HALIFAX—Canada’s doctors stopped short of advocating for mandatory vaccinations for children Wednesday, Aug. 26, calling instead for parents to provide proof to school officials that their children have been vaccinated.
A resolution passed at the Canadian Medical Association’s annual general meeting in Halifax called on governments to authorize elementary and secondary schools to require parents to declare their child’s immunization status.
The resolution also called for public health officials to have discussions with parents if their children are inadequately immunized.
“I want to stress that the proposal does not call for mandatory vaccination, but rather an approach that allows appropriate public health measures to protect vulnerable children in the event of an infectious disease outbreak,” CMA president Cindy Forbes told a news conference.
