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Originally Posted by Peanut
I don't really know much about this topic... Do American kids receive more "routine" vaccinations than Canadian children? Just wondering in reference to "twice as many shots in the US then anywhere else in the Western world" comment he made in the article.
I always assume US and Canadian doctor's would be advising similar practices, but I guess that might not be the case.
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Sort answer = yes and maybe
There is no set standard even between provinces on the number of shots and the schedule. However, most of the provinces follow the Public Health Agency of Canada advince when developing their vaccination schedule
For Alberta, here is the schedule that we recommend
http://www.health.alberta.ca/health-...-schedule.html
for comparison, here is BC's
http://www.healthlinkbc.ca/immunization.stm
Sask:
http://www.health.gov.sk.ca/immunization-schedule
Manitoba:
http://www.gov.mb.ca/health/publichealth/cdc/fs/irg.pdf
Ontario:
http://www.healthunit.org/immunizati..._schedules.htm
Que:
http://www.msss.gouv.qc.ca/sujets/sa...vaccination_en
US (CDC)
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/sch...ocket_view.gif