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Summary of the Recommendation from the “Comité d’immunisation du Québec” (CIQ) - English

Summary of the Recommendation from the “Comité d’immunisation du Québec” (CIQ) - French

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Three vaccines are being added to the mandatory immunization list for children attending school in Waterloo Region.

Students will need proof of immunizations for meningococcal disease,…

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You owe it to your children, and to yourself, to thoroughly investigate the issue. Don't rely on what some stranger on the internet says (not even me!). Read the scientific studies that I linked…

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Meningitis vaccines- when I bring the topic up in my office, that there is a new vaccine, my patients are confused. And rightly so. While the group of diseases known as meningitis all have the…

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THE MRFC: A SUCCESSFUL FIFTEEN-YEAR JOURNEY

The MRFC is the first national charitable foundation in Canada dedicated to raising awareness, providing support to families affected by…

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New MenB Vaccine Offers Hope by Dr. Ron Gold

The missing vaccine has finally arrived. Up to now, we have had vaccines against most of the major causes of bacterial meningitis: Hib vaccine…

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A five-year-old girl in Surrey, B.C., has died of bacterial meningitis, but a medical health officer says public health measures do not need to be taken to prevent an outbreak at her school.

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Health Canada Approves Bexero (English)

Health Canada Approves Bexero (French)

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The family of a six year old Windsor, Ont., girl who died last July wants an inquest into her death. They want to know how the Ornge air ambulance system failed to provide service to transport her…

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A B.C. father says he's growing increasingly frustrated that a vaccine against a deadly infection that killed his teenage son is still not covered by health care.