Immunization

ALERT: Measles is a serious infection of the airway that is easily spread from one person to another. There has been a recent increase of measles cases in Ontario. Getting vaccinated is the best way to protect yourself, your children and your community against measles. Contact your healthcare provider or your local public health unit for more information.

Vaccinations (immunizations) protect your baby and other children in the population against a number of dangerous illnesses. When large numbers of children are vaccinated, illness is reduced and children who can't be immunized (due to medical conditions) are also better protected. In Ontario children are offered routine vaccinations starting at two months on a periodic schedule that continues into adulthood. Read the webpages linked below to learn more about what vaccines are and how they work, as well as information about their safety, their importance, and what vaccines your child should receive and when. To help comfort your baby during vaccinations, you can breast/chestfeed your baby before and during the injections, or if this is not possible, give your baby a small amount of sucrose or glucose to suck before the injections. Talk to your newborn care provider to determine the best schedule for immunizations for your baby.

• CANImmunize - Homepage

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• Measles fact sheet – PCMCH & Indigenous Primary Health Council

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• Ontario Government – about measles

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• Provincial Council for Maternal and Child Health - Respiratory Viruses and Immunizations
  Includes fact sheets in English, French, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Arabic, Italian, Punjabi and Spanish

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• Protecting Your Infant from RSV (Ontario)

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• RSV in Infants and Young Children

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• Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) in young children: A guide for parents and caregivers

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• Vaccinate & Up to date, Kids Come First

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• Public Health Agency of Canada - A parent's guide to vaccination

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• Public Health Agency of Canada - Your immunization schedule: immunization tool

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• Ontario - Vaccines for Babies and Toddlers

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• Canadian Paediatric Society - Vaccine safety: Are they safe? Are there side effects?

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• Canadian Pediatric Society - Who should get the influenza vaccine, vaccine safety, nasal flu vaccine

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• The MotHERS Program - Immunizations

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• CHEO - Breastfeed to minimize vaccination pain – 6 months

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• CHEO & Be Sweet to Babies team - Reducing pain during vaccination

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• Ministry of Health - Publicly Funded Immunization Schedules for Ontario

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• Manitoba - the 5-in-1 Vaccine