Roughly 2,000 local students are at risk of being suspended for incomplete vaccination records.
The Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR) is issuing second notices to parents and guardians to update their kids’ records ahead of the May 13 suspension date.
Officials say students will be suspended for up to 20 days if their records are not up to date.
HKPR says to attend school in Ontario, children aged four to 17 need to be immunized against diphtheria, tetanus, polio, measles, mumps, rubella, whooping cough, chickenpox, and meningococcal disease—or have a valid exemption.
“To prevent suspensions, we urge parents to ensure their child’s vaccination records are up to date with the health unit,” says Marianne Rock, manager of communicable disease prevention and control for the Health Unit. “Many students who receive notices already have their vaccinations. They just need to have their records updated. That’s because we don’t automatically receive updates from health care providers.”
You can update a vaccination record online, by calling 1-866-888-4577 x 1507, faxing 905-885-5352, or emailing [email protected].