Thousand of students in Windsor, ON. have received suspension notices for “out-of-date immunization records.” .According to the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU), the Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA) R.S.O.1990 requires all students in Ontario to be up-to-date on immunizations.."Public health units are to maintain and review vaccine records for every student attending school in their region and those not up-to-date can be suspended from school for up to 20 days," the WECHU stated..The WECHU said: "As part of the continued work to prevent the spread of vaccine preventable diseases, WECHU completed a review of all secondary student immunization records in June and initial notices were provided to individuals with records considered to be incomplete."."These students were either overdue for one or more vaccines, or they have not submitted their updated records to the Health Unit," the WECHU said..As the next step of the ISPA enforcement process, approximately 7,858 suspension orders have now been issued, providing options for students to get any missing immunizations and update their immunization records..This order notifies students their records must be updated to the WECHU by Monday, September 12, at 6:00 p.m. or the students will be suspended for up to 20 days, starting Wednesday, September 14, 2022.."Catch-up immunization clinics are being offered at the WECHU offices and across various locations in Windsor and Essex County, and will continue for the rest of the summer," the WECHU said.
