Publicly funded Immunization Programs in Canada - High Risk Groups

Province/ Territory	Hepatitis B	Varicella	Meningococcal Conjugate	(Menactra - Groups A, C, Y, W-135 conjugate	Pneumococcal Conjugate
BC	Selected criteria	High risk	High risk people of all ages, contacts of cases		High risk < 5 yrs, children with asplenia < 17 yrs
AB	Selected criteria	High risk susceptible individuals, susceptible individuals aged 13 years and older	Contacts of cases, high risk, laboratory workers.	High risk 2-55 yr olds	High risk and presumed high risk 2-59 mths, healthy aboriginal children up to 59 mths, children with asplenia aged 2 mths-16 yrs
SK	Selected criteria	Selected high risk susceptible people	High risk, close contacts	High risk > 2 yrs	High risk < 5 yrs
MB	Selected criteria (3 doses)	High risk, susceptible household contacts of high risk susceptible clients	High risk ≥ 2 mths	High risk 2-55 yr olds	High risk < 5 yrs
ON	Selected criteria	Susceptible high risk people of all ages	High risk all ages, close contacts of cases		High risk < 5 yrs
QC	Selected criteria	Susceptible people of all ages	Contacts of cases, high risk		Non-immunized children < 5 yrs
NB	Selected criteria		High risk all ages, contacts of cases	Menactra in high risk groups >2yrs Menactra or Menomune in high risk groups >55yrs	High risk < 5 yrs
NS	Selected criteria	High risk	High risk		High risk
PE	Selected criteria	High risk	High risk, contacts of cases		High risk, presumed high risk
NL	Selected criteria	Selected high risk susceptible people	Contacts of cases, outbreak control	High risk	High risk < 9 yrs
NT		High risk	High risk		High risk < 2 yrs
YT	Selected criteria	High risk ≥ 12 mths (1 dose)	High risk		High risk
NU	Selected criteria		Household contacts, outbreak control
Original Source: Canadian Nursing Coalition on Immunization, 2004