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Immunization
The Immunization Program of Ottawa Public Health works closely with schools, child-care facilities and community physicians to ensure that children in the city are protected against certain vaccine-preventable diseases. Immunization is one of the most simple and effective ways to protect children against serious childhood diseases. Immunization offers the best protection when given according to recommended schedules such as the Publicly Funded Immunization Schedules for Ontario- February 2005.
Children attending school and child-care facilities in Ontario are required to be immunized against certain diseases or to have a valid exemption. Ottawa Public Health collects and assesses the immunization information.
- The Immunization of School Pupils Act requires that children be immunized against diphtheria, tetanus, polio, measles, mumps and rubella.
- The Day Nurseries Act requires that children attending any licensed child-care facility or nursery school be immunized against diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), tetanus, polio, haemophilus influenza type b, measles, mumps and rubella.
- Exemptions can be obtained by contacting the Immunization Program.
Please note that it is the parents’ responsibility to provide and/or update Ottawa Public Health when vaccinations are given beginning with registration into a child care facility or school. To update the Immunization Program’s record, staff need to know the following information:
- Child’s name
- Date of birth
- Name and phone number of doctor who gave the vaccination
- The name of vaccine given
- Date that vaccine was given
Please contact Ottawa Public Health any time your child receives a vaccination (needle).
Phone: 613-580-6744 extension 24108
Fax: 613-580-9660
Mail: Ottawa Public Health Immunization Program
100 Constellation Cresc., Ottawa, ON, K2G 6J8
E-mail: Immunization@ottawa.ca
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