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Influenza Vaccine - Live Attenuated (LAIV) Fact Sheet
Influenza Vaccine - Live Attenuated (LAIV) Fact Sheet_2024-2025
COVID-19 Vaccine Order Form for Vaccine Providers
Public and private sector health care providers authorized to order a supply of COVID-19 vaccines from the PEI Chief Public Health Office. Any healthcare service administering the COVID-19 vaccine in PEI must comply with the COVID-19 Immunization Policy 2024-2025. What do I need to complete the online form? Provide identification and contact details for your clinic and the individual responsible for the care and control of the COVID-19 vaccine supply issued to you; Acknowledge that you have read and are able to comply with the COVID-19 Immunization Policy 2025-2026, which includes your...
Meningococcal Group A, B, C, Y and W-135 Vaccines
What is meningococcal disease and what are the complications of this disease? Invasive meningococcal disease is caused by a bacteria called Neisseria meningitidis (N. meningitidis). There are many different groups or types of this bacteria that can cause disease and each type is...
Lyme disease in PEI
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection transmitted to humans by a bite from an infected blacklegged (deer) tick ( Ixodes scaplularis). Ticks attach to the skin and feed on blood. A tick carrying Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria that can cause Lyme disease can transmit the disease...
What are communicable diseases?
Communicable diseases are diseases that can be spread from one person to another and cause a large number of people to get sick. They are caused by germs like bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites or toxins. Germs that may cause communicable diseases are spread in a number of ways...
Measles
Measles is one of the most highly infectious vaccine-preventable diseases. It has been eliminated from circulation in Canada since 1998 due to highly effective vaccines and successful public health programs. Measles is spread when you: breathe air in a location where someone who...