Vaccine proof now required for 12-17 year olds to enter sports and recreation facilities
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Teenagers were providing proof of vaccination Sunday at sport and recreation facilities around the London, Ont. region.
Teenagers were providing proof of vaccination Sunday at sport and recreation facilities around the London, Ont. region.
As of Oct. 31, the Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU, Southwestern Public Health (SWPH), and Huron-Perth Public Health made vaccination mandatory for anyone over the age of 12 who enters an indoor area of a sports or recreational fitness facility to participate in, coach, officiate, or watch organized sport.
"The key to all of this is that vaccination is what allows for us to resume higher risk activities where people are in closer contact with one another, " says Dr. Alex Summers, associate medical officer of health with MLHU.
"That includes sports and recreational activities.”
“Indoor sports increase the risk of spreading COVID-19,” says Dr. Chris Mackie, Medical Officer of Health with the Middlesex-London Health Unit. “We have seen outbreaks in these settings across Ontario, and immunization is the solution if we want sports to continue.”
Jesse Foster owns and runs Elite Stars Elgin, a youth basketball league in St. Thomas, Ont. His league play began Sunday.
