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Starting Saturday, December 14, 2024, the entrance to the QEII Halifax Infirmary Emergency Department has changed to 1840 Bell Road. Learn more.

 

Please plan for extra travel time when coming to the QEII Halifax Infirmary. As of Friday, March 28 at 6:30 p.m. to Sunday, March 30 at 6:30 p.m. Bell Road will be reduced to eastbound traffic only, coming east on Quinpool Road, as well as north and southbound on Robie Street.

Important Information about Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis and Polio and Tetanus, Diphtheria, Acellular Pertussis and Polio (Tdap-IPV) Vaccine

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This resource explains what tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis, and polio are, what the Tdap-IPV vaccine is, who should get and not get the vaccine, and possible side effects and risks of the vaccine.

This resource is also available in French: 13180
Renseignements importants sur la diphtérie, la coqueluche, le tétanos et la polio ainsi que sur le vaccin contre la diphtérie, la coqueluche acellulaire, le tétanos et la polio (dcaT-VPI) 

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