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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 risks and responsibilities
      3. How vaccines work
  • When to Vaccinate
      1. Infants & young children
        1. Reasons to follow the schedule
        2. Your child's appointment
        3. A Parent's Guide to Vaccination
      2. School-age children & teens
        1. Consent for vaccines
        2. Vaccination Status Reporting Regulation
      3. Adults
        1. Why do adults need vaccines?
      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. Tips for reducing pain, stress, & anxiety with vaccinations
        1. Infants & young children
        2. School-age children & teens
        3. Adults
      5. Keeping and finding vaccination records
      6. Get appointment reminders by text
  • Vaccine Safety
      1. What you should know
      2. Vaccine side effects
      3. Vaccine testing, approval, and monitoring process
      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. Mumps
      12. Pertussis
      13. Pneumococcal
      14. Polio
      15. Rotavirus
      16. Rubella
      17. Shingles
      18. Tetanus
      19. Stories about vaccine-preventable diseases
  • FAQ

School-age children & teens

  • Consent for vaccines
  • Vaccination Status Reporting Regulation
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Date last reviewed: 
Tuesday, Sep 10, 2019

When to Vaccinate

  • Infants & young children
  • School-age children & teens
    • Consent for vaccines
    • Vaccination Status Reporting Regulation
  • Adults
  • Pregnant people
  • Travellers
  • People new to BC
  • Vaccine schedules
  • Vaccination scheduler tool
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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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