WHAT'S NEW 

• Rotavirus vaccine program in BC - Q & A
• Varicella program change - Q & A
• Hepatitis A for Aboriginal persons - Q & A
• Influenza vaccine options for Seniors - Q & A
• Vaccine consent forms
• Immunization Competency
• Immunization in BC report

HPV Vaccine

• Extended HPV vaccine schedule for Grade 6 girls: Health professional HPV Q&A and Powerpoint (Updated June 10, 2011)
• Powerpoint Presentations
• For Educators
• For Parents
• HPV Questions and Answers for Immunizers Issue #4 (December 14, 2009)
• HPV Questions and Answers for Immunizers: Issue #3 (Sept. 3, 2009)
• HPV Questions and Answers for Immunizers: Issue #2 (Aug 1 2008)
• HPV Questions and Answers for Immunizers: Issue #1 (Feb 29 2008)
• Information from the FDA and CDC on Gardasil® and its Safety
• World Health Organization: Information Centre on HPV and Cervical Cancer
  

INFANRIX hexa™ Vaccine

• Questions and Answers about INFANRIX hexa™
• HealthLink BC File 
• National Advisory Committee on Immunization Statement
  
• Product Monograph
• Nursing BC Advertorial
• BC Medical Journal Article

Other Resources

• Prenatal and Infant Exposure to Thimerosal From Vaccines and Immunoglobulins and Risk of Autism - Journal of Pediatrics, Sept. 2010
• Listen to an interview on CBC radio with Dr. Harald zur Hausen on his thoughts about the HPV vaccine. Dr. zur Hausen recently won a Nobel Prize for his discovery of HPV as the cause of cervical cancer.
• The Problem with Doctor Bob's Alternative Schedule
  Dr. Paul Offit responds to Dr. Robert Sears' book. From the American Academy of Pediatrics.