People who received a vaccine at one of our health centres between Oct. 2022 and Sept. 2023 may need to be revaccinated. Some vaccines administered during that period may have been stored improperly.
All the impacted vaccines are below.
- Boostrix Polio: Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis, Polio
- Rotarix: Human rotavirus
- Hep A Havrix: Hepatitis A
- ProQuad: Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella (chicken pox)
- Varivax: Varicella (chicken pox)
- Tubersol: Tuberculin Skin Test (not a vaccine)
- Pediacel: Diptheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Polio, Haemophilus Influenzae Type b
- Nimenrix: Meningococcal (Groups A,C,Y,W-135)
- Pneumo 23: Pneumococcal 23
- Rabavert: Rabies vaccine
- Imovax Polio: Polio
- Hypertet IG: Tetanus
- TD absorbed: Tetanus, Diphtheria
- Kamrab IG: Rabies immunoglobulin
- Recombivax: Hepatitis B
- Varivax: Varicella (chicken pox)
- ActHib: Haemophilus Influenzae Type b
If you received one of the vaccines during that period and haven’t received the letter above or a call from a nurse yet, please call 250-645-3192 or email NHAPublicHealthResponse@northernhealth.ca. Not everyone who received one of the vaccines during that period was impacted.
Please note: your health isn’t at risk if you received a dose from the impacted vaccine supply and COVID-19 vaccines and flu vaccines weren’t impacted.
More information about the revaccination campaign can be found at www.northernhealth.ca/health-topics/northwest-bc-revaccination-campaign
