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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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COVID-19 vaccines (children 5 to 11 yrs) (28)
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HPV vaccines (12)
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New to BC (5)
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Where and how to get vaccinated (17)

Is the COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for youth?

Question: 

Is the COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for youth?

Answer: 
No, in BC the COVID-19 vaccine is not mandatory for children or youth.
 
Date last reviewed: 
Friday, Nov 19, 2021
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