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Mandatory vaccinations for children? Not at this time says Dr. Henry

“This is not something we are considering at this point."
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Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says she does not see mandatory vaccines being mandatory for children in British Columbia – at this point in time.

“I don’t see at this point mandatory vaccinations will be required for children. There are a lot of considerations when mandating vaccines – it depends on risk to individual also the situation we are in – and risk to others by the protection we have and don’t have,” said British Columbia’s Provincial Health Officer to the Dawson Creek Mirror.

“My focus is long term care, people in long term care are protected. So they don’t bring things home – to protect other workers and the elders and seniors we care for.”

She said children were not getting as sick due to COVID-19. “Their risk level at an individual level is different,” she said.

“This is not something we are considering at this point. We have provisions for children not vaccinated to be excluded. Those are the measures we will think about going forward.We are excited that we have a way to protect children from this virus but still able to experience the life they need at this period in growth and development.”

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