When you enrol at DVMS you are required to submit your child’s immunization records, which we then are required to submit to Hamilton Public Health every September.
When your child has additional immunizations, Hamilton public Health requires you to submit the updated information directly to them. Here is the info you will need:
How to Report Immunization Records
Immunization reporting is now available online.
Click here to visit the Hamilton Public Health Services Online Immunization Reporting website.
From the immunization reporting site:
Why should I use this site?
It’s an online alternative to paper immunization records.It allows Ontarians to securely keep track of their families’ immunization records.It allows families to report their child’s immunization records to their local public health unit, as required by the Immunization of School Pupils Act, 1990 (ISPA) and the Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014 (CCEYA).
Public health units review immunization records to ensure school children are up to date with their immunizations.Reporting immunizations helps to keep everyone protected from serious diseases that can be easily spread in schools and throughout our communities.
You may also need your immunization record for:
Medical treatment
Children’s programs
Post-secondary programs
Volunteer or employment opportunities
Travel to some countries
How do I use this site?
Every time you or your child gets a vaccine, report it here so that you have a complete record of your immunizations and they are submitted to your local Public Health unit.
When reporting student immunization records, you will need your child’s yellow immunization card or a record from their doctor that includes the following information:
Your child’s health card number
Dates your child received immunizations
Immunization names
Hamilton Public Health Services provides a number of additional ways to report immunizations:
By phone:
905-540-5250
Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
By fax:
905-546-4841
By mail:
City of Hamilton
Public Health Services, Vaccine Program
P.O. Box 897
Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3P6