This fact sheet provides information on how vaccines work, their safety, and possible side effects. This evidence supports informed decision-making on immunizations.

It is also available in Cree, Ojibway and Inuktitut.

This resource was produced by the National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health (NCCIH), in collaboration with the National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCCID), and is one in a series of five fact sheets on vaccine preventable diseases and immunizations.

Related Resources

• Read the NCCIH web story on the Fact Sheet Series Supporting Vaccine Confidence amongst First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples and communities.
• Learn more about vaccines by watching Vaccine Confidence, a video produced by NCCIH and NCCID.