Younger Canadians have already disproportionately borne the social, educational, mental health and economic burdens of the pandemic
This week, Western University announced that it’ll mandate masking and at least one vaccine booster dose in classrooms this fall. A few weeks ago, the University of Toronto ruled students must have at least one booster dose to live in its residences.Sign up to receive the daily top stories from the National Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
While vaccines can certainly still help prevent severe outcomes, particularly in older and immunocompromised populations, to broadly mandate them is an infringement on individual rights. We also know COVID’s risk to younger Canadians is small while this same population is at increased risk, however small, for some vaccine side effects.
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