Canadian Immunization Guide
Seventh Edition - 2006

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Message from the Chief Public Health Officer
Public Health Agency of Canada

The seventh edition of the Canadian Immunization Guide was developed by the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI), with the support of the Immunization and Respiratory Infections Division, Public Health Agency of Canada, to provide updated information and recommendations on the use of vaccines in Canada. The Public Health Agency of Canada conducted a survey in 2004, which confirmed that the Canadian Immunization Guide is a very useful and reliable resource of information on immunization.

The seventh edition of the Guide will also be available on the NACI Web site at www.naci.gc.ca. New or updated recommendations from NACI are published in the Canada Communicable Disease Report (CCDR) and are also available on the NACI Web site.

If you have suggestions or comments on the Guide please send them to us at NACI@phac-aspc.gc.ca.

To promote health and protect Canadians from vaccine-preventable disease, I encourage parents, guardians, and adults to maintain their children's immunizations up to date and all adults to be immunized according to NACI recommendations.

Producing such a publication was possible through the dedication and voluntary time commitment on the part of those involved. I would like to extend my sincere thanks to the members, liaison members, and ex-officio members of NACI for completing this very important resource. I would also like to take this opportunity to acknowledge their invaluable contribution and continued commitment in providing ongoing advice and recommendations on vaccine use in Canada.

Dr. David Butler-Jones, MD
Chief Public Health Officer of Canada

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