How did Ontario healthcare institutions implement and legitimize Covid-19 vaccine mandates? A qualitative multi‑method study protocol

Claudia Chaufan

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0332589

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How did Ontario healthcare institutions implement and legitimize Covid-19 vaccine mandates? A qualitative multi‑method study protocol

Claudia Chaufan

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: cchaufan@yorku.ca

Affiliation School of Health Policy & Management, York University, Toronto, Canada

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9208-7630

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How did Ontario healthcare institutions implement and legitimize Covid-19 vaccine mandates? A qualitative multi‑method study protocol

Claudia Chaufan

Published: October 3, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0332589

About the Authors

Claudia Chaufan

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: cchaufan@yorku.ca

Affiliation School of Health Policy & Management, York University, Toronto, Canada

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9208-7630

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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