An overview of immunization for children who have not been fully immunized according to the standard schedule.
Vaccines help to protect you against many different diseases. Learn about different vaccines and how to keep track of which vaccines you have had.
Learn about RSV immunizations and how they can protect individuals from respiratory infections caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
Learn about tetanus, a life-threatening infection. Updated immunizations in children and adults can prevent tetanus.
Read about types of immunizations that are recommended during a child's first year of life and onward.
Learn which COVID-19 vaccines are available in Canada, and find information on vaccine development, and safety and effectiveness in children.
Immunizations help to protect your child against many different diseases. Learn about the different immunizations and the conditions they help to prevent.
Learn about the safety of vaccines, their side effects, how they are given and what they protect your child against.
Read about the symptoms and treatment of whooping cough, a bacterial infection affecting breathing that can be prevented by vaccination.
Vaccines, like any medicine, can have side effects. Learn about common vaccine side effects and how to treat them.
Treatment to suppress the immune system affects how your child’s body responds to routine immunizations. This guide discusses how to keep your child healthy while taking immune-suppressing treatment.
Learn about rubella (German measles) and how it can be prevented.
Your child's doctor has prescribed a blood product called intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) for your child. This page explains what IVIG does and how it is given to your child. It also explains what side effects or problems your child may have when they are given IVIG.
Learn about the common causes of chronic lung disease in premature babies and the ways to diagnose and treat it.
Your child needs to be given a vaccine called haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine. This information sheet explains what haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine does, how it is given, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.
Learn what will happen during follow-up visits after your child's leukemia treatment ends.
Learn about malaria, an infection passed on by mosquitoes.
Teens living with hemophilia learn the importance of eating well, good dental care and having all their vaccine shots up-to-date.
Learn how to treat cuts, scrapes and other minor injuries in children.
Hepatitis C is an infection caused by a virus. This page provides an overview of signs, symptoms, transmission and treatment of hepatitis C.
Your child needs to take the medicine called palivizumab. This information sheet explains what palivizumab does, how to give it, and what side effects, or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.
Learn about the symptoms, causes and treatment of pulmonary hypertension in children.
