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...
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 ...
Yesterday, we directed readers to thepositive news from ICANabout the restoration of the Religious Vaccine Exemption in the University of California system. The right to refuse a vaccine has been under attack for many years. In 2024, five states offer nothing but a medical exemption, having bani...
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 ...
Mandating vaccines isn’t new for Ontario or school systems according to Mario Estable, a biology and chemistry professor at Ryerson and expert in molecular virology, biochemistry and microbiology. “For example, children are required to have received injections of vaccines against diphtheria, tetanus,...
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...
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 informed choices so ...