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Usually yes, but find out who actually keeps the records first. In Ontario you report immunizations to your public health unit, not the school: health units publish confidential fax numbers for exactly this. In much of the US, the faxed shot record goes to the school nurse's office. Either way, confirm the fax arrived and was filed, because "we never got it" is how suspension letters start.
| Where you are | Who keeps the records | Where the fax goes |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | The local public health unit under the Immunization of School Pupils Act | The health unit's confidential immunization fax line |
| Other Canadian provinces | Varies: public health or the school | Ask your local health unit which one takes records |
| United States | Usually the school's health office, per state immunization rules | The school nurse or health office fax number |
Because faxing to the wrong office means the record exists nowhere. Ontario is the clearest example: schools enforce the Immunization of School Pupils Act by sending notices, but the immunization file itself lives at the public health unit. Parents who fax the yellow immunization card to the school secretary and assume it is handled can still get a suspension notice, because the school never had the authority to file it. In the US the pattern is usually the reverse, with the school nurse holding the record, but the lesson is the same: send the fax to whoever holds the file, not whoever sent you the reminder.
The immunization record itself, with the child's full name and date of birth on every page: faxes get separated from their cover sheets constantly. Include a cover page with your name, phone number, and the number of pages sent, so a partial transmission is obvious. If the record is in another language, a translation helps; health units work from vaccine names and dates, and ambiguous abbreviations get kicked back for clarification.
Exemption paperwork is faxed the same way when it applies: Ontario's exemption forms go to the health unit as well. Keep copies of everything you send, because these records follow the child for years.
Three steps. First, call after faxing and ask the recipient to confirm the record is in the system, not just sitting in the fax tray. Second, ask what the file shows: the number of doses on record should match what you sent. Third, keep your transmission confirmation with your copy of the records. School-year enforcement sweeps generate notices from databases, and if your child's file is wrong, the confirmation proves when you sent the correction. Some health units also offer online portals where you can look up the recorded immunizations yourself: checking there is the fastest confirmation of all.
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