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Shainoor J. Ismail (nee Shainoor N. Virani)

Senior Medical Specialist and Associate Physician
Verified email at canada.ca
Cited by 719

A framework for the systematic consideration of ethics, equity, feasibility, and acceptability in vaccine program recommendations

SJ Ismail, K Hardy, MC Tunis, K Young, N Sicard… - Vaccine, 2020 - Elsevier
For the successful implementation of population-level recommendations, it is critical to
consider the full spectrum of public health science, including clinical and programmatic factors. …

Navigating inequities: a roadmap out of the pandemic

SJ Ismail, MC Tunis, L Zhao, C Quach - BMJ Global Health, 2021 - gh.bmj.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed social inequities that rival biological inequities in
disease exposure and severity. Merely identifying some inequities without understanding all of …

Reasons for COVID-19 vaccine refusal among people incarcerated in Canadian federal prisons

…, NE Basta, B Lebouché, J Cox, SJ Ismail… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Vaccine uptake rates have been historically low in correctional settings. To better
understand vaccine hesitancy in these high-risk settings, we explored reasons for COVID-…

[HTML][HTML] Barriers and facilitators to COVID-19 vaccine acceptability among people incarcerated in Canadian federal prisons: A qualitative study

…, SE MacDonald, B Lebouché, J Cox, SJ Ismail… - Vaccine: X, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction Canadian correctional institutions have been prioritized for COVID-19 vaccination
given the multiple outbreaks that have occurred since the start of the pandemic. Given …

Key populations for early COVID-19 immunization: preliminary guidance for policy

SJ Ismail, L Zhao, MC Tunis, SL Deeks, C Quach - Cmaj, 2020 - Can Med Assoc
• Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) has developed preliminary
recommendations for the efficient, effective and equitable allocation of safe, efficacious …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of factors that influence the acceptability of vaccines among Canadians

…, S Rahman, S Guitard, T MacGregor, J Pillay, SJ Ismail… - Vaccine, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) provides
guidance on the use of vaccines in Canada. To support the expansion of its mandate to include …

[HTML][HTML] Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI): evidence-based decision-making on vaccines and immunization

SJ Ismail, JM Langley, TM Harris, BF Warshawsky… - Vaccine, 2010 - Elsevier
The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) provides medical, scientific, and
public health advice on the use of vaccines in Canada. This article describes the structure …

Determinants of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine willingness among people incarcerated in 3 Canadian federal prisons: a cross-sectional study

…, B Lebouché, SE MacDonald, SJ Ismail… - … Open Access Journal, 2022 - cmajopen.ca
Background: Maximizing uptake of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines among people in prison is essential
in mitigating future outbreaks. We aimed to determine factors associated with willingness …

Ranking the relative importance of COVID-19 vaccination strategies in Canada: a priority-setting exercise

L Zhao, SJ Ismail, MC Tunis - Canadian Medical Association Open …, 2021 - cmajopen.ca
Background: When vaccine supplies are anticipated to be limited, necessitating the
vaccination of certain groups earlier than others, the assessment of values and preferences of …

[HTML][HTML] Health inequities related to vaccination: an evidence map of potentially influential factors and systematic review of interventions

A Gates, S Rahman, S Sim, J Pillay, SJ Ismail… - Vaccine, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) makes
recommendations for vaccines in Canada. To inform considerations for equity when making …