Under the infancy act, the child can decide whether or not to be vaccinated and an alleged health professional can determine or coerce your child to take the jab.
COVID-19 ImmunizationClinic Tuesday September 14, 2021COVID-19 ImmunizationSchool NewsletterImmunization Practice Support | Sept2021Island Health will be sending COVID-19 immunization consent packages home in September for studentsin grade 9-12.Follow the instructions inside the consent package and have your child bring thesigned consent formto the schoolon the day of clinic:Tuesday September 14, 2021.Students at Edward Milne Community School will be offered COVID-19 vaccine at a school-based clinic. If your child already has a booked appointment for their COVID-19 vaccine,but prefers to be vaccinated at school,please cancel the scheduled appointment by calling1-833-838-2323.Please discussthe information in the consent packagewithyour child and include them in the decision to provide consent forimmunization. This isan opportunity for adolescents to start making decisions about their own health. “Mature Minor Consent” is the consent a child gives to receive health care after the child has been assessed by a health care provider as having the necessary understanding to give the consent. In B.C. there is no set age when a child is considered capable to give consent. A child who is assessed by a health care provider as being capable to give consent is called a “Mature Minor”. Mature Minors can make an informed decision about immunization regardless of their parent/guardian/representative decision to consent or refuse immunization. For more information about TheInfants Act, Mature Minor Consent and Immunizationvisit: https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/healthlinkbc-files/infants-act-mature-minor-consent-and-immunizationFor more information about COVID-19 Vaccinesvisit: https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/hlbc/files/documents/healthfiles/hfile124.pdfIf you have any questions, call your local Public Health Unit or visit www.immunizebc.ca
Hello Parents, Guardians and Students of EMCS
Welcome to the 2021-22 school year. We are very excited to have our students back and hopefully have a more productive school year.
Island Health has been in contact with our School District, and EMCS has been requested to host a COVID vaccination clinic for EMCS students and staff interested in being vaccinated. The clinic will run on Tuesday, September 14th. Please see the attached letter ABOVE from Island Health explaining details. We will be receiving consent packages that will then be distributed on Thursday, Sept 9th or Friday, Sept 10th for our students to take home. These are not personalized consent forms so students wishing to be vaccinated will need to enter appropriate information and bring the forms to the clinic. At EMCS, students interested in being vaccinated in grades 9/10 will have access in the morning, grades 11/12 in the afternoon. We anticipate the clinic to operate between 9am-4pm.
Thank you
Mike Bobbitt
Principal, Edward Milne Community School
(250) 642-5211
