A local health unit's warning parents to keep their kids up to date on immunizations for preventable diseases.
Algoma Public Health says it has reviewed records for all students under the age of 18 attending school in the Algoma district, and will be sending out letters to parents and guardians in Algoma whose child does not have up-to-date immunization records, either because they haven't received an update or because they're overdue for one or more vaccines.
Ontario law requires youth under age 18 to have received certain vaccines or have a valid exemption on file or be suspended up to 20 days, which would continue to happen if the information's not received.
Public Health Sudbury and Districts issued a similar warning last month, noting over 6200 students in its region had overdue vaccinations, per records.