Parents urged to check children’s immunization records before school
Public health officials in Ontario are reminding parents to verify their children's immunization records before the school year begins. Compliance with provincial law regarding mandatory vaccinations is required for school attendance.
Why it matters
Ensuring high vaccination rates is critical for maintaining public health and preventing outbreaks of communicable diseases in school environments.
Parents are being encouraged to check their children’s immunization records before the new school year begins.
Jamie-Lyn Webb, a public health nurse with Southeast Public Health, said Ontario law requires school-age children to have up-to-date immunization records or a valid exemption on file with public health.
Those diseases include measles, mumps, rubella, polio, tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis, meningococcal disease and, for children born in 2010 or later, varicella, also known as chickenpox.
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