¶ National Advisory Committee on Immunization
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The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) is a Canadian advisory body operating within the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC).[1] It is tasked with “providing guidance on the use of vaccines currently or newly approved for use in Canada to the Government of Canada.”[2]
¶ History
NACI was formed in 1964.[2:1]
¶ COVID-19
On April 23, 2021, NACI recommended the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine be offered to “all Canadians over the age of 30, but only when the benefits outweigh the risks of rare, serious post-vaccine blood clots.”[3]
On June 29, 2022, NACI issued guidance recommending “booster doses” of COVID-19 vaccines for all “Canadians at increased risk of serious illness from COVID-19,” regardless of how many doses they had previously received.[4]
On March 3, 2023, NACI called for “high-risk individuals” to receive another booster dose in the spring.[5][6]
On July 11, 2023, NACI once again strongly recommended that all individuals over the age of 5 receive a "primary series" of COVID-19 vaccines, with a less emphatic recommendation for those aged 6 months to five years. They also recommended an additional dose of "the new formulation of COVID-19 vaccine for individuals in the authorized age group if it has been at least 6 months from the previous COVID-19 vaccine dose or known SARS-CoV-2 infection."[7][8]
¶ Personnel
¶ Publications
- July 11, 2023: Guidance on the use of COVID-19 vaccines in the fall of 2023
¶ External links
Public Health Agency of Canada. (2022, September 16). National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI): Terms of reference. Government of Canada. https://web.archive.org/web/20230406185629/https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/immunization/national-advisory-committee-on-immunization-naci/terms-references.html ↩︎
Public Health Agency of Canada. (2022, April 22). National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI): Membership and representation. Government of Canada. http://archive.today/2022.04.24-045738/https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/immunization/national-advisory-committee-on-immunization-naci/naci-membership-representation.html ↩︎ ↩︎
Pelley, L. (2021, April 23). Canadians over 30 should be offered AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine, advisory body recommends. CBC News. http://archive.today/2021.04.24-073245/https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-over-30-naci-1.6000052 ↩︎
Boynton, S. (2022, June 19). COVID-19 boosters recommended this fall ahead of future pandemic wave: NACI. Global News. http://archive.today/2023.04.19-201142/https://globalnews.ca/news/8957899/naci-covid-19-boosters-fall-canada/ ↩︎
National Advisory Committee on Immunization. (2023, March 3). Guidance on an additional COVID-19 booster dose in the spring of 2023 for individuals at high risk of severe illness due to COVID-19. Public Health Agency of Canada. https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/phac-aspc/documents/services/publications/vaccines-immunization/national-advisory-committee-immunization-guidance-additional-covid-19-booster-dose-spring-2023-individuals-high-risk-severe-illness-due-covid-19/statement.pdf ↩︎
Pelley, L. (2023, March 3). COVID-19 booster shots recommended for high-risk Canadians starting this spring. CBC News. https://web.archive.org/web/20230419211957/https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/covid-booster-recommendations-1.6767057 ↩︎
National Advisory Committee on Immunization. (2023, July 13). Guidance on the use of COVID-19 vaccines in the fall: NACI, July 11, 2023. Public Health Agency of Canada. http://archive.today/2023.07.20-193232/https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/vaccines-immunization/national-advisory-committee-immunization-guidance-use-covid-19-vaccines-fall-2023.html ↩︎
Ireland, N. (2023, July 11). Get another COVID-19 booster in the fall, Canada’s immunization panel recommends. CTV News. http://archive.today/2023.07.13-123458/https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/get-another-covid-19-booster-in-the-fall-canada-s-immunization-panel-recommends-1.6475413 ↩︎
Public Health Agency of Canada. (2022, April 22). National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI): Membership and representation. Government of Canada. http://archive.today/2022.04.24-045738/https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/immunization/national-advisory-committee-on-immunization-naci/naci-membership-representation.html ↩︎
National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI): Membership and representation. (2020, December 18). Wayback Machine; Government of Canada. https://web.archive.org/web/20201218222110/https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/immunization/national-advisory-committee-on-immunization-naci/naci-membership-representation.html ↩︎