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Publicly funded Immunization Programs in Canada - High Risk Groups (as of September 2011)

Information on immunization programs was collected by the Canadian Nursing Coalition on Immunization (CNCI). PHAC and the CNCI have worked together since July 2004 to develop this tool containing the latest provincial/territorial program information.

Province/ Territory	Hepatitis B	Varicella	Meningococcal Conjugate	Meningococcal Conjugate- Groups A, C, Y, W-135	Pneumococcal Conjugate	Human Papilloma virus
Original Source: Canadian Nursing Coalition on Immunization, 2011
BC	Selected criteria	High risk	High risk people of all ages, contacts of cases	Selected high risk ≥2 yrs, contacts of cases	High risk 2, 4, 6, 12 mths, children with asplenia < 17 yrs
AB	Selected criteria	Selected high risk and susceptible people	Selected high risk, close contacts	Selected high risk, close contacts	High risk 2-59 mths (4 doses) ≥ 6 yrs (1 dose)
SK	Selected criteria	Selected high risk susceptible individuals	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 individuals	High risk ≥ 2 mths	High risk 2-55 yr olds	High risk < 5 yrs
ON	Selected criteria	Susceptible high risk > 1 yr	High risk all ages, close contacts of cases		High risk < 5 yrs
QC	Selected criteria	High risk, household contacts, susceptible people ≥ 1 yr	Contacts of cases, high risk ≥ 2 mths	Contacts of cases, high risk ≥ 2 mths	High risk 2 mths to 17 yrs	Females 18 to 26 years old with immunodeficiency or HIV+
NB	Selected criteria		Individuals with the health conditions who cannot receive Men-C-ACYW-135 vaccine Close contacts of a case of invasive meningococcal C disease	Adults and children ≥ 2 years of age with health conditions who cannot receive Men-C-ACYW-135 vaccine Individuals with splenic disorders and Complement, properdin, or factor D deficiency	Children under 5 years of age with health conditions that place them at greater risk of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD)
NS	Selected criteria	High risk	High risk	High risk	High risk	Fanconi anemia
PE	Selected criteria		High risk	High risk and contacts of cases	High risk
NL	Selected criteria	Selected high risk susceptible individuals	High risk contacts of cases	High risk people of all ages and contacts of cases > 2 yrs	High risk < 59 mths
NT	High risk	High risk	High risk		High risk < 2 yrs
YT	Selected criteria	High risk	High risk		High risk
NU	Selected criteria	Women who test negative at prenatal screen	High risk: close contacts of cases, certain students or athletes < 25 yrs if not previously vaccinated	Close contacts