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Are your child's immunizations up to date?

What you need to know about staying to up to date with your child's immunizations.

Keep a current immunization record for your child

A child without a record, or proof of having had a disease, is considered unimmunized and unprotected. Your child will be offered missing immunizations to ensure best protection. If you are here from another country or province, try to get your child's record sent to you.

You may be required to show records at:

  • Daycare and preschool
  • Kindergarten
  • After school care
  • Elementary and secondary school
  • Camp and outdoor school
  • College or university

Get your child's immunization record checked

Bring your child's immunization record to a community health centre to be checked to:

  • See what immunizations your child has received
  • Learn about routine childhood immunizations that may be different in your home country or province
  • Learn about any missing routine vaccines that may have been missed

Keep your child safe by getting all immunizations on time

If an infectious disease happens at their school or daycare, children who are missing immunizations may be asked to stay home until it is safe to return.  They may miss days or even months of school or daycare.

You can get an immunization appointment for your child at:

Questions?You can call any community health centre and ask to speak to a nurse about immunizations. Your family doctor can also answer your questions.

Public health nurses can:

  • Check immunization records
  • Answer immunization questions
  • Provide missing vaccines

Learn more
What you need to know about staying to up to date with your child's immunizations and records. The brochure is available in other languages.

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