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Shelly Bolotin

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Associate ProfessorEpidemiology DivisionUniversity of Toronto

Shelly Bolotin

Associate Professor

Epidemiology Division

Dalla Lana School of Public Health

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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37 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 10 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2024.
Supervisor on 2 trainee awards (2 CIHR), most recently in 2023.

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107

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Research

Avian Influenza Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs Pandemic Preparedness Rural Health Surveillance Zoonotic Diseases

Latest papers

Factors associated with severe health outcomes among community-dwelling older adults hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus
Journal of Infection · 2026
Vaccination attitudes and intentions reported by Canadian children and their parents in the CHILD Cohort Study during the COVID-19 pandemic
BMC International Health and Human Rights · 2026
Immunogenicity and safety of a third and subsequent COVID-19 vaccine doses in patients with plasma cell dyscrasias
Blood advances · 2026

All 76 publications

Latest funding

Engaging communities at high risk of H5N1: a survey to inform surveillance and outbreak response
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$149,740
Humoral and cellular immunity to measles and varicella in immunocompromised children
CIHR · 2023 · Supervisor
$135,000
A mixed methods study to understand and promote COVID-19 vaccination among children and youth: the TARGetKids! Study of Children and Families
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$499,861

All 5 grants and awards

76 publications.

Factors associated with severe health outcomes among community-dwelling older adults hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus

Atukorale VN, Kwong JC, Hernandez A, Moineddin R, Lee N, Kopp A, Andrew MK, Bronskill SE, Brown KA, Daneman N

Journal of Infection2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2026.106797

Vaccination attitudes and intentions reported by Canadian children and their parents in the CHILD Cohort Study during the COVID-19 pandemic

Medeleanu MV, Gill EE, Winsor GL, Azeez R, Lotoski LC, Goguen S, Humble RM, McNeil D, Patrick DM, Bolotin S

BMC International Health and Human Rights2026

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-026-27115-8

Immunogenicity and safety of a third and subsequent COVID-19 vaccine doses in patients with plasma cell dyscrasias

Bhella S, Agbayani G, Hueniken K, Vijenthira A, Wilkin AM, Sebag M, Wang P, Hicks LK, Hay AE, Hosseini-Moghaddam SM

Blood advances2026

DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2025018117

Predictors of SARS-CoV-2 anti-Spike IgG antibody levels following two COVID-19 vaccine doses among children and adults in the Canadian CHILD Cohort

Azeez R, Ames SR, Lotoski LC, Winsor GL, Arnold CR, Galipeau Y, Pelchat M, Goguen S, Simons E, Moraes TJ

Vaccine2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2026.128342

Assessing measles immunity in individuals of childbearing age in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Osman S, Science M, McLachlan E, Severini A, Arnold C, Petel D, Hatchette T, Deeks S, Halperin SA, Wright J, Brown K, Richardson S, Campigotto A, Crowcroft N, Bolotin S

The Journal of infection2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2026.106701 PMID: 41692289

Sociodemographic correlates of human papillomavirus and hepatitis B vaccination status in Canada: a cross-sectional study.

Eyre GE, Martin T, Osman S, Robitaille J, Bolotin S, Frescura AM, Grewal R, Shapiro GK

BMJ public health2026

DOI: 10.1136/bmjph-2025-003068 PMID: 41658226

Parental acceptability of new RSV preventive therapies for infants: A cross-sectional survey in Canada.

Fitzpatrick T, Parsons Leigh J, Brundin-Mather R, MacDonald J, Blanchard W, Bolotin S, Buchan SA, Brousseau N, Castillo E, Comeau JL, Dubé È, Greyson D, Halperin SA, Langley JM, Lee JSW, MacDonald SE, Manca T, Moss SJ, Papenburg J, Vadlamudi NK, Halperin D

Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics2026

DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2025.2588016 PMID: 41529699

Do vaccinated cases transmit measles? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Wright J, Crowcroft NS, Perry J, Poolsaar H, Gastañaduy PA, Durrheim DN, Moss WJ, Hahné S, Orenstein WA, Rota PA, Osman S, Pastor D, Severini A, Bolotin S

Expert review of vaccines2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/14760584.2026.2708188 PMID: 42599107

Serological Benefit of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Relative to Infection in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.

Shapiro JR, Qi F, Colwill K, Dorogy AD, Liu Y, Science M, Gingras AC, Rini JM, Gupta S, Alexander S, Bolotin S, Watts TH

Pediatric blood & cancer2026

DOI: 10.1002/1545-5017.70395 PMID: 42135995

Group B Streptococcus disease during infancy and risk of subsequent neurodevelopmental impairments in young children: a population-based cohort study in Ontario, Canada

Fakhraei R, Fell DB, El-Chaâr D, Thampi N, Sander B, Brown KA, Crowcroft N, Bolotin S, Barrett J, Darling EK

The Lancet Regional Health. Americas20252 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2025.101170

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Shelly Bolotin

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Factors associated with severe health outcomes among community-dwelling older adults hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus

Vaccination attitudes and intentions reported by Canadian children and their parents in the CHILD Cohort Study during the COVID-19 pandemic

Immunogenicity and safety of a third and subsequent COVID-19 vaccine doses in patients with plasma cell dyscrasias

Predictors of SARS-CoV-2 anti-Spike IgG antibody levels following two COVID-19 vaccine doses among children and adults in the Canadian CHILD Cohort

Assessing measles immunity in individuals of childbearing age in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Sociodemographic correlates of human papillomavirus and hepatitis B vaccination status in Canada: a cross-sectional study.

Parental acceptability of new RSV preventive therapies for infants: A cross-sectional survey in Canada.

Do vaccinated cases transmit measles? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Serological Benefit of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Relative to Infection in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.

Group B Streptococcus disease during infancy and risk of subsequent neurodevelopmental impairments in young children: a population-based cohort study in Ontario, Canada

Engaging communities at high risk of H5N1: a survey to inform surveillance and outbreak response

Humoral and cellular immunity to measles and varicella in immunocompromised children

A mixed methods study to understand and promote COVID-19 vaccination among children and youth: the TARGetKids! Study of Children and Families

From idea to reality: COVID-19 Vaccination for Children and Youth

Waning Measles Immunity in Ontario: A Population-Based Cohort Study

Frequent collaborators

Michelle Science

Todd Hatchette

James Wright

Manish Sadarangani

Jonathan Gubbay

Kumanan Wilson

Aaron Campigotto

Tony Mazzulli

Scott Halperin

Jocelynn Cook

Shelly Bolotin

Shelley Deeks

Vinita Dubey

Natasha Crowcroft

Shelly Bolotin

Steven Hawken

Sumit Gupta

Padmaja Subbarao

Anne-Claude Gingras

Marc Brisson

Manish Sadarangani

Michelle Murti

Gary Garber

Martin Pelchat

Stephen Betschel

Tiffany Fitzpatrick

Rahim Moineddin

Arif Jetha

Ian Johnson

Lennon Li

Wendy Lou

Michael Silverman

Ramandip Grewal

Michael Chu

Eliana Castillo

Arleigh McCurdy

David Allan