Ministry Reports

Vaccines: The Best Medicine

2014 Annual Report of Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health

April 2016

Vaccines: The Best Medicine focuses on what is known to be true about immunization. The report:

• sets out the health risks for children and adults who are not immunized or who are under-immunized
• describes the impact publicly-funded vaccine programs have had on reducing vaccine-preventable diseases in Canada and Ontario
• discusses the current strengths and gaps in Ontario's immunization system

The full report is available for download in PDF format below:

Vaccines: The Best Medicine – 2014 Annual Report of Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health
48 pages | PDF format

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