View, Update, and Submit Immunization Records:

You can submit you or your child’s immunization records to RCDHU several ways, including online, email, fax, mail, or in-person drop off.

For full details on how to submit your child’s records to RCDHU, please visit: Immunization Records

School Immunization Requirements:

As required by the Immunization of School Pupils Act and the Child Care and Early Years Act families need to submit student immunization records to their local public health unit.

Note: Health Care providers are NOT obligated to share immunization records with the health unit. Please ensure you receive an updated record of every immunization your child receives. Records must be submitted to RCDHU.

Learn about immunization requirements for attending school by visiting: Immunizations for Children.

In the first few years of life, your child is most at risk of contracting a serious disease that can be prevented through vaccines. These diseases can cause very serious illness and even death. Vaccines make your child’s immunity stronger.

When to vaccinate your baby or toddler

For full details on routine immunizations for babies and toddlers, visit Ontario’s Vaccines for babies and toddlers.

Babies/toddlers should receive the following vaccines:

At 2 and 4 months old:

• diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, haemophilus influenza type b
• pneumococcal conjugate
• rotavirus

At 6 months old:

• diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, haemophilus influenza type b

At 12 months old:

• pneumococcal conjugate
• meningococcal conjugate (Men-C-C)
• measles, mumps and rubella

At 15 months old:

• chickenpox (varicella)

At 18 months old:

• diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, haemophilus influenza type b

Children who attend a licensed child care facility or school in Ontario must have proof of immunization for the above listed vaccines, or a valid exemption. Learn more by visiting Immunizations for Children.

Additional Vaccines

• Flu vaccine: recommended annually for everyone 6 months of age and older
• COVID-19 vaccine: available to everybody aged 6 months and older

How to get your baby or toddler vaccinated

Babies and toddlers can receive immunizations through their health care provider. If they do not have a health care provider, appointments can be booked at a Renfrew County and District Health Unit immunization clinic. To view the clinic schedule, please visit: Calendar. To book an appointment at a clinic, please contact the Immunization Line at 613-732-9436 or 1-833-773-0004.

Learn more

• A Parent’s Guide to Vaccination – Government of Canada
• Vaccines: Common Concerns – Caring For Kids

Find information on children’s immunizations by visiting: Immunizations for Children.

Topics include:

• What vaccines are required for a student to attend school?
• Why did I receive a notice of incomplete immunization record from RCDHU?
• What happens if I don’t update my child’s immunization record?
• How do I update and report immunization records?
• Where can I go for vaccinations?
• Exemptions from Immunization
• Immunization information for attending licensed child care
• What should I do if I have questions or need further assistance?

Why should you get vaccinated?

When you get vaccines, you protect yourself and everyone around you. This includes our most vulnerable people, like very young children, the elderly or those who have weak immune systems. Regardless of how healthy you are, you could get very sick without vaccines to help protect you. The protection offered by some vaccines only last for a certain amount of time, so it is important to receive booster doses in adulthood to keep yourself and those around you safe. For more information about staying up to date as an adult, visit An Adult’s Guide to Vaccination.

As an adult you should receive the following publicly funded (free) vaccines:

• Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis (Once in adulthood and during each pregnancy, between the 27th and 36th week of the gestation period.)
• Tetanus, Diphtheria (every 10 years)
• Flu shot (every fall)
• Pneumococcal (free of charge for people aged 65 and over)
• RSV (free for people aged 75 and older)
• Shingles (free of charge for people 65 to 70 years of age)
• COVID-19 

For more information, visit Ontario’s: Publicly funded vaccinations.

For COVID-19 vaccination information, please visit: Respiratory Illnesses: Flu, RSV, COVID-19.

For up-to-date Travel Health Information, please visit the Public Health Agency of Canada’s travel health resources webpage, or speak to your health care provider.

To access local travel health services, contact:

• Cahoon’s Pharmacy in Deep River at 613-584-1116
• Deep River’s Pharmacy in Deep River at 613-584-3322
• Aikenhead’s Pharmachoice in Renfrew at 613-432-8866