National standards for immunization coverage assessment: recommendations from the Canadian Immunization Registry Network

A survey was completed by provincial/territorial representatives of the Canadian Immunization Registry Network (CIRN) on the standards used for provincial/territorial coverage reporting. The results of the survey were presented at the CIRN meeting, sponsored by Health Canada (HC) (now Public Health Agency of Canada), in Vancouver on 6 and 7 July 2004. During the meeting, key objectives for reporting immunization coverage were discussed, and recommendations for reporting of national immunization coverage were drafted. In addition to the survey, a literature review of national and international coverage assessment contributed to these deliberations, the results of which are in the full report (available from PHAC).