs, Dr. Nirma Vadlamudi! #postdoc #VEC #vaccine

📢We are hiring! We are looking for a Research Coordinator to join our team and oversee academic and industry-sponsored clinical trials at the VEC. 🚨Deadline to apply is Sep 30, 2023!🚨 Link to apply (also in bio): ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/ubcstaffjobs/j…

Sept 30th is the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation. In honour of this day, we are featuring one of our Indigenous-focused studies. The VEC acknowledges the privilege of being located on the unceded territories of the Tsleil-Waututh, Squamish, Stó:lo, and Musqueam Nations

My study was published today in JAMA Network Open ! We found RSV admissions in Canadian pediatric hospitals increased in 2021-2022 compared with pre-pandemic seasons. Vaccine Evaluation Center (VEC) BC Children's Hospital Research Institute Public Health PHAC Health Canada and PHAC Canadian Paediatric Society CIRN jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

Check out our amazing research by Dr. Julie Bettinger and Dr. Nirma Vadlamudi (Nirma Khatri Vadlamudi, PhD, MPH) on RSV hospitalizations in Canada to learn more about the significant burden of this virus on our healthcare system. 🦠 Link to article: med.ubc.ca/news/when-rsv-…

📢We are hiring! We are looking for a Director of Operations to join our team and provide strategic management and operational leadership at the VEC. 🚨Deadline to apply is October 20, 2023!🚨 Link to apply (also in bio): ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/ubcstaffjobs/j…

Health Canada has approved both Pfizer and Moderna's newest COVID-19 vaccine targeting this season's variant of concern. trib.al/OzRqPTR

Happy belated Thanksgiving from the VEC!🍁 This year we are thankful for all of our participants who have helped advance vaccine research. We truly appreciate your efforts and commitment to our studies throughout the years! 🙌 #thanksgiving #VEC

Dr. Ali Harandi, an Associate Professor in Clinical Immunology at the University of Gothenburg, and a visiting Associate Professor at the VEC/UBC is presenting at the World Vaccine Congress next week! 🙌 🔗Link to register: buff.ly/3RSshKn?trk=pu…

With flu season around the corner, we want you and your loved ones to be protected. 😷 Click the flu vaccine link below to find out how you can book your next dose in BC! immunizebc.ca/vaccines-by-di… #influenza #flu #vaccine #VEC

This week, we are highlighting one of our amazing grad students at the VEC: Jung-Bahadur Singh Kandola. 🙌 Check out our post to learn more about Jung and the important work he is doing to better understand vaccine hesitancy in the South Asian population! #VEC #gradstudent

VEC’s Director Dr. Manish Sadarangani (Manish Sadarangani ) was on Global BC today discussing childhood vaccination. The funding provided by the BC Children’s Hospital Choices Lottery helps support the critical research of the VEC. Link to interview: globalnews.ca/video/10389594…