Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Minister Abernethy. Mr. Dolynny.

Thank you, Mr. Dolynny. Minister Abernethy.

Thank you, Mr. Dolynny. Ms. DeLancey.

Thank you, Minister Abernethy. Administrative and support services, operations expenditure summary, $82.464 million.

Great, thank you. Good job. Yesterday when we left off we were on page 189 and that was administrative and support services, operations expenditure summary, $82.464 million. Agreed? Mr. Dolynny.

Thank you, Mr. Moses. Minister Abernethy.

Thank you, Minister Abernethy. Administrative and support services, operations expenditure summary, $82.464 million. Ms. Bisaro.

Now to the issue of whether vaccination immunization is mandatory or voluntary.

At what point does this immunization occur? Now, from having had children myself, I know that the public health nurse, in those days, was involved in this. But how do we track or follow or determine what the uptake of vaccination immunization is and who delivers the actual service? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Minister Abernethy. For general comments, next on my list I have Mr. Menicoche.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Over the last 50 years, immunization has saved more lives than any other health measure. It has been said that vaccination is the best way for you and your family to prevent very serious illnesses and diseases. When you get immunized, you are protecting yourself and others from serious diseases. Some vaccine-preventable disease could lead to disability or death and can be avoided by getting the immunizations you need on time.

The objectives of immunization programs are to prevent, control, possibly eliminate or eradicate vaccine-preventable diseases. In countries with...