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Immunize BC
Evidence-based immunization information and tools for B.C. residents
  • Why Vaccinate
      1. Reasons to vaccinate
      2. If you choose not to vaccinate
        1. Your responsibilities
      3. How vaccines work
  • When to Vaccinate
      1. Infants & young children
        1. Reasons to follow the schedule
        2. Your child's vaccine visit
        3. Reducing pain and anxiety with vaccinations
        4. A Parent's Guide to Vaccination
        5. When parents disagree on vaccinating their children
      2. School-age children & teens
        1. Consent for vaccines
        2. Reducing pain and anxiety with vaccinations
        3. Vaccination Status Indicator
        4. Vaccination Status Reporting Regulation FAQ
      3. Adults
        1. Why do adults need vaccines?
        2. Reducing pain and anxiety with vaccinations
      4. Pregnant people
      5. Travellers
      6. People new to BC
      7. Vaccine schedules
      8. Vaccination scheduler tool
  • Get Vaccinated
      1. Where to get vaccinated
      2. Find a health unit
      3. Find an influenza (flu) clinic
      4. Vaccine records
      5. Get appointment reminders by text
  • Vaccine Safety
      1. What you should know
      2. Vaccine side effects
      3. Vaccine testing, approval, and monitoring
      4. Vaccine ingredients
      5. Vaccine Safety Net
      6. Trustworthy websites & online reading
  • Vaccines by Disease
      1. COVID-19
      2. Chickenpox
      3. Diphtheria
      4. Hib
      5. Hepatitis A
      6. Hepatitis B
      7. HPV
      8. Influenza
      9. Measles
      10. Meningococcal
      11. Monkeypox
      12. Mumps
      13. Pertussis
      14. Pneumococcal
      15. Polio
      16. Rotavirus
      17. Rubella
      18. Shingles
      19. Tetanus
      20. Stories about vaccine-preventable diseases
  • FAQ
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Are your child's routine vaccines up to date?
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Have you had your booster dose?

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Date last reviewed: 
Wednesday, Nov 01, 2017

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Health unit finder Influenza (flu) clinic locator Text message appointment reminders Vaccination scheduler tool (for children up to 6 years) Vaccination status indicator (school-age children)

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People at increased risk from COVID-19 can get a second booster dose.

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ImmunizeBC is located on the unceded, ancestral and traditional lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Səl̓ílwətaʔ (Tsleil-Waututh), and Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Nations. We acknowledge that our work goes beyond the places we live and impacts the lives of nations across British Columbia and Turtle Island. As a step towards reconciliation, this acknowledgement is one part of our commitment to the Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.
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