More than 1,400 Waterloo Region HS students suspended over vaccination issues

A total of 1,428 pupils from the area have been suspended under the Immunization of School Pupils Act .

“The vaccines required under the act help to prevent serious infections and are important to maintain teenagers’ health and protect them from disease,” Dr. Hsiu-Li Wang, medical officer of health, said in a release.The ISPA requires all elementary and secondary school students to have proof of vaccination for diphtheria, polio, tetanus, pertussis, measles, mumps, rubella, varicella and meningitis.

For several months, the region has been campaigning for people to get their children’s vaccinations up to date, including sending letters home to parents on a couple of occasions, warning that students’ records needed to be up to date or they would be suspended. The move to suspend the high school students follows on the heels of a similar effort involving elementary school students in the area.

Towards the end of March, WPH announced suspensions for 2,969 elementary school students under the Immunization of School Pupils Act.$34B Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project opens after years of constructionReadConsumers gear up for Loblaw boycott as petition for investigation gains traction

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