Child Immunization and School Clinics

To submit your child's immunization information online you need:

Option 1: Ontario Health Card (OHIP)

• Full name, date of birth and postal code
• The name of the child’s school (if registered)

Option 2: Ontario Immunization Identification (OIID) Number

• Found on the top right-hand corner of the Durham Region Health Department immunization reminder letter
• Ontario Health Card (OHIP)
• Unique PIN

Note: It may take up to 10 business days before any updates appear on your child’s record when you use Immunization Connect Ontario ICON.

To view your child’s immunization record online you need:

Ontario Immunization Identification (OIID) Number

• Found on the top right-hand corner of the Durham Region Health Department immunization reminder letter
• Unique PIN
• Ontario Health Card (OHIP)

Disclaimer: Immunizations on file at the Health Department may only be as accurate as what we have received. Please submit any missing immunizations to ensure a complete record.

You may be required to contact the Health Department for initial account set up depending on what information we have in our system.

• Faxing the record to the Durham Health Connection Line.
• Mailing a copy of the record to:
  Durham Region Health Department (Immunizations)
  605 Rossland Road East, P.O. BOX 730
  Whitby, Ontario L1N 0B2
• Handing in a copy of the record to your child care centre or school office.
• Calling the Durham Health Connection Line.

The best way to access your child’s record is using the online tool Immunization Connect Ontario (ICON).

To view or print your child’s record on file with the Health Department using ICON, you will need to create an account and set a PIN with your child’s Ontario Immunization ID (OIID) and Ontario Health Card.

• If you are not able to set up your PIN online, please call 1-800-841-2729 to get help creating your account.
• You can also call the Durham Region Health Connection Line to request a copy of the immunization record.

Durham Region Health Department gives up to three vaccines to grade 7 students. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, routine immunization in schools will also be offered to eligible grade 8 students.

The Health Department will be offering Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), Hepatitis B (Hep B), and Meningococcal C-ACYW135 vaccines at our school-based immunization clinics.

• Human Papillomavirus (HPV) (2 doses, 6 months apart)
• Hepatitis B (2 doses, 6 months apart)
• Meningococcal C-ACYW135 (Men C-ACYW135) (one dose only)

Get more information about the grade 7 vaccines.

Clinics will be taking place in the fall and spring. Find out the clinic dates for your child's school using the table below. Dates may change throughout the year.

Schedule updated November 24, 2022.

Before the vaccination, let your child know:

• What to expect
• Why the vaccines are important
• That the needle might feel like a pinch in the upper arm that only lasts a few seconds
• That the nurse will help to decrease their fear/pain (e.g.: distraction, deep breathing, relaxing their arm, talking them through the experience etc.)

On the day of the vaccination, have your child:

• Eat something before their appointment
• Wear a shirt with loose sleeves
• Wear a mask to access the clinic
• Follow instructions provided by the public health nurse and your reminder email to access the clinic.

If your child is nervous about getting needles, use the CARD system to have a more positive vaccination experience.

If your child missed getting the vaccine(s) at school he/she may get it at their next school-based clinic. If you have questions, you can call the Durham Health Connection Line.

At this time, we are not currently offering community catch-up clinics for grade 9 to 12 students. Grade 9 to 12 students who have missed a school-based vaccine can receive these vaccines from their health care provider. More information regarding community school-based vaccine catch-up clinics will be available in 2023.

Every year, the Health Department reviews immunization records of all students attending school to ensure they are up to date for required vaccines to attend Ontario schools. With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, these steps are important to help keep your children safe in their schools and community from possible outbreaks of some vaccine-preventable diseases. The Health Department is sending out reminder letters.

Students will not be at risk for suspension for overdue immunizations for the 2021-2022 school year.

If you received an immunization reminder letter from us, we are missing vaccine information for your child.

Here is what you should do next:

• Talk to your health care provider to find out if your child is up to date.
• Compare the record on the letter with your health care provider’s record.
• If your child needs vaccines, see if you can make an appointment with your health care provider. You can also make a plan with your health care provider to receive any missing vaccines in the future. If you don’t have one, a health care provider, try calling walk-in clinics in your area as some of them may be able to give your child the missing vaccines. Bring the letter with you to your appointment.
• Give us the update for the missing vaccines.

If your child cannot get vaccinated due to medical or personal beliefs, see the immunization exemption section.

You may be able to view your child’s vaccine record online. You can also call us for a copy.

All students under 18 years of age need vaccinations for the following diseases, as required by the Immunization of School Pupils Act:

• tetanus
• diphtheria
• pertussis
• polio
• measles
• mumps
• rubella
• varicella (if born on or after January 1, 2010)
• meningococcal disease group C (under 12 years of age)
• meningococcal disease group ACYW-135 (over 12 years of age)

Immunization information request form for junior kindergarten and new registrants

Get more information on the Immunization of School Pupils Act.

Medical exemptions

If your child cannot get vaccines due to medical reasons, download the Statement of Medical Exemption - ISPA form. This form must be completed by a doctor or nurse practitioner.

Visit our COVID-19 Vaccines page to learn more about medical exemptions for COVID-19 vaccines.

Conscience or religious exemptions

COVID-19 update: Durham Region Health Department is continuing to work with the Ministry of Health on the enforcement of mandatory vaccines under the Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA). However, due to the unforeseen circumstances brought on by COVID-19, school suspensions under ISPA will not be enforced during the 2021/22 school year. Vaccine education sessions are currently not available, as a result the Health Department is not currently accepting submissions for non-medical exemptions. Please continue to check back for future updates.