One of the most important things you can do as a parent is to make sure your teen is immunized and protected against diseases. Also called vaccines, needles or shots, immunizations help the body learn how to recognize and fight the germs that cause disease. Vaccines have saved the lives of more babies and children than any other medical intervention in the past 50 years.
- Manitoba Immunization Schedule
- 5-in-1 Vaccine Information
Find out more about what diseases are covered in the 5-in-1 Vaccine. - Be Wise – Immunize (About Vaccines)
- Communicable Disease (Measles/Mumps/Rubella Vaccine)
- Communicable Disease (Varicella/Chickenpox Vaccine)
- Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection in Canada. Find out more about it and how it can be prevented. - Immunization Information
- Immunization "Catch-Up" For Children Who Have Not Been Immunized
- Meningococca Vaccine
Information on the meningococcal vaccine from Health Canada. - Helping Your Child Through a Procedure
- Seasonal Flu: Get the shot, not the flu!
For this year, the annual seasonal flu shot is available to all Manitobans at no charge and is available from family doctors and public health nurses. It will offer protection against three seasonal flu strains.