A local health unit's reminding parents to keep their kids up to date on immunizations for preventable diseases.
Acknowledging the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted regular programming - such as student immunizations - Public Health Sudbury and Districts says it will be sending out reminder letters to all secondary school students lacking up-to-date immunization regards, to remind Ontario's Immunization of School Pupils Act requires students under age 18 to have up-to-date records to attend school in person.
The health unit notes there are about 4200 students in secondary schools across its service area - which includes Chapleau - emphasizing a lack of vaccine protection can lead to outbreaks of preventable diseases, like the meningitis outbreak seen in Toronto last summer.