Adrian Dix told reporters that mandatory reporting is a goal of his ministry, and that the requirement has been under consideration since its recommendation five years ago
British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix says mandatory vaccination status reporting could be in place in the province by September.He says the requirement has been under consideration since it was recommended five years ago by B.C.’s chief medical health officer.B.C. Teachers Federation President Glen Hansman welcomes the initiative but wonders how schools will be prepared to handle the information.
Public health officials are warning of a significant outbreak of measles after more than a dozen cases of the highly infectious disease were recorded in Metro Vancouver. Unlike Ontario, New Brunswick and Manitoba, B.C. does not have a law requiring mandatory vaccinations for measles. Considering many parents still choose to opt out of vaccination programs, Hansman says the province must now decide who has the power to intervene when unvaccinated children are at school and an outbreak occurs.“Certainly nobody at the school level is necessarily qualified to be making those sorts of determinations.
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