“Based on experiences with other childhood vaccines, having that requirement and showing vaccine proof has served as a very important reminder to parents, and can increase vaccine uptake.”
Canada's top doctor is hesitant to call for mandatory vaccines in schools. According to iPolitics, Dr. Theresa Tam believes mandating vaccines in schools is a good idea but wants to wait for more data.
"Based on experiences with other childhood vaccines, having that requirement and showing vaccine proof has served as a very important reminder to parents and can increase vaccine uptake," she told reporters in Ottawa. "If the provinces choose to go there, … from a record and technological perspective, it should be relatively easy to do," she said.
This news comes as Toronto's public health board considers adding COVID-19 to the list of nine diseases Ontario students must be vaccinated against. These include mumps, measles and tetanus.
"The safety and effectiveness of the approved COVID-19 vaccines has been proven in children aged 12 and older," the recommendation reads. "Given the current epidemiology of COVID-19 and the need to support the safe reopening of schools, it (is) recommended that the province require COVID-19 vaccination for students who are eligible, based on their age (or) year of birth."
Over 80 percent of Canadians are now fully immunized. However, 4,300 Canadians a day are catching COVID-19 and 2,200 are being treated in hospital, including 700 in intensive care.
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