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BC COVID-19 Cohort
Risk of Severe COVID-19-Related Outcomes among Patients with Cirrhosis: A Population-Based Cohort Study in Canada
Héctor Alexander Velásquez García, Prince A. Adu, Ada Okonkwo-Dappa, Jean Damascene Makuza, Georgine Cua, Mawuena Binka, James Wilton, Hind Sbihi and Naveed Z. Janjua
BC COVID-19 Cohort
Cohort profile: the British Columbia COVID-19 Cohort (BCC19C)-a dynamic, linked population-based cohort
Héctor Alexander Velásquez García, Prince A. Adu, Ada Okonkwo-Dappa, Jean Damascene Makuza, Georgine Cua, Mawuena Binka, James Wilton, Hind Sbihi and Naveed Z. Janjua
BC COVID-19 Cohort
Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Vaccine Mistrust and Receipt in British Columbia, Canada: Population Survey
Bushra Mahmood, Prince A. Adu, Geoff McKee, Aamir Bharmal, James Wilton, and Naveed Z. Janjua
BC COVID-19 Cohort
COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness by HIV status and history of injection drug use: a test-negative analysis
Joseph H. Puyat, James Wilton, Adeleke Fowokan, Naveed Z. Janjua, Jason Wong, Troy Grennan, Catharine Chambers, Abigail Kroch, Cecilia T. Costiniuk, Curtis L. Cooper, Darren Lauscher, Monte Strong, Ann N. Burchell, Aslam Anis, Hasina Samji, COVAXHIV Study Team
BC COVID-19 Cohort
Risk of COVID-19 hospitalization in people living with HIV and HIV-negative individuals and the role of COVID-19 vaccination: A retrospective cohort study
Joseph H. Puyat, Adeleke Fowokan, James Wilton, Naveed Z. Janjua, Jason Wong, Troy Grennan, Catharine Chambers, Abigail Kroch, Cecilia T. Costiniuk, Curtis L. Cooper, Darren Lauscher, Monte Strong, Ann N. Burchell, Aslam H. Anis, Hasina Samji, COVAXHIV Study Team
BC COVID-19 Cohort
Association of COVID-19 Infection With Incident Diabetes
Zaaema Naveed, Héctor A Velásquez García, Stanley Wong, James Wilton, Geoffrey McKee, Bushra Mahmood, Mawuena Binka, Drona Rasali, Naveed Z. Janjua
BC COVID-19 Cohort
A population-based assessment of myocarditis after messenger RNA COVID-19 booster vaccination among adult recipients
Zaeema Naveed, Julia Li, Monika Naus, Héctor A Velásquez García, James Wilton, Naveed Z. Janjua
BC COVID-19 Cohort
Clinical severity of Omicron subvariants BA.1, BA.2, and BA.5 in a population-based cohort study in British Columbia, Canada
Shannon L. Russell, Braeden R. A. Klaver, Sean P. Harrigan, Kimia Kamelan, John Tyson, Linda Hoang, Marsha Taylor, Beate Sander, Sharmistha Mishra, Natalie Prystajecky, Naveed Zafar Janjua, James E. A. Zlosnik, Hind Sbihi
BC COVID-19 Cohort
Risk factors for COVID-19 hospitalization following COVID-19 Vaccination: A Population-Based Cohort Study in Canada
Héctor A Velásquez García, Prince Adu, Sean Harrigan, James Wilton, Drona Rasali, Mawuena Binka, Hind Sbihi, Kate Smolina, Naveed Zafar Janjua
BC COVID-19 Cohort
Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccines in People Living with HIV in British Columbia and comparisons with a matched HIV-Negative Cohort: A Test Negative Design
Adeleke Fowokan, Hasina Samji, Joseph Puyat, Naveed Zafar Janjua, James Wilton, Jason Wong, Troy Grennan, Catherine Chambers, Abigail Kroch, Cecilia Costiniuk, Curtis Cooper, Ann Burchell, Aslam Anis
BC Mix
The Impact of Mask Mandates on Face Mask Usage During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Longitudinal Survey Study
Mawuena Binka, Prince Adu, Dahn Jeong, Nirma Khatri Vadlamudi, Héctor A Velásquez García, Bushra Mahmood, Terri Buller-Taylor, Michael Otterstatter, Naveed Zafar Janjua
BC COVID-19 Cohort
An Elastic Net Regression Model for Identifying Long COVID Patients Using Health Administrative Data: A Population-Based Study
Mawuena Binka, Braeden Klaver, Georgine Cua, Alyson Wong, Chad Fibke, Héctor A Velásquez García, Prince Adu, Adeera Levin, Sharmistha Mishra, Beate Sander, Hind Sbihi, Naveed Zafar Janjua
BC COVID-19 Cohort
Observed versus expected rates of myocarditis after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination: a population-based cohort study
Zaeema Naveed, Julia Li, Michelle Spencer, James Wilton, Monika Naus, Héctor A Velásquez García, Michael Otterstatter, Naveed Zafar Janjua
BC COVID-19 Cohort
Comparative Risk of Myocarditis/Pericarditis Following Second Doses of BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 Coronavirus Vaccines
Zaeema Naveed, Julia Li, James Wilton, Michelle Spencer, Monika Naus, Héctor A Velásquez García, Jeffrey C. Kwong, Caren Rose, Michael Otterstatter, Naveed Zafar Janjua, and on behalf of the Canadian Immunization Research Network (CIRN) Provincial Collaborative Network (PCN) Investigators
BC Mix
Association between close interpersonal contact and vaccine hesitancy: Findings from a population-based survey in Canada
Prince Adu, Sarafa Iyaniwura, Bushra Mahmood, Dahn Jeong, Jean Damascene Makuza, Georgine Cua, Mawuena Binka, Héctor A Velásquez García, Notice Ringa, Stanley Wong, Amanda Yu, Mike A Irvine, Michael Otterstatter, Naveed Zafar Janjua
BC COVID-19 Cohort
Clinical Severity of Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant relative to Delta in British Columbia, Canada: A retrospective analysis of whole genome sequences cases
Sean Harrigan, James Wilton, Mei Chong, Younathan Abdia, Héctor Alexander Velásquez García, Caren Rose, Marsha Taylor, Sharmistha Mishra, Beate Sander, Linda Hoang, John Tyson, Mel Krajden, Natalie Prystajecky, Naveed Zafar Janjua, Hind Sbihi
BC Mix
Cohort profile: the British Columbia COVID-19 Population Mixing Patterns Survey (BC-Mix)
Prince Adu, Mawuena Binka, Bushra Mahmood, Dahn Jeong, Terri Buller-Taylor, Makuza Jean Damascene, Sarafa Iyaniwura, Notice Ringa, Héctor A Velásquez García, Stanley Wong, Amanda Yu, Sofia Bartlett, James Wilton, Mike A Irvine, Michael Otterstatter, Naveed Zafar Janjua
BC COVID-19 Cohort
Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against hospitalization and death in Canada: A multiprovincial test-negative design study
Sharifa Nasreen, Yossi Febriani, Héctor Alexander Velásquez García, Geng Zhang, Mina Tadrous, Sarah A Buchan, Christiaan H Righolt, Salaheddin M Mahmud, Naveed Zafar Janjua, Mel Krajden, Gaston De Serres, Jeffrey C Kwong Canadian Immunization Research Network (CIRN) Provincial Collaborative Network (PCN) Investigators
BC COVID-19 Cohort
Spike Mutation Profiles Associated With SARS-CoV-2 Breakthrough Infections in Delta Emerging and Predominant Time Periods in British Columbia, Canada
Chad Fibke, Yayuk Joffres, John Tyson, Caroline Colijin, Naveed Janjua, Chris Fjell, Natalie Prystajecky, Agatha Jassem, Hind Sbihi
BC Mix
Social contacts and transmission of COVID-19 in British Columbia, Canada
Notice Ringa, Michael C. Otterstatter, Sarafa A. Iyaniwura, Mike A. Irvine, Prince Adu, Naveed Z. Janjua, Samara David, Michelle Spencer
BC Mix
Mathematical Modeling of COVID-19 in British Columbia: An Age-Structured Model with Time-Dependent Contact Rates
Sarafa A. Iyaniwura, Rebeca C. Falcao, Notice Ringa, Prince A. Adu, Michelle Spencer, Marsha Taylor, Caroline Colijn, Daniel Coombs, Naveed Z. Janjua, Michael A Irvine and Michael Otterstatter.
AI Application in Public Health
Tracking Public Attitudes toward COVID-19 Vaccination on Tweets in Canada: Using Aspect-based Sentiment Analysis
Hyeju Jang, Emily Rempel, Ian Roe, Prince Adu, Giuseppe Carenini, Naveed Zafar Janjua
BC COVID-19 Cohort
Geographical concentration of COVID-19 cases by social determinants of health in 16 large metropolitan areas in Canada – a cross-sectional study
Xia Yiqing, Huiting Ma, Gary Moloney, Héctor A. Velásquez García, Monica Sirski, Naveed Z. Janjua, David Vickers, Tyler Williamson, Alan Katz, Kristy Yu, Rafal Kustra, David L Buckeridge, Marc Brisson, Stefan D Baral, Sharmistha Mishra, Mathieu Maheu-Giroux
BC COVID-19 Cohort
Mental Health and Substance Use Associated with Hospitalization among People with COVID-19: A Population-Based Cohort Study.
Héctor Alexander Velásquez García, James Wilton, Kate Smolina, Mei Chong, Drona Rasali, Michael Otterstatter, Caren Rose, Natalie Prystajecky, Samara David, Eleni Galanis, Geoffrey McKee, Mel Krajden, Naveed Zafar Janjua
AI Application in Public Health
Tracking COVID-19 Discourse on Twitter in North America: Infodemiology Study Using Topic Modeling and Aspect-Based Sentiment Analysis.
Hyeju Jang, Emily Rempel, David Roth, Giuseppe Carenini, Naveed Zafar Janjua