Routine Childhood Immunization Services (excerpt from the NB government’s website)
Routine childhood immunization services are available through family physicians and Public Health offices.
Immunization is a process that helps your body fight off diseases caused by certain viruses and bacteria. One way to be immunized is to receive a vaccine. Vaccines are safe and effective. By saying yes to vaccines you are helping to protect your child. Before your child starts school in New Brunswick, it is required by law (Education Act) that proof of the immunizations required under the Public Health Act be provided. The law allows you to refuse based on medical reasons or reasons of religious belief or conscience.
Fighting diseases by vaccinating is team work. If you or other parents choose not to take part, your child and the whole team can lose its fight against vaccine preventable diseases. Parents of adolescents who are not currently enrolled in a public school in New Brunswick can call their local Public Health office for further information on adolescent immunization.
To obtain an immunization record in New Brunswick, you must contact the source where you received your immunization. If you received your immunization from a doctor, you must contact that doctor. If you received your immunizations at a Public Health clinic, you must contact the Public Health clinic where you received your immunizations. Records for immunizations administered in a Public Health clinic prior to 1991 may not be readily accessible.
Immunization Schedule
For more information on the individual vaccines and schedule of shots, visit the Province of New Brunswick’s Immunization information booklet and routine immunization schedule at www.gnb.ca
At three and a half years of age your child will be invited to a clinic sponsored by the Regional Health Authorities, Public Health Division. The purpose of this clinic is to support healthy growth and development of preschool children. Your child’s vision, hearing, speech, nutrition, dental health, growth & development will be evaluated by a nurse. Don’t forget to bring your child’s immunization record and health card. Whether you receive a letter or not, you must call to make the appointment: