Information for Health Professionals

The Grey Bruce Health Unit plays a vital role in promoting immunization in our communities. The Health Unit distributes publicly funded vaccines to community partners, assesses the immunization records of students and children enrolled in daycares, and provides immunization information to doctors and other health care providers, as well as to parents, schools, and the general public.

Vaccine Distribution Vaccine Storage and Handling Guidelines or "Cold Chain" Publicly Funded Immunization Schedules for Ontario  Ministry Memorandum  Questions and Answers  Spacing Intervals  Expanded Immunization Program  MMRV Questions and Answers  Eligibility  Rotavirus Questions and Answers  Eligibility  Oral Administration  Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis (dTap) Booster Questions and Answers  Two-dose Varicella Questions and Answers  Office Resources (to order copies, please contact Service Ontario 1-877-844-1944) Ontario is Expanding its Free Vaccine Program: Brochure  Ontario is Expanding its Free Vaccine Program: Poster  Second Dose Chickenpox Vaccine  New Rotavirus Oral Vaccine  Whooping Cough Booster Vaccine  Routine Childhood Vaccines  (Yellow Card) Ontario Immunization Record (order through Public Health)  Giving your child more than one vaccine at a time    Public Health Agency of Canada – Guidelines for Childhood Immunization Practices Your Child’s Best Shot – Canadian Paediatric Society; Also available in libraries across Grey and Bruce Counties Canadian Paediatric Society – Immunization World Health Organization – Vaccines Canadian Immunization Guide (2006) Immunization Education Initiative (IEI)