TheCOVID-19 Immunity Task Force (CITF) is one of theGovernment of Canada's early efforts to track the 2020coronavirus pandemic.[1] An external, dedicated secretariat was established in order to maximize the efficiency of the CITF's work.[2]
The CITF was to use aserology "to survey representative samples of the population for the presence of antibodies to the virus".[3] Trudeau's press release on 23 April 2020, on the initiation of the CCITF listed several goals it would help to achieve notably that it would:[2]
establish priorities and oversee the coordination of a series of country-wideblood test surveys that will tell us how widely the virus has spread in Canada and provide reliable estimates of potential immunity and vulnerabilities in Canadian populations.
A Vaccine Surveillance Reference Group (VSRG) was also established within the CITF to monitor the safety and effectiveness ofCOVID-19 vaccines made available in Canada.[4]
The CITF Board is composed of doctors, infectious disease experts, and policy makers.[1][5]
The CCITF leadership group expanded on 2 May 2020.[6] Its additional members as of March 2022 are:
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