Stakeholders’ experiences with school-based immunization programs during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Canadian Maritimes: A qualitative study

• DOI: 10.1016/j.puhip.2024.100505
• Publication Date: 2024-05-17T10:54:46Z
• Authors: Allyson J. Gallant; Catie Johnson; Audrey Steenbeek; Jeanna Parsons Leigh; Scott A. Halperin; Janet A. Curran
• Keywords: Pandemic; 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak

School-based immunization programs (SBIP) support access to routine vaccines for adolescents. Across Canada, the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent public health measures affected SBIP vaccine uptake. The objectives of this study were explore 1.) stakeholders' experiences with changes during in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island New Brunswick, 2.) how parents' adolescents' views.