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Immunizations for Children and Youth

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On this page:
  1. Importance of Immunizations
  2. Report and View Immunization Records 
  3. Immunization Exemptions 

Importance of Immunizations

Immunizations prepare the body to fight illness before getting sick by building the body’s natural immunity to a disease. This helps to protect children from illness and the spread of disease. Public Health works with the community to build a layer of protection in licensed child care centres and schools, helping ensure children and workers stay safe. 

Schedule 

To create this layer of protection, Public Health urges parents/guardians to follow Ontario’s routine immunization schedule. Learn more about vaccines for: 

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Report and View Immunization Records 

Parents or guardians must report their child’s immunizations to Public Health. Schools and health care providers are not required to report these records.  

You can report your child’s immunizations in one of the following ways: 

  • Online: Immunize Connect Ontario (ICON) (upload a picture of the record before you submit) 
  • Mail/Drop Off Copy: Immunization Records, 160 Exmouth St., Point Edward, ON N7T 7Z6 

View Immunization Records 

Visit the Immunize Connect Ontario (ICON) website to view, save as PDF, or print an immunization record for your child. This record includes any vaccines that have been reported to public health and those that have been administered by public health. 
 
Note: COVID-19 immunization recorded in the provincial system COVax at the time of administration. Find out how to download proof of COVID-19 immunization. 

If you are having difficulty reporting or viewing your child’s immunizations online, please review the following information and contact us if you continue to have problems. 

  • There will be a time delay before newly submitted information shows up on a downloaded record, as it must be reviewed and accepted by health unit staff. 
  • ICON will verify your child’s identity based on the postal code their health card is attached to. If you have moved and are unable to sign into ICON, please contact us. 
  • You will need to create a PIN and keep this in a safe place. If the incorrect PIN is entered 5 times, your account will be locked until midnight, and you won’t be able to try again until 12:01 a.m. the next day. Lambton Public Health cannot unlock accounts. 
  • If you need to reset your PIN, you can do this yourself. There may be a 15 to 30-minute delay before you get the email with a link to reset. 

Immunization Exemptions 

Children can be exempted for medical reasons, conscientious, or religious beliefs. However, a child who is not immunized may be excluded from a school or licensed child care due to an outbreak or an immediate risk of an outbreak of a designated disease. 
 
Complete the appropriate steps to process an exemption. 

Licensed Child Care Centres 

The Child Care and Early Years Act (CCEYA) requires children attending child care and staff/students/volunteers in child care to have proof of immunization or have a valid medical or non-medical exemption. A parent/guardian or staff/students/volunteers who wish to submit an exemption must complete the appropriate exemption form and submit it to Lambton Public Health.  

Please note these forms (child care) will expire when your child begins school. You will need to complete a new exemption for school-aged children. 

Kindergarten to Grade 12 students 

Under the Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA), a child attending school (Kindergarten-Grade 12) must either have proof of immunization or have a valid medical or non-medical exemption. A parent/guardian who wishes to submit an exemption must complete the appropriate exemption form and submit it to Public Health. 

For children entering kindergarten, Lambton Public Health will only accept exemption forms that are completed no earlier than the calendar year that the child will be entering school (the year the child turns 4 years old).  

Sources

Grade 7 Consent

Avoid the risk of suspension and view information related to Grade 7 Consent and immunization clinics.

Grade 7 Consent

Questions?

If you have questions related to child and youth immunizations, please contact us.

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