Keeping their children happy and healthy is a parent’s first priority. To help, we have gathered a list of reliable resources, articles and videos on immunization for infants and children in Canada.
You can also help your children discover and learn how vaccines work, and why they are so important with our Just for Fun section featuring interactive games, videos and activities to help kids develop an interest in immunization at a young age and lessen their fear of the needle’s prick.
Infants and Children Resources:
Articles
- Make sure your family's vaccines are up to date By Vaccines411
- Routine Vaccinations - Keeping kids safe in a not-so-routine time By Vaccines411
- Healthy Kids Today Because of Yesterday By Vaccines411
- Immunization: A little pain for great gains By Vaccines411
- Defence against daycare: Fend off the winter achoos with must-have child immunizations By Vaccines411
- When parents choose not to vaccinate: Risks and responsibilities Caring for Kids
- Multiple Vaccinations at One Time Healthy Children
Tips & Tools:
- Patient Information Library Vaccines411
- Provincial-territorial-routine-vaccination-programs-infants-children Government of Canada
- Vaccine records: Access your or your child’s vaccination history Government of Canada
- A Parent’s Guide to Vaccination Public Health Agency of Canada
- Provincial and territorial routine and catch-up vaccination schedule for infants and children in Canada Government of Canada
- When Can I Go Back to School If I Have the Flu? Kids Health
- How to Handle Your Shots Like a Champ Kids Boost Immunity
- How Vaccines Help Kids Health
- Ten things every parent should know about RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus Montreal Children’s Hospital
Featured Resources:
- Protect your child with routine vaccination Government of Canada
- Measles: Symptoms and treatment Government of Canada
- Vaccines for children: About vaccines Government of Canada
- Don’t wait vaccinate: a guide to immunization for First Nations and Inuit parents and caregivers Government of Canada
- Child Immunization Schedule: Why Is It Like That? Healthy Children
- Vaccines for children: COVID-19 Government of Canada
Just for Fun:
- Vaccine activity book Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
- Colouring book Immunize Canada
- CARD game for kids Immunize Canada
- CARD connect the dots About Kids Health
- "Just the vax" vaccine trivia game Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
- Vaccine facts for kids Facts just for kids
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This list of resources is in no way complete, if you have a resource link which should be included on this page please contact us at ac.114seniccav@troppus.
This information should not be used as a substitute for the medical care and advice of your doctor. There may be variations in treatment that your physician may recommend based on individual facts and circumstances.
