Immunizing Your Child

These resources provide information about immunizing your child and address common concerns many parents have about vaccines.Know the schedule

Stay on top of your child's routine immunization schedule.Stay up to date
Make sure your child's immunizations are up to date. If you are new to BC, have your child's record checked at your community health centre.  Care for your child
Learn how to care for your child after immunizations, including common side effects and fever treatment. Additional resources

Need More Information About Innoculation? Additional online resources for parents

Immunization: An Important Choice You Make for your Child A parent handbook that contains the latest information about the importance and safety of childhood immunizations.

Erratum for "Immunization: An Important Choice You Make for Your Child" Fall 2009

News articles

Anatomy of a Scare: When one study linked childhood vaccines to autism, it set off a panic. The research didn't hold up, but some wounded families can't move on. March 2, 2009 - Newsweek

Vaccines do not cause autism February 19, 2009 - The Globe and Mail

Court says measles vaccine not to blame for autism February 12, 2009 - The Associated Press

MMR vaccine does not cause autism: Examine the evidence! November 2008 - Immunization Action Coalition lists 25 studies that refute a connection between MMR vaccine and autism, and three articles that suggest a connection.

Research articles

The Problem With Dr Bob's Alternative Vaccine Schedule Dr. Paul Offit responds to Dr. Robert Sears' book from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Order of Vaccine Injection and Infant Pain Response May 2009 - Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine - Vol. 163, No. 5, pages 469-472

Addressing Parents’ Concerns: Do Multiple Vaccines Overwhelm or Weaken the Infant’s Immune System? January 2002 - PEDIATRICS - Vol. 109, No. 1, pages 124-129

Contact us

For more information, call 8-1-1 to reach HealthLink BC or contact your local community health centre.