Currently, students in Nova Scotia only receive vaccinations in Grade 7. Students will receive these vaccinations in their schools, and not in their doctor’s office.
Grade 7
HPV (for both boys and girls)
(Human papillomavirus vaccine - 2 doses)✓
Hepatitis B
(2 doses)✓
Tdap
(Tetanus, diptheria, and acellular pertussis (whooping cough) vaccines)✓
Meningococcal Quadrivalent
(Groups A, C, Y and W 135)✓