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Health Unit issuing suspension orders to over 1,500 students
October 5, 2023 · 0 Comments
By Brian Lockhart
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit started issuing suspension orders to 1623 Grade 11 and Grade 12 students on Sept. 26.
These suspensions affect students with missing or incomplete vaccination records, affidavits, or medical exemptions on file.
The Health Unit orders are carried out under the Immunization of School Pupils Act.
Under ISPA rules, public health units are required to maintain vaccine records for every student attending school and enforce suspensions for incomplete vaccine information. Currently, 84 per cent of Grade 11 and 12 students in Simcoe Muskoka have complete vaccination records.
To support students who need to receive their immunizations, all health unit offices across Simcoe and Muskoka offered walk-in clinics from Sept. 25 to Sept. 29, in order to help students get required vaccinations.
When a student is immunized at a health unit clinic, their record is immediately updated, and they are given a confirmation sheet to return to school.
Students may also receive their immunization through their healthcare provider but must report this information to the health unit.
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