School-Based Grade 7 Immunization Clinics
The Brant County Health Unit (BCHU) will be returning to all local elementary schools this spring to offer a clinic to Grade 7 and 8 students for publicly funded hepatitis B, human papillomavirus (HPV) and meningitis (Men C-ACYW-135) vaccines. This clinic is for students who are due or overdue for second doses or who have not yet received first doses. The meningitis vaccine requires only one dose, and the hepatitis B and HPV vaccines require two doses.
Please note, if you previously provided consent to BCHU for your child to receive these vaccines during our first dose clinics in Fall 2022 or during a previous school-based clinic or clinic at the health unit, this would have been consent for the vaccine series. You are not required to provide consent again.
Please contact BCHU Vaccine Preventable Disease program at 519-753-4937 ext. 451 to speak to a nurse if:
You have
not previously provided consent but would like your child to receive these vaccines at the school clinic
You are
not sure if you previously provided consent for your child to receive these vaccines
You previously provided consent for your child to receive these vaccines but would like to
withdraw consent
Your
child received these vaccines at a family doctor's office (report atOnline Emunization Reporting Tool)
There has been any
update in your child's health history since you provided consent
Your child is not attending school in person, but you would like to
schedule an appointment at BCHU to receive the vaccines (Please note, you can also follow up with your child's family doctor to receive these vaccines)
These vaccines greatly reduce the risk of your child getting sick with these diseases and, in the case of HPV, can prevent certain types of head and neck cancers. They are safe, effective, and recommended as part of Ontario's Routine Immunization Schedule. The meningitis vaccine is required by law for all children, Grade 7 and older, attending school in Ontario, unless otherwise exempted. To ensure that individuals remain safe from vaccine preventable diseases and to maintain a high level of community protection, it is important that routine vaccinations are maintained. Vaccines can prevent illnesses that can lead to hospitalization and significant complications. Vaccines can also prevent outbreaks, which can impact communities and particularly affect more vulnerable populations.
For more information on each vaccine, please review the Fact Sheets tab below.
If your child has received or is planning to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, please note the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) has determined that COVID-19 vaccines may be administered at any time before, any time after, or at the same time as a non-COVID-19 vaccine(s). This includes the vaccines BCHU will be offering during these school clinics. Please note BCHU will not be offering the COVID-19 vaccine during these clinics. To arrange a COVID-19 vaccine for your child, you may visit www.bchu.org/COVID19Vaccines.
Clinics will be scheduled between April 24th and June 9th.
To find out when we'll be at your child's school, please review the School Clinic Schedule tab below. Please note, we will be requiring each child to wear a mask within the immunization clinic space. Masks can be provided by BCHU as needed.
For more information, please contact our VPD team at 519-753-4937 ext. 451.
April 2023
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Date
| School
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Tuesday, April 25
| St. Theresa School
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Madonna Della Libera School
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Wednesday, April 26
| Our Lady of Providence School
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Thursday, April 27
| Blessed Sacrament School
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Burford District Elementary School
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Friday, April 28
| Christ the King School
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Lansdowne-Costain Public School
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May 2023
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Date
| School
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Monday, May 1
|
Princess Elizabeth Public School |
École Dufferin
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Tuesday, May 2
| Resurrection School
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Brantford Christian School
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Wednesday, May 3
| Branlyn Community School
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Notre Dame Catholic Elementary School
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Thursday, May 4
| Oakland-Scotland Public School
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Mt. Pleasant School
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Friday, May 5
| Major Ballachey School
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Holy Cross School
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Monday, May 8
| Echo Place School
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Woodman-Cainsville School
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Tuesday, May 8
|
Edith Monture Elementary School.
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Wednesday, May 10 | St. Peter School
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Onondaga Brant School
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Thursday, May 11 | Holy Family School
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Paris Central Elementary School |
Friday, May 12
| Hope Reformed Christian School
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St. George-German Public School
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Monday, May 15
| Greenbriar Public School
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St. Leo School
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Tuesday, May 16
| Saint Basil Catholic Elementary School
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Wednesday, May 17
| St. Gabriel Catholic Elementary School
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Thursday, May 18
| Grandview Public School
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Cedarland Public School
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Tuesday, May 23
| Bellview Public School
|
James Hillier Public School
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Wednesday, May 24
| Elementary School Catholic Sainte-Marguerite-Bourgeoys
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Agnes Hodge Public School
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Thursday, May 25
| Sacred Heart School
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Friday, May 26
| Cobblestone Elementary School
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Monday, May 29
| Banbury Heights Public School
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Prince Charles Elementary School
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Tuesday, May 30
| Walter Gretzky Elementary School
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Wednesday, May 31
| St. Patrick School
|
June 2023
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Date
| School
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Thursday, June 1
| Central Public School
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Monday, June 5
| Centennial-Grand Woodlands Public School
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Russell Reid Public School
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Tuesday, June 6
| Russell Reid Public School
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St. Pius X Catholic Elementary School
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Wednesday, June 7
| Ecole Confédération
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Thursday, June 8
| Central Baptist Academy
|
North Ward School
|
Friday, June 9
| Braemer House School
|
The hep B, HPV and meningitis vaccines are given to males and females in Grade 7.
Hepatitis B
Disease fact sheets: hep B
Vaccine fact sheets: hep B
Meningococcal Disease (meningitis)
- This vaccine is different than the meningitis vaccine usually given at age one. It acts as a booster and provides protection against three more types of meningitis.
Disease fact sheets: meningitis
Vaccine fact sheets: meningitis
Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
Disease fact sheets: HPV
Vaccine fact sheets: HPV
Students who missed one or more doses of their Grd 7 Vaccines (Hep B, HPV and Men-C-ACYW-135) may still be able to receive these vaccines publicly funded. Please review the eligibility chart below. Please follow up with your family doctor's office to review or reach out to the Vaccine Preventable Disease team to book your child into a catch up clinic at BCHU".
VACCINE |
When students typically receive vaccine |
Current Publicly Funded Eligibility
(expanded due to COVID-19)
|
Hep B Recombivax or Engerix
| In Grd 7 School-Based Imm Clinic (2009 current cohort) Publicly funded until end of Grd 8 year (2008 current cohort)
| Students born in 2006-2009 *must complete series by Aug 31, 2023 *16yrs and older require 3-dose schedule
|
HPV-9 Gardasil 9 | In Grd 7 School-Based Imm Clinic (2009 current cohort) Publicly funded until end of Grd 12 year (2004-2009 current cohorts) | Female students born in 2002-2009 Male students born in 2004-2009 *must complete series by Aug 31, 2023 *15yrs and older require 3-dose schedule |
Men-C-ACYW135 Nimenrix | In Grd 7 School-Based Imm Clinic Publicly funded at any age
| Remains eligible until vaccine is received
|
Hepatitis B
HPV
Meningitis
School Vaccines