2 months to age 17
Vaccines and immunizations
On schedule, on evidence, with time for questions
We follow the routine childhood immunization schedule recommended by public-health experts and walk you through what's due at every visit. Questions are welcome here, including the hard ones.
What to expect
How we approach vaccines and immunizations
Which vaccines, and when? In Ontario, the routine schedule is the publicly funded provincial one, built on national expert advice. It works much like the CDC and AAP schedule that families from the United States may know.
Your pediatrician will confirm exactly what your child needs at each visit. Kids who are behind get a catch-up plan, and parents with questions get a real conversation.
What's included
- Routine vaccines given at the matching well-child visit, so there are fewer extra trips
- Each vaccine explained before it is given, in plain language
- Catch-up plans for kids who have missed doses, built without judgment
- Comfort positions, distraction and numbing options for needle-nervous kids
- Your child's record kept up to date in the portal for school, daycare and travel
How it works
Four steps, no surprises
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1. We check the record
At each visit we look at what's been given and what's due. Bring any records you have, even partial ones.
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2. We explain what's due
Which vaccines, what they protect against, and what is normal to see afterwards.
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3. We take it slowly
Comfort holds, distraction and a clinician who doesn't rush the moment.
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4. We update the record
The portal record updates the same day, ready for school or daycare forms.
The routine schedule, in brief
A general guide to the early years. Your pediatrician will confirm what your child needs at each visit.
- 2 months
- DTaP-IPV-Hib (5-in-1), Pneumococcal conjugate, Rotavirus (oral)
- 4 months
- DTaP-IPV-Hib (5-in-1), Pneumococcal conjugate, Rotavirus (oral)
- 6 months
- DTaP-IPV-Hib (5-in-1)
- 12 months
- MMR (measles, mumps, rubella), Pneumococcal conjugate, Meningococcal C
- 15 months
- Varicella (chickenpox)
- 18 months
- DTaP-IPV-Hib (5-in-1)
- 4 to 6 years
- Tdap-IPV booster, MMR-Varicella (MMRV)
Who you'll see
Clinicians who focus on this
Questions parents ask
Good to know
We're nervous about vaccines. Will you still see us?
Yes, and you can ask us anything. We recommend routine immunization because the evidence for it is strong, and we would much rather answer your hardest questions than see a family avoid care.
We just moved from the US. Does our record carry over?
Yes. The CDC and AAP schedule and Ontario's schedule protect against the same core diseases, with some differences in timing. Bring the record and your pediatrician will confirm what, if anything, your child still needs.
Is there a cost?
Routine vaccines on the provincial schedule are publicly funded. If a vaccine outside the routine schedule is suggested, such as for travel, we will explain any cost before anything is given.
More answers on the FAQ page, or ask us directly.
New to Sunside? Let's get you registered.
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