On April 4, Minister Abbott marked 100 years of vaccinations in B.C. with the announcement of a new immunization framework. The announcement was made at historic Helmcken House in Victoria, the home to John Sebastian Helmcken, one of B.C.'s first physicians. There are currently 14 government-funded immunization programs in British Columbia, providing protection from diseases such as annual influenza, diphtheria, tetanus, pneumococcal and meningococcal, measles, mumps and rubella.
With the Minister are (L-R), Minister of Community Services and Minister Responsible for Seniors' and Womens' Issues Ida Chong, Vonnie Simpkin from Royal Jubilee Nurses Alumni in period nursing regalia from 1907, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Perry Kendall and Monika Naus, Medical Director for Immunization Programs, BC Centre for Disease Control.
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