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Immunization & Vaccines

Immunization programs are an important foundation of British Columbia’s health
system. Vaccines save lives and make it possible for British Columbians to live free of the illness and disability associated with many communicable diseases. They are also a sound fiscal investment as they reduce demand on the health system.

 
 nurse immunizing girl

Latest Updates:

H1N1 and the H1N1 Vaccine 

Try the following links to various sites with information for British Columbians: 


BC Centre for Disease Control

Or use one of these tools:                                                                                
                      


Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

NEW INFORMATION: For Parents/Guardians of Grade 6 and 9 Girls Fraser Health: Vaccine Schedule Change


'Disease Scene Investigation' (DSI) Videos for kids

How Immunization Works
Play video (6:15)		 Meningitis C
Play video (6:30)		 Hepatitis B
Play video (5:45)


What We Do

The BCCDC is responsible for the management of immunization program service delivery including planning, organizing, budgeting, supervising, coordinating, directing, monitoring and evaluating all new and existing programs.

This provincial program had an annual budget of approximately $48 million in the fiscal year 2009/2010 for the purchase of vaccines. The BCCDC’s Immunization Program, formed in the fall of 2006, works to manage these funds using evidence-based decisions with cost-effective measures.

News & Alerts

The Benefits of Vaccines

The Benefits of Vaccines                 
     Video - Dr. Gary Marshall

How Influenza Spreads

 
                        Video
Last Updated: February 12, 2010
 

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PHSA agencies include: BC Cancer Agency, BC Centre for Disease Control, BC Children’s Hospital and Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, BC Mental Health & Addiction Services, BC Provincial Renal Agency, BC Transplant, BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre, and Cardiac Services BC.