The Windsor Essex County Health Unit has suspended 603 elementary school students due to out-of-date immunization records effective Monday, March 23.
“The Immunization of School Pupils Act (1990) require public health units to maintain and review vaccine records for every student attending school and to enforce a school suspension for incomplete immunization information,” read a press release from the Health Unit
The WECHU will continue to offer clinics Monday to Friday. Parents, guardians, and students are encouraged to come to the office earlier in the day and to give themselves some extra time as there could be a line up of students. Children who are ill should stay home and only be immunized when they are well.
To have the child’s suspension order lifted, parents/guardians must do one or more of the following so that their child’s immunization is up to date:
- Book an appointment for their child to receive the missing vaccines or provide a valid exemption from their Health Care Provider. Have their health care provider fax the child’s updated immunization records to the WECHU @ 519-258-7288.
- Bring their child’s immunization record to the WECHU Windsor or Leamington location.
- Update their child’s record at immune.wechu.org (must upload proof).
- Attend a WECHU walk-in clinic. For more details, visit wechu.org/getimmunized.
Immunization clinics are available at both health unit locations today and throughout the week. Visit wechu.org/getimmunized for information on clinic times.
Immunization records are accepted in person between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the WECHU Windsor and Leamington offices.
The student’s primary health care provider can also fax updated immunization records to the WECHU at 519-258-7288. Proof of immunization can also be submitted online at immune.wechu.org.”
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