This year’s theme for National Immunization Awareness Week is: Protect your future. Get immunized! During the week of April 22-30, the Department of Health and Social Services (HSS) would like to take time to emphasize the importance of staying up to date on recommended vaccinations to protect yourself against preventable diseases and encourage residents to plan ahead for any necessary vaccinations when travelling outside of the territory.
Vaccination is a lifelong process, keeping us healthy from infancy to adulthood –so that we can keep enjoying life in our communities and with our loved ones. Check out the NWT Immunization Schedule and/or contact the health centre or public health unit in the community you received your childhood vaccinations to see if you are up to date. If you received vaccinations at multiple locations during your life, you may need to contact all these locations. Contact information for all NWT health centres can be found here.
To learn more about vaccinations, visit the National Immunization Awareness Week webpage.
For media requests, please contact:
Andrew Wind
Manager, Communications
Health and Social Services
Government of the Northwest Territories
(867) 767-9052 ext. 49034