Général

Les vaccins : avoir la piqûre pour la santé de votre enfant

Measles - Contagious - Preventable

This poster encourages Canadians to get immunized against measles.

Vaccines recommended for women around the time of menopause

Contains an article by Dr. Vivien Brown on vaccines recommended for women around the time of menopause.

Voices for Vaccines: Parents Speaking Up for Immunization

Voices for Vaccines (VFV) is a parent-driven organization supported by scientists, doctors, and public health officials that provides parents clear, science-based information about vaccines and vaccine-preventable disease, as well as an opportunity to join the national discussion about the importance of on-time vaccination. (US)

Your child's best shot : a parent's guide to vaccination

Includes ordering information for a book that answers questions parents and caregivers may have about vaccination.

About Microbiology: American Society for Microbiology

Microbiology is the study of microbes and their interactions with humans, animals, plants, and the environment. Microbes are those organisms usually too small to be seen by the naked eye, such as bacteria, viruses and archaea, and eukaryotes like yeast, protozoa and algae.

Approved but non-funded vaccines: Accessing individual protection

Funded immunization programs are best able to achieve high participation rates, optimal protection of the target population, and indirect protection of others. However, in many countries public funding of approved vaccines can be substantially delayed, limited to a portion of the at-risk population or denied altogether. In these situations, unfunded vaccines are often inaccessible to individuals at risk, allowing potentially avoidable morbidity and mortality to continue to occur. The authors contend that private access to approved but unfunded vaccines should be reconsidered and encouraged, with recognition that individuals have a prerogative to take advantage of a vaccine of potential benefit to them whether it is publicly funded or not. Moreover, numbers of “approved but unfunded” vaccines are likely to grow because governments will not be able to fund all future vaccines of potential benefit to some citizens. New strategies are needed to better use unfunded vaccines even though the net benefits will fall short of those of funded programs.

Diphtérie

Offre de l’information sur la diphtérie, les causes, les risques, les symptômes, la prévention, le traitement, la surveillance, et des informations spécifiques à l’intention des professionnels de la santé.

Diphtheria

Offers information on diphtheria, including causes, risks, symptoms, prevention, treatment, surveillance, and specific information for health professionals.

Haemophilus influenzae disease

The Public Health Agency of Canada provides information on haemophilus influenzae and the vaccine used to prevent haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib).