Routine childhood vaccination is recommended to help prevent and control a variety of diseases in children, including diphtheria, pertussis, measles, tetanus and polio. Vaccines administered to children not only help protect those who are vaccinated, but also those who are unable to be vaccinated. In Canada, routine vaccines recommended by the National Advisory Committee on Immunization are provided to children free of charge as part of provincial and territorial publicly funded programs.
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