1.6K Ontario students suspended for old vaccination files amid measles outbreak
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An Ontario public health unit has ordered the suspension of 1,624 elementary students for out-of-date vaccination records as a measles outbreak in the province continues.
An Ontario public health unit has ordered the suspension of 1,624 elementary students for out-of-date vaccination records.
The Region of Waterloo Public Health issued the notice under the Immunization of School Pupils Act Wednesday morning.
“With the increase in measles cases and exposures, it is even more important that students are up to date with their immunizations to keep our community safe and healthy,” Dr. Hsiu-Li Wang, the region’s medical officer of health, said in a statement.
“Vaccination is the best way to ensure your family is protected against serious illness.”
The Immunization of School Pupils Act requires students to be vaccinated against the following diseases: diphtheria, tetanus, polio, measles, mumps, rubella, meningococcal disease, pertussis (whooping cough); and for students born in 2010 or later, varicella (chicken pox); or submit an exemption form.
The act also requires public health bodies to maintain vaccination records for all private, public and Catholic school students in their respective areas.
Public health bodies have the authority to suspend students from school if they do not receive an up-to-date immunization record or a valid exemption, which must be provided by parents or guardians as health-care providers do not report those records.
Waterloo’s notice comes as Ontario finds itself during a measles outbreak.
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