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Why vaccinate?
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Vaccines are so effective that most of the diseases that they help to prevent are now rare in Canada. Canadian children can be protected against many potentially dangerous childhood diseases like m...
General Info About Adult Vaccinations
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Vaccine safety
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There are common misconceptions about vaccines that still exist today. You may see claims that vaccines are not safe, cause serious side effects and long-term diseases, or contain poisons. Y...
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Vaccination and antibiotic resistance
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Antibiotics are a great medical discovery. They have defeated many disease-causing bacteria, saved many lives, and helped to avoid potential serious complications of many diseases and infections.
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Knowing when to vaccinate
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For your child to receive maximum protection against serious childhood diseases, they need to get all their shots at the right time. To help you make sure that they do, a vaccination schedule that ...
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Vaccinations & Immunizations
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While it’s not something we think about day-to-day, vaccines play a critical role in keeping you, your loved ones, and your community safe from infectious diseases.
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TDAP
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The Tdap vaccine protects against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough).
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MMR
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The MMR is a combination of vaccines that provides protection against measles, mumps, and rubella.
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Meningococcal
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The Meningococcus section was provided with content from the Meningitis Research Foundation of Canada.
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Picking the Right Vaccination for Specific Adult Populations
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Even in adulthood, it's important to be up to date on your vaccines to help avoid illness from vaccine-preventable diseases. Among adults, seniors and pregnant women, as well as people with certain...
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Varicella
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The varicella vaccine protects against the varicella-zoster virus that causes chickenpox.