Immunization & Vaccine Information for Health Professionals

Stay current on changes:

• Change in Rotavirus Vaccine – July 23, 2018
• NACI Recommendation on Herpes Zoster Vaccines – June 20, 2018
• Reporting Requirements for Immunizations – June 18, 2018
• Leaking vaccine syringe – Potential Risk of Underdosing – May 3, 2018
• New Guidelines from NACI: Pertussis Vaccination in Pregnancy – Mar 7, 2018
• Online Vaccine Ordering From Toronto Public Health – Jan 18, 2018
• Replacement Product: Pediacel® Vaccine – Oct 10, 2017
• Change in Rotavirus Vaccine Packaging – Aug 4, 2017
• Advisories, Warnings and Recalls – Health Canada

The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) makes recommendations for the use of vaccines in Canada. NACI recommendations are also published in the Canadian Immunization Guide.

Health care practitioners are required to report AEFIs to Toronto Public Health. You can also report by calling our immunization nurses 416-338-2030.

• AEFI Fact Sheet (Public Health Ontario)
• AEFI Reporting Form (Public Health Ontario)
• More information on AEFIs

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Vaccines can lose their effectiveness when exposed to light or temperatures outside +2°C and +8°C range. Please review the Vaccine Storage and Handling Guidelines to ensure vaccine potency and reduce wastage.

Your patients look to you for trusted advice

• Be positive.
• Listen to your client’s concerns.
• Refute misinformation.
• Encourage clients to seek credible sources for more information.
• Integrate adult vaccination into your primary care.
• Address waning immunity in diseases more common to adults.
• Assess client risks based on their occupation, travel habits, underlying illness, lifestyle and/or age.
• Vaccines for adults may not prevent the onset of disease, but will at least reduce disease severity.

• Immunization
• Vaccine Fact Sheets