Board of Health for Public Health Sudbury & Districts, April 16, 2026
Motion moved by Labbée – Trainor
19-26 COMBINED DTAP-HB-IPV-HIB VACCINE
MOTION:
WHEREAS Algoma Public Health has advocated for the transition to a combined DTaP‑HB‑IPV‑Hib vaccine in Ontario’s publicly funded immunization schedule to strengthen early protection against hepatitis B; and
WHEREAS delivering hepatitis B immunization in early childhood through a combination vaccine provides earlier protection, improves equitable access, increases vaccine coverage, and represents a cost effective, evidence informed approach aligned with other Canadian jurisdictions ; and
WHEREAS a combination vaccine offers long term cost savings by reducing healthcare visits and in school delivery, while continued school based hepatitis B programs unnecessarily divert public health resources and create avoidable operational and financial pressures.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Health endorses Algoma Public Health’s position statement advocating for the incorporation of the combined DTaP HB IPV Hib vaccine into Ontario’s publicly funded immunization schedule as a measure to advance health equity and support cost effective immunization delivery;
AND FURTHER THAT this endorsement be communicated to the Ontario Minister of Health, the Chief Medical Officer of Health, and other relevant stakeholders.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY