Immunization Newsbriefs (c) Copyright Information Inc., Bethesda, MD. Brought to you by the National Network for Immunization Information (NNii). Visit NNii's new website at http://www.immunizationinfo.org.

------------------------------------------------------------

September 6, 2002

INTERNATIONAL IMMUNIZATION NEWS

"Roll Up Those Tiny Sleeves: New Infant Vaccine Program Introduced" Calgary Herald (www.calgaryherald.com) (09/05/02) P. S12; Williams, Greg

Canada's Alberta province has introduced the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine for infants two months of age, the first Canadian province to do so.  This vaccine is the first to be effective for young children, and the Calgary Health Region (CHR) has created a recommended schedule of vaccinations for children two months old through 15 years old.  For example, two-month-olds should get the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine; the meningococcal conjugate C vaccine; the Hib vaccine, for Haemophilus influenzae type B; and DTaP-IPV for polio, diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis; the CHR schedule recommends that these vaccines be repeated at four months and six months of age.  "Vaccine is important to reduce morbidity and mortality from some of the more serious viral and bacterial diseases, such as measles and chickenpox," explains CHR director Jean Pagnucco.

Vaccination News Home Page

ALL INFORMATION, DATA, AND MATERIAL CONTAINED, PRESENTED, OR PROVIDED HERE IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS REFLECTING THE KNOWLEDGE OR OPINIONS OF THE PUBLISHER, AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED OR INTENDED AS PROVIDING MEDICAL OR LEGAL ADVICE.  THE DECISION WHETHER OR NOT TO VACCINATE IS AN IMPORTANT AND COMPLEX ISSUE AND SHOULD BE MADE BY YOU, AND YOU ALONE, IN CONSULTATION WITH YOUR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER.