The reason this issue has been put to the schools is that schools already have an established vaccination program for things like meningitis and influenza. Health and the regions run these programs, and have the schools give out information and conduct a vaccination campaign in the gym or somethign for a week so they can reach the student population. A note will be sent home with the students with information of vaccines and sometimes an opt out form for parents to decide.
In this case, the Catholic School board has said that they will not be allowing Calgary Health region to include HPV vaccine into their vaccine program. Girls in this school will have to get their parents to take them to a clinic or family GP instead. The AB governement is working that out now to ensure that those that are not able to get the vaccine at those schools, can have their vaccine covered under their health insurance.
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