Vaccination is one of the most effective ways to reduce the impact of infectious diseases. There are several vaccines authorized for use in Canada to prevent the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Vaccines work by causing the body to produce its own protection against the virus.

Immunization is one of the most important achievements in public health history, and routine immunizations have greatly helped to reduce illness, death and the spread of some infectious diseases in Canada and around the world.

While COVID-19 vaccines have been demonstrated to be effective in helping to prevent the disease in individuals, please continue to follow recommended Public Health measures even after you      get vaccinated.

To help protect yourself and do your part for your community

Pregnancy
Pregnancy increases the risk of severe illness from COVID-19. Getting this disease during
pregnancy increases the risk for complications such as stillbirth, low birth weight, C-section
birth, premature birth and pre-eclampsia. 
Pregnant people can safely get vaccinated against COVID-19 at any time during pregnancy or
while breastfeeding.

The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI): 
• Strongly recommends that individuals who are pregnant should be offered a fall COVID-19 vaccine booster dose regardless of the number of booster doses previously received
• States that individuals who are breastfeeding may be offered a fall COVID-19 vaccine booster dose, regardless of the number of booster doses previously received
• States that individuals at increased risk of severe illness from COVID-19 who are breastfeeding should be offered a fall COVID-19 vaccine booster dose regardless of the number of booster doses previously received

Child vaccination
When children are infected, they usually present mild or no symptoms; however, some may develop more severe disease and require hospitalization. Young children can also transmit the virus to others. Some “variants”, or different versions of the COVID-19 virus, can spread even more easily than the original virus, increasing the risk of your child getting COVID-19.

Vaccines work with the body's natural defenses to develop protection against disease, allowing the body to remember the virus and react quickly to fight infection. 

All children and youth aged 6 months to 17 years can receive a COVID-19 vaccine. At the moment, only mRNA vaccines like COMIRNATY are approved for use in children and youth.

The recommended COMIRNATY  dosing schedule includes three vaccines doses for children 6 months to 4 years old, and two vaccine doses for children 5 to 11 years old.