Chief Medical Officer of Health says province will continue current policy of requiring children to have turned 12 in order to get the shot, frustrating parents and educators looking ahead to the school year
“It was our interpretation to follow the trials and the science to be 12 and up. I realize a couple of provinces haven’t done that, but anyone turning 12 will be eligible and we will have vaccine for them this year,” he said.
“Make it simple – and making it simple says if you’re born in 2009, you’re in,” Dr. MacDonald said. “For me, the object of all our immunization programs is to maximize uptake and to minimize the number of obstacles in your way.” Ontario resident Mary Jo Nabuurs’s daughter turns 12 in December. Ms. Nabuurs said that she has been asking local officials why the province has not made almost-12-year-olds eligible for the vaccine. “I’ve been asking for a rationale for a long time – and I hear crickets,” she said. “It’s really frustrating.”Ms.