Immunization & Vaccination Program
Health Benefits That Last a Lifetime
Immunizations and Vaccinations are Not Mandatory But…
They Can Save Lives & Help Prevent Disease
Immunizations and vaccines are voluntary in Manitoba, but we urge NCN Citizens of all ages to keep their vaccinations current. You and your children will be healthy now and into the future. And maintaining your own immunity helps to protect our Elders and our children.
Our Public Health team contacts young parents to set up appointments for their babies at our NCN Nursing Station. Older children receive their shots at school from public health nurses. If you hear that your child missed a vaccination visit, please contact us so we can make sure your child’s immunity stays on schedule.
Citizens of all ages can join us at our annual community vaccination clinic against the winter flu and COVID. If you can’t join us then, come to see us at the FCWC.
All of the following recommended immunizations are free. They are safe, quick and easy. They feel like a bee sting, but they have health benefits that will last a lifetime!
Keeping up with Vaccinations for our Children and Youth
In the first two months after birth, newborns are scheduled to have regular monthly immunization shots, and then again at 4, 6, 12 and 18 months.
Newborns
- Bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG) Vaccine
Children Under 18 months
- Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Polio, Haemophilus influenzae type b (DTaP-IPV-Hib)
- Pneumococcal Conjugate 13 valent (Pneu-C-13)
- Rotavirus
- Meningococcal C Conjugate (Men-C-C) Vaccine
- Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella (MMRV)
Children 4-6 years of age
- Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis, Polio (Tdap-IPV)
- Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella (MMRV)
Children in Grade 6
- Meningococcal Conjugate Quadrivalent (Men-C-ACYW-135)
- Hepatitis B (HB)
- Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
Children in Grade 8
- Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis (Tdap)
How does it work?
When you have a baby, our Public Health team will get in touch with you to set up an appointment at the NCN Nursing Station for the baby’s first vaccines. These shots will protect your child from deadly diseases. It will be over before your baby knows what is happening!
At that appointment, we will schedule the next appointment. Please make these vaccinations a priority. Keeping your child’s immunization up to date is a wonderful way to show how much you love them.
The first time we give someone a vaccination, we create a file for them which will be recorded in Manitoba’s immunization registry. This file is updated throughout a person’s life, regardless of where they live. (TO BE CONFIRMED) It will help to keep you and your children healthy for life!
This program currently operates in Nelson House. If you are in a different community, contact your local sub-office to ask about similar opportunities.
What are the benefits of vaccinations?
These shots prevent deadly diseases for babies and young children. Sometimes your children will need a “booster shot” (another shot against the same disease when they are older), and sometimes one vaccination means they will be immune for their entire lives.
When children are older, these shots prevent sexually transmitted infections. You can even protect your family from the dreaded winter flu.
When people in our community maintain their best health through immunizations, our “community immunity” is stronger, which helps to protect our weak and vulnerable, such as our Elders and babies, and those will illness. One of the reasons Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation was so successful in staying safe during the COVID-19 pandemic was because of our very high vaccination rate, proving that NCN Citizens care about the health of their neighbours.
Please do your part in keeping our families healthy!