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Immunizations
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Your Child Should Receive all the Recommended Vaccines
5-in-1 or 6-in-1 vaccine (also known as DPTP-Hib), DPT-polio, or Hib vaccine
Protects against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, and Hib disease.
Administered:
2 months; 4 months; 6 months; 18 months; 4-6 years
Rotavirus vaccine
Administered:
2 months; 4 months
Protects infants against rotavirus, the most common cause of serious diarrhea in babies and young children.
Pneumococcal vaccine
Protects against infections caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, including meningitis (a brain infection), pneumonia, and ear infections
Administered:
2 months; 4 months
Meningococcal vaccine
Protects against diseases caused by the meningococcus bacteria, including meningitis and septicemia, a serious blood infection.
Administered:
12 months
MMR vaccine
Protects against measles, mumps, and rubella.
Administered:
12 months; 4-6 years
Varicella vaccine
protects against chickenpox, a very uncomfortable and sometimes serious infection.
Administered:
15 months; 4-6 years
Hepatitis B vaccine
Protects against hepatitis B, a serious infection of the liver.
Administered:
Grade 7
dTap vaccine
Protects adolescents against diptheria, tetanus and pertussis (whooping cough).
Administered:
14-16 years; 24-26 years
HPV vaccine
Administered:
Grade 7
Protects against the types of HPV that cause cervical cancer, some other cancers, and genital warts.
Influenza (flu) vaccine is also recommended each year for children older than 6 months: the Ontario flu season and pediatric pneumonia that can follow the flu is currently affecting children disproportionately and you can get a needle or nasal spray vaccine for your kids if over age 2 and needle if over 6 months of age. See your doctor and get your kids protected from flu.
If you have questions call your local Public Health Unit or see your Pediatrician, Family Doctor, or Nurse Practitioner.
