Public Health Postponing Enforcement of the Immunization of School Pupil’s Act
Public Health will be postponing the enforcement of the Immunization of School Pupils’ Act for this school year and will not implement suspension actions this spring.
Enforcement activities are being postponed to allow Public Health to work with health care partners to coordinate and implement the coronavirus response in Waterloo Region. The risk in Waterloo Region remains low.
Public Health appreciates and thanks the many parents who have already taken steps to update their children’s immunization records. For those whose children are not yet up-to-date, Public Health will be honouring all appointments already booked to update immunizations and will be arranging for alternative clinics and opportunities to update records prior to resuming enforcement in the 2020-2021 school year.
Parents are encouraged to continue to submit and view their children’s immunization records online using ICON (Immunization Connect Ontario). To access ICON, parents can visit www.regionofwaterloo.ca/updateimmunizations
Public Health will follow up with students who remain out of date with their immunizations over the summer so that these students can begin the next school year up-to-date.
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Media contact:
Kerri Hutchinson
Coordinator, Health Communications
Region of Waterloo Public Health and Emergency Services
519-575-4400 ext. 2244