Vaccine Preventable Disease: Surveillance Report to December 31, 2015

The Vaccine Preventable Disease in Canada: Surveillance Report to December 31, 2015 summarizes the epidemiology of 12 nationally notifiable vaccine-preventable diseases for which publicly-funded routine vaccination programs are in place in all provinces and territories. It serves the following purposes: summarize the epidemiology of 12 vaccine-preventable diseases and associated vaccination coverage in Canada; provide a baseline against which progress in disease reduction can be measured; support the Government of Canada’s international commitments to report on disease elimination and eradication initatives; provide evidence to inform vaccination programs and policy.