Health Officials are reminding parents to have all of their kid's vaccinations up to date.
With free immunizations available for infants and school-aged children, they can protect your kids from serious diseases such as measles, mumps, whooping cough, and chicken pox.
Those free vaccines include:
Diphtheria
Tetanus
Pertussis (whooping cough)
Polio
Haemophilus influenza type b
Measles
Mumps
Rubella
Varicella (chicken pox)
Meningococcal disease
Pneumococcal disease
Rotavirus
These routine vaccines are also available for free:
Grade 6 students - hepatitis B, bacterial meningitis, varicella (chicken pox), human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccineGrade 8 students – tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) booster
In a release from the provincial government, Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab said, “it’s important to have your children vaccinated on time and on schedule to ensure full protection, especially in schools or other settings where they are most exposed. Recent measles outbreaks in Europe and other countries are also a reminder that infectious diseases can spread quickly, through travel and coming into contact with unimmunized or under-immunized individuals.”
Parents will soon be receiving immunization information packages for kids in Grade 6 and 8.
If your child misses any vaccines, you can contact your local public health office.