Review Article
Epidemiology and Control of Meningococcal Disease in Canada: A Long, Complex, and Unfinished Story
Table 2
Routine immunization programs for children and adolescents (school-based programs) in Canadian provinces and territories (as of August 31, 2019).
| Jurisdiction | Infants/young children | Older children/adolescents | Age | Vaccine | Grade | Vaccine |
| Provinces | British Columbia | 2, 12 months | MenC-Con | 9 | MenACWY-Con | Alberta | 4, 12 months | MenC-Con | 9 | MenACWY-Con | Saskatchewan | 12 months | MenC-Con | 6 | MenACWY-Con | Manitoba | 12 months | MenC-Con | 9 | MenACWY-Con | Ontario | 12 months | MenC-Con | 7 | MenACWY-Con | Quebec | 12 months | MenC-Con | 9 | MenC-Con | New Brunswick | 12 months | MenC-Con | 9 | MenACWY-Con | Nova Scotia | 12 months | MenC-Con | 7 | MenACWY-Con | Prince Edward Island | 12 months | MenC-Con | 9 | MenACWY-Con | Newfoundland &Labrador | 12 months | MenC-Con | 4 | MenACWY-Con |
| Territories | | | | | Yukon | 2, 12 months | MenC-Con | 9 | MenACWY-Con | Northwest Territories | 2, 12 months | MenC-Con | 12 | MenACWY-Con | Nunavut | 12 months | MenC-Con | 9 | MenACWY-Con |
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School-based program; vaccine offered only to those grade 12 students who will be attending postsecondary education outside of the NWT. |