Since immunizations are required by law for children 4 to 17 years of age to attend school in Ontario, a legal affidavit is required if children are not going to be immunized. There are two types of exemptions for school-aged children: non-medical exemption (for philosophical/conscience belief...
She said the same held true for the message challenging vaccination policies in schools. Ontario parents are required to provide vaccination certificates for their children, she said, but noted they also have the option to obtain an exemption for their kids based on medical, religious...
Deny certain federal funding to any state that does not provide an as-of-right philosophical exemption for current and future vaccines for all citizens in every setting. This would ensure a student's right to an education as well as an employee’s right to work is preserved and protected. M...
Studies examining geographic and sociodemographic patterning of vaccination rates within and across California communities have found that higher school rates of philosophical belief exemption (PBEs)—and thus, lower rates of vaccine coverage—were positively associated with charter and private schools as ...
Although there’s an option for Ryerson students to apply for vaccine exemption, Estable said “it would be best if absolutely nobody was allowed on campus unless they are vaccinated.” Nevertheless, Estable also said the university could offer accommodations to students who are unvaccinated, like...
Employees that don’t sign the form are only granted provisional exemptions. Troup said 5% of the hospital’s staff has filed for such an exemption. “A lot of this, I believe, is a hesitancy about the vaccine, and so that’s a separate issue than a religious exemption,” he concluded...
On Oct. 19, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dissolved an interim injunction it had issued on Oct. 17. Justice Sean Dunphy held that claims made with respect to the alleged “overreach” or “unreasonableness” of the exercise by an employer of the management rights clause in a existing...
As it turned out, one child had a philosophical or religious exemption—a convenient, cover-all exemption that many doctors grant, no questions asked, when a parent requests one. (I still do not understand how the state can allow one to attribute his or her fear of vaccines and their ...
By Christine Colebeck Today is my daughter's sweet 16th birthday but we will not be celebrating. Instead I will light a candle and when I blow it out I will make a wish in my daughter's memory. My wish is for all mothers worldwide, that you will educate yourselves and that you make...