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Canada's Drug Agency: Toronto, Ontario, CA

2025-01 to present | Health Economist
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Alison E. Simmons

Public Health Agency of Canada: Toronto, Ontario, CA

2024-04 to 2025-01 | Senior Health Economist (Centre for Surveillance and Immunization Programs)
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Alison E. Simmons

Public Health Agency of Canada: Toronto, Ontario, CA

2022-09 to 2024-03 | Infectious Disease Modeller (Centre for Surveillance and Immunization Programs)
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Alison E. Simmons

Allegheny County Health Department: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US

2018-05 to 2019-08 | Opioid Surveillance Coordinator (Bureau of Assessment, Statistics, and Epidemiology)
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Alison E. Simmons

Education and qualifications (3)

University of Toronto: Toronto, Ontario, CA

2019 to 2025 | PhD (Epidemiology)
Education
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Alison E. Simmons

Brown University: Providence, Rhode Island, US

2016 to 2018 | MPH (Epidemiology)
Education
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Alison E. Simmons

Bates College: Lewiston, Maine, US

2012 to 2016 | BA (Biology)
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Alison E. Simmons

Works (28)

Comparison of 13-, 15- and 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines in the paediatric Canadian population: A cost-utility analysis

Canada Communicable Disease Report
2025-02-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1481-8531
Contributors: Alison E Simmons; Gebremedhin B Gebretekle; Robert Pless; Aleksandra Wierzbowski; Matthew Tunis; Ashleigh R Tuite
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Alison E. Simmons

Cost effectiveness of a 21-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in adults: A systematic review of economic evaluations

Canada Communicable Disease Report
2025-02-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1481-8531
Contributors: Alison E Simmons; Raphael Ximenes; Gebremedhin B Gebretekle; Marina I Salvadori; Eva Wong; Ashleigh R Tuite
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Alison E. Simmons

Cost-effectiveness of respiratory syncytial virus vaccination strategies for older Canadian adults: A multi-model comparison

Canada Communicable Disease Report
2025-02-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1481-8531
Contributors: Monica Rudd; Alison E Simmons; Gebremedhin B Gebretekle; Ashleigh R Tuite
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Alison E. Simmons

Derivation and Validation of a Point-based Forecasting Tool for SARS-CoV-2 Critical Care Occupancy

2025-01-23 | Preprint
Contributors: Alicia A. Grima; Clara Eunyoung Lee; Ashleigh Tuite; Natalie J. Wilson; Alison Simmons; David N. Fisman
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Alison E. Simmons

Cost-utility analysis of current COVID-19 vaccination program recommendations in Canada

2024-12-14 | Preprint
Contributors: Alison E. Simmons; Rafael N. Miranda; Michael W.Z. Li; Gebremedhin B. Gebretekle; Min Xi; Marina I. Salvadori; Bryna Warshawsky; Eva Wong; Raphael Ximenes; Melissa K. Andrew et al.
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Cost-utility analysis of COVID-19 vaccination strategies for endemic SARS-CoV-2 circulation in Canada

2024-12-08 | Preprint
Contributors: Rafael N. Miranda; Alison E. Simmons; Michael W.Z. Li; Gebremedhin B. Gebretekle; Min Xi; Marina I. Salvadori; Bryna Warshawsky; Eva Wong; Raphael Ximenes; Melissa K. Andrew et al.
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Respiratory syncytial virus vaccination strategies for older Canadian adults: a cost–utility analysis

Canadian Medical Association Journal
2024-09-09 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0820-3946
Part of ISSN: 1488-2329
Contributors: Ashleigh R. Tuite; Alison E. Simmons; Monica Rudd; Alexandra Cernat; Gebremedhin B. Gebretekle; Man Wah Yeung; April Killikelly; Winnie Siu; Sarah A. Buchan; Nicholas Brousseau et al.
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Alison E. Simmons

Association Between Seasonal Respiratory Virus Activity and Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Central Ontario, Canada

2024-09-04 | Preprint
Contributors: Alison E. Simmons; Isha Berry; Sarah A. Buchan; Ashleigh R. Tuite; David N. Fisman
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Case-cohort design as an efficient approach to evaluating COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness, waning, heterologous immune effect and optimal dosing interval

Vaccine
2024-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0264-410X
Contributors: David Fisman; Alison E. Simmons; Ashleigh R. Tuite
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Alison E. Simmons

Cost-effectiveness of RSVpreF vaccine and nirsevimab for the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus disease in Canadian infants

Vaccine
2024-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0264-410X
Contributors: Gebremedhin B. Gebretekle; Man Wah Yeung; Raphael Ximenes; Alexandra Cernat; Alison E. Simmons; April Killikelly; Winnie Siu; Ellen Rafferty; Nicholas Brousseau; Matthew Tunis et al.
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Alison E. Simmons

Pneumococcal Transmission Dynamics During the Use of a Pediatric 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in Canada

SSRN Electronic Journal
2024-04-16 | Preprint
Part of ISSN: 1556-5068
Contributors: Alison Elizabeth Simmons; Ashleigh R. Tuite; Sarah Buchan; David Fisman
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Alison E. Simmons

Impact of immune evasion, waning and boosting on dynamics of population mixing between a vaccinated majority and unvaccinated minority

PLOS ONE
2024-04-04 | Journal article
Contributors: David N. Fisman; Shinya Tsuzuki; Afia Amoako; Alison Simmons; Ashleigh R. Tuite
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Impact of community mask mandates on SARS-CoV-2 transmission in Ontario after adjustment for differential testing by age and sex

PNAS Nexus
2024-02-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Amy Peng; Savana Bosco; Alison E Simmons; Ashleigh R Tuite; David N Fisman; Sandro Galea
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Use of 15-Valent and 20-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines in the Pediatric Canadian Population: A Cost-Utility Analysis

SSRN Electronic Journal
2023-12 | Conference abstract
Part of ISSN: 1556-5068
Contributors: Ashleigh Tuite; Alison Simmons; Gebremedhin Gebretekle; Robert Pless; Aleksandra Wierzbowski; Matthew Tunis
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Alison E. Simmons

Impact of Adjustment for Differential Testing by Age and Sex on Apparent Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Ontario, Canada

2023-08-06 | Preprint
Contributors: Savana Bosco; Amy Peng; Ashleigh Tuite; Alison Simmons; David Fisman
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Alison E. Simmons

Relative pandemic severity in Canada and four peer nations during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

Canada Communicable Disease Report
2023-05-31 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1481-8531
Contributors: Amy Peng; Alison Simmons; Afia Amoako; Ashleigh Tuite; David Fisman
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Alison E. Simmons
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Hepatitis B and C in individuals with a history of antipsychotic medication use: A population-based evaluation

PLOS ONE
2023-04-14 | Journal article
Contributors: Amnah Awan; Marc O. Siegel; Sharara Shakik; Hailey R. Banack; David N. Fisman; Alison E. Simmons
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Vaccine effectiveness against hospitalization among adolescent and pediatric SARS-CoV-2 cases between May 2021 and January 2022 in Ontario, Canada: A retrospective cohort study

PLOS ONE
2023-03-31 | Journal article
Contributors: Alison E. Simmons; Edward Chiyaka; Afia Amoako; Alicia A. Grima; Kiera R. Murison; Sarah A. Buchan; David N. Fisman; Ashleigh R. Tuite
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Relative Virulence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Among Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Individuals Hospitalized With SARS-CoV-2

Clinical Infectious Diseases
2023-02-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Alicia A Grima; Kiera R Murison; Alison E Simmons; Ashleigh R Tuite; David N Fisman
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Causal and Associational Language in Observational Health Research: A Systematic Evaluation

American Journal of Epidemiology
2022-08-04 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0002-9262
Part of ISSN: 1476-6256
Contributors: Alison E. Simmons
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Alison E. Simmons

Severity of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Pregnancy in Ontario: A Matched Cohort Analysis

Clinical Infectious Diseases
2022-07-06 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1058-4838
Part of ISSN: 1537-6591
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Alison E. Simmons
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The Association Between Self-Reported Non-Injection Cocaine Use and Hepatitis C in the United States: An Analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
2022-03-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1937-1888
Part of ISSN: 1938-4114
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Alison E. Simmons

A sub-national real-time epidemiological and vaccination database for the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada

Scientific Data
2021-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2052-4463
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Alison E. Simmons

Is 3 feet of physical distancing enough?

Clinical Infectious Diseases
2021-05-14 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1058-4838
Part of ISSN: 1537-6591
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Alison E. Simmons

Modelling the Impact of Direct-Acting Antiviral Treatment Uptake on Hepatitis C Transmission Among People Who Inject Drugs in Ontario

Canadian Liver Journal
2021-04-01 | Conference abstract
Part of ISSN: 2561-4444
Part of ISSN: 2561-4444
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Alison E. Simmons

Lyme Disease Risk of Exposure to Blacklegged Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) Infected with Borrelia burgdorferi (Spirochaetales: Spirochaetaceae) in Pittsburgh Regional Parks

Journal of Medical Entomology
2020-01-09 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0022-2585
Part of ISSN: 1938-2928
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Alison E. Simmons

Zebrafish as a Model to Assess the Teratogenic Potential of Nitrite

Journal of Visualized Experiments
2016-02-16 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1940-087X
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Alison E. Simmons

Effects of Nitrite on Development of Embryos and Early Larval Stages of the Zebrafish (Danio rerio)

Zebrafish
2012-12-09 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1545-8547
Part of ISSN: 1557-8542
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Alison E. Simmons