Grade six and seven routine immunizations are starting soon at school.

Public Health will soon be sending home an immunization consent package for grade six
and seven students. It is important for students and their parents/guardians or representatives
to review the consent package and talk about consent for routine child immunization, together.

Please note this update is about routine child immunizations and not COVID-19 vaccinations.
COVID-19 vaccine is provided free to all eligible individuals at COVID-19 vaccination clinics in
communities. Please ensure your student is vaccinated when they are eligible. For more
information and to learn how to book a COVID-19 vaccination appointment please visit:
www.gov.bc.ca/VaxforBC.

Your child can be safely immunized during COVID-19. School immunization clinics will be set up
in a way to consider and respect others’ personal space to maintain everyone’s health and
safety. If your child has COVID-19-like symptoms, they should not attend the school
immunization clinic. To discuss re-scheduling your child’s immunizations or for more
information, please contact your local Public Health Unit, as listed below.
As part of the Vaccination Status Reporting Regulation and the school-based routine
immunization program, Public Health:
– Collects information for incomplete immunization records
– Checks immunization records for all students being offered immunizations in the school
setting
– Offers students all vaccines they need to be brought up-to date for their age

For more information about BC’s Vaccination Status Reporting Regulation visit,
https://immunizebc.ca/vaccination-status-reporting-regulation .