Quach-Thanh, Caroline

Purpose

To be eligible to the competition, the application must address ALL objectives; the specific objectives of this funding opportunity are to: • Include a large and robust serosurveillance study of children and youth that can inform research to understand the current state of natural and vaccine-based immunity in this population, and measures to best protect this vulnerable population in Canada; • Harmonize data collection, and improve open and real-world data sharing with relevant knowledge-users in an accessible, useful and relevant format to support a timely and effective COVID-19 public health response within and across all jurisdictions in Canada as it relates to children and youth; • Collaborate across Sites to establish resource and data sharing policies, increase efficiencies in research and related processes (including but not limited to ethics review; privacy considerations; contracts; informed-consent; common protocols; developing applications for trial funding; and consistent and valid patient-oriented outcomes), reduce duplication, and maximize research and surveillance activities related to COVID-19 infection and/or vaccination consequences of children and youth; • Generate research evidence related to COVID-19 infection in diverse children and youth populations, including (but not limited to): o Equity considerations; o Health and wellness status (e.g., historically excluded or underserved populations, individuals with complex health needs and/or a disability); o Sex and gender; and/or o Racialized and Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, Métis and Urban Indigenous Peoples) populations; and • Provide research evidence to inform clinical and health system management and public health response, and/or decision-making and planning within and across jurisdictions in Canada and internationally.