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News releases 2013


  • 13 May 2013 – Protect yourself against tetanus! PDF
  • 22 April 2013 – Immunization Awareness Week 2013: Protect yourself. Protect others. Get immunized. PDF
  • 10 January 2013 – Did you miss getting your flu shot? It's not too late! PDF
  • January 2013 – 2012 National Immunization Poster Contest winners announced! PDF







NEWS RELEASES FROM PREVIOUS YEARS

News releases 2012

  • September 28, 2012 – Pneumococcal disease? What is it? And do Canadians need to worry about it? PDF
  • September 24, 2012 – Don't sit on the sidelines this year! Get the flu shot. Not the flu. PDF
  • June 12, 2012 – New name, same great cause! CCIAP becomes Immunize Canada. PDF
  • May 18, 2012 – Spring - the time for gardening, home renovations and…your tetanus booster! PDF
  • April 20, 2012 – Protect your world. Get immunized. (National Immunization Awareness Week & World Immunization Week: April 21-28, 2012). PDF
  • January 10, 2012 – Did you miss getting your flu shot in 2011? It's not too late! PDF

News releases 2011

  • September 29, 2011 – Media release: Don't go viral this influenza season! PDF
  • May 24, 2011 – News release: Seasonal Tetanus Awareness. PDF
  • April 19, 2011 – News release (National Immunization Awareness Week 2011): Immunization Protects Everyone. PDF

News releases: 2008 – 2010

  • September 22, 2010 – Media advisory: Don't get influenza. Don't spread influenza. Get immunized. PDF
  • May 11, 2010 – Your springtime checklist may not be complete without protection against tetanus. (media release for the Seasonal Tetanus Awareness Campaign 2010) PDF
  • April 19, 2010 – National Immunization Awareness Week 2010. Immunization saves lives. PDF
  • April 2010 – National Immunization Awareness Week. Immunization saves lives. PDF
  • October 28, 2009 – Don't get influenza. Don't spread influenza. Get immunized. PDF
  • September 29, 2009 – Pneumococcal vaccine may help limit hospitalizations and deaths from influenza: New campaign alerts Canadians on how to protect themselves and their loved ones from pneumococcal infection PDF
  • May 11, 2009 – Canadian Coalition for Immunization Awareness and Promotion hammers home importance of tetanus immunization before starting gardening and outdoor home improvement projects PDF
  • April 27, 2009 – Immunization: It's a family affair! PDF
  • December 15, 2008 - It's still flu shot season! PDF
  • October 2, 2008 – Media can help give a shot in the arm to the annual Influenza Campaign! PDF
  • May 12, 2008 – There’s something lurking in the soil this gardening season – and most Canadians don’t know it’s there! PDF
  • April 23, 2008 – Adults are missing available protection from serious disease PDF
  • April 21, 2008 – Children under two vulnerable to vaccine-preventable diseases PDF
  • Meningitis Research Foundation of Canada, February 2008 – PDF (external link)

Audio & Visual






The Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA), in partnership with Lysol, reminds Canadians about some easy steps to prevent the spread of certain germs this season. CPHA and Immunize Canada also remind Canadians to get their flu shot… the best way to protect you and those around you from seasonal influenza. (video: external link)




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