Fraser Health hosting immunization catch-up clinics for Grade 7 students at schools this spring

Grade 7 students who missed their Grade 6 immunizations last year will soon have the opportunity to catch up on their immunizations at school-based clinics this spring through Fraser Health’s Immunization Program.

During this year’s Grade 6 clinics, the health authority is offering catch-up immunizations for Grade 7 students with active consents on file, meaning they returned a consent form signed by parents in the 2021/22 school year and remain eligible for additional immunizations.

All kindergarten to Grade 12 students are required to have their complete immunization records in the Provincial Immunization Registry. Routine school-aged immunizations typically occur leading up to kindergarten and in Grades 6 and 9. These immunizations include the following vaccines:

Kindergarten

• Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis, polio (Tdap-IPV) vaccine
• Measles, mumps, rubella, varicella (MMRV) vaccine
• Influenza (flu) vaccine (yearly)

Grade 6

• Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine
• Hepatitis B vaccine (if not immunized against Hepatitis B at a younger age)
• Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine (children who have previously received two doses of the vaccine or have had chickenpox or shingles, confirmed by a lab test, at one year of age or older do not need the vaccine)
• Influenza (flu) vaccine (yearly)

Grade 9

• Meningococcal quadrivalent conjugate vaccine
• Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (Tdap) vaccine
• Influenza (flu) vaccine (yearly)

Dates for the clinics are to be determined – watch for information from your school for clinic dates.

Parents unsure about their child’s immunization status can check online using the provincial vaccination status indicator.

For more information, visit fraserhealth.ca/getimmunized

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