Under the Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA) the HKPR District Health Unit is required to collect and maintain up-to-date immunization records for every student registered for school in the area. The law states that parents and caregivers must provide the Health Unit with proof of completed immunizations or a valid exemption.
Every year, the Health Unit reviews its records and send letters home to students who are missing immunizations. The letters explain which immunizations are missing from the records and when the missing information is due. If the information is not provided by the due date, the student could be suspended from school.
Important Reminder for Parents/Guardians
Family healthcare providers do not send vaccination records to the Health Unit. Parents and guardians are responsible for keeping their child's vaccination records updated with the Health Unit. The Health Unit will send letters to students, in grades JK-11, who are missing vaccinations or have incomplete records on:
January 13, 2025: Initial immunization notices will be sent to students/parents.
March 17, 2025: Suspension notices will be issued for any students without an updated record/exemption.
April 1, 2025: Suspensions begin for students who are not in compliance with the ISPA.
To avoid any school interruption please update your child's records with the health unit, book any missing immunizations, update records or provide exemption information.
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Received a Letter From Your Childs School?
Here is What You Need to do!
If you have received a letter from the Health Unit regarding your child's immunization record, review the following scenarios to determine next steps.
You child has not received the immunization(s) yet
Book an appointment with your Health Care Provider and bring the letter with you. If you do not have a Health Care Provider, book a Health Unit appointment by visiting Immunization Clinic or by calling 1-866-888-4577 x 1507.
After your child has received the immunization(s), update the online Submit Immunization Record. You can also update by phone, email, fax, mail or in person.
Your child has received the immunization(s), but it doesn’t show on the Health Unit’s record
Update your child's record with the Health Unit. Visit Submit Immunization Record. You can also update records by phone, email, fax, mail or in person. You will need your child's name, date of birth, name of vaccine given and date the vaccine was given to complete the record.
NOTE: The Health Unit is not notified when your child receives an immunization through your health care provider.
Your child received the immunization(s), but there is an issue with the timing.
Call the Health Unit if you or your Health Care Provider have any questions. Your child may need to be re-immunized.
Required Immunizations for School
The following vaccines are required if your child attends school.
Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis and Polio Given at 2, 4, 6, and 18 months
Vaccine Brand: Pediacel® or Pentacel®
Meningitis C Given at 12 months
Vaccine Brand: Menjugate® or Neisvac-C®
Measles, Mumps and Rubella Given at 12 months
Vaccine Brand: MMR II® or Priorix®
Chickenpox (varicella) Given at 15 months
Vaccine Brand: Varivax® or Varilrix®
Only required for those born in 2010 or later
Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis, and Polio Given at 4 - 6 years
Vaccine Brand: Adacel-IPV®
Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella Given at 4 - 6 years
Vaccine Brand: ProQuad® or Priorix-Tetra®
Meningitis ACWY135 Given in Grade 7
Vaccine Brand: Menactra® or Nimenrix®
Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis Given at 14-16 years
Vaccine Brand: Adacel®
Need More Information on School Immunizations?
Watch Marianne Rock, Manager of Communicable Disease and Prevention Control, to learn more about the steps parents/guardians can take to update their child's records or schedule missing immunizations.
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