INFORMATION SESSION ON COVID-19 VACCINATIONS FOR CHILDREN 5-11
Getting Kids Back to Being Kids
With vaccination of children 5-11 underway, on November 26, the Ontario College of Family Physicians and the Ministry of Health hosted an information session for healthcare workers to share the latest information and answer questions.
Moderated by Dr. Vinita Dubey, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Toronto Public Health, speakers included Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore and Associate Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Daniel Warshafsky, discussing the impact of COVID-19 on children and the science supporting vaccination. An expert panel from across health care took part in a moderated Q&A, presenting diverse perspectives on implementation.
- Session recording
- Slide deck (including speakers’ annotations)
- Resource list
CONSENT
- Consent for COVID-19 Vaccine for Adolescents, Informed Consent Process (source: SickKids)
- Vax Chat: Supporting Conversations with Youth about the COVID-19 Vaccine (source: Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies and Unity Health)
- Vaccinating Ontarians Aged 12-17: Legal and Ethical Requirements for Consent (source: Ontario COVID-19 Bioethics Table)
- Medical decision-making in paediatrics: Infancy to adolescence (source: CPS)
- Health Care Consent Act (source: Government of Ontario)
VACCINE CONFIDENCE
- Ensuring patient confidence in vaccines and understanding vaccine hesitancy in Black communities and Indigenous communities (source: Centre for Effective Practice)
- Motivational interviewing to address vaccine hesitancy (source: Pr Arnaud Gagneur Département de Pédiatrie, Centre de Recherche clinique CHUS Université de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada and Dr Danielle Auger Ministère de la santé et des services sociaux du Québec)
- Addressing vaccine hesitancy in immunization programs, clinics and practices (source: CPS), September 2018
- Working with vaccine-hesitant parents: An update (source: CPS)
- Specially Targeted Education Program (source: SickKids)
- Handout for Families: After Your COVID-19 Vaccine (source: SickKids)
PAIN MANAGEMENT, NEEDLE AND MEDICAL ANXIETY
- Tips to Support Your Child with Their COVID-19 Vaccine EN FR (source: CMHO)
- Comfort Promise Learning Hub – Easing the pain of needle pokes (source: Aboutkidshealth.ca)
- CARD Learning Hub (source: Aboutkidshealth.ca)
- CARD (Comfort, Ask, Relax, Distract) (source: Immunize Canada)
- Creating Comfort for Kids during Needle Pokes (source: Meg Foundation)
EDUCATION AND TOOLKITS
- Education Program for Immunization Competencies (EPIC) (source: CPS)
- COVID-19 Vaccination Tool Kit for Health Care Providers (PDF) (source: Public Health Canada)
- Youth Vaccine Strategy Playbook (source: Toronto Region Youth Vaccination Subgroup)
GOVERNMENT OF ONTARIO RESOURCES
- COVID-19 vaccines for youth (source: Government of Ontario)
- Child and Youth COVID-19 Vaccine Fact Sheet (source: Government of Ontario)
- COVID-19 communication resources - Find resources in multiple languages to help local communication efforts in responding to COVID-19 (source: Government of Ontario Anti-Racism Directorate)
MYOCARDITIS AND PERICARDITIS
- Clinical Considerations: Myocarditis and Pericarditis after Receipt of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Among Adolescents and Young Adults (source: CDC)
- Reports of myocarditis/pericarditis after COVID-19 vaccination FAQ for health-care providers (source: SickKids)
- Rapid Review: What is known about parents’ considerations for vaccine uptake for children and adolescents? (source: The National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools)
- Myocarditis and pericarditis after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination in children: Interim guidance document (source: SickKids)
- Reports of Myocarditis/pericarditis after COVID-19 vaccination (source: PHAC)