Are your kid’s Immunizations up to date?
After postponing enforcement due to COVID the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit is resuming enforcement of ISPA or the Immunization of School Pupils Act.
That means, if you have kids between 4 and 17, you’ll need to show they’ve been vaccinated.
The HKPR District Health Unit is required under the ISPA to collect and maintain up-to-date immunization records and valid exemptions for all children attending school in the region.
All students between the ages of 4 to 17 must be vaccinated according to Ontario’s Immunization Schedule, which includes vaccinations against diphtheria, tetanus, polio, measles, mumps, rubella, pertussis (whooping cough), varicella (chickenpox) and meningococcal disease.
The Immunization Connect Ontario web site will let you check and report vaccination status.
“We appreciate and thank those parents who have already taken steps to update their child’s immunization records or ensured a valid exemption is on file with the Health Unit,” says Marianne Rock, Manager of Health Protection with the HKPR District Health Unit. “We are here to support families by ensuring children receive the required vaccinations and immunization records are kept up to date to ensure the schools remain a safe space for all children.”
HKPR District Health will be issuing first notices in January for students who do not meet the ISPA requirements.
For more information, parents can call the HKPR District Health Unit at 1-866-888-4577 x 1507, email immunization@hkpr.on.ca or visit hkpr.on.ca.
Written by Joseph Goden
