Thousands Of Hamilton Students Ignore Vaccines

\n”,”heading”:””,”fullWindow”:false,”fullBleed”:false,”showFullBleedOnMobile”:false,”headColor”:””,”type”:”html5mobile”,”textColor”:” , “mobileImageUrl”:””,”bgColor”:””,”imageUrl”:””,”registeredOnly”:false,”linkUrl”:””,”aodaTitle”:”VACCINE GRAPHIC”,”internalScroll”:false, ” displayStyle”:”small-up”},{“text”:”Public Health estimates that up to 55 percent of Hamilton’s students in grades 7 to 12 have not been vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) — that is 21,283 young people. For hepatitis B vaccination, this gap is as high as 46 percent and for meningococcal it is 29 percent.”,”type”:”text”,”isParagraph”:true,”isHeading”:false },{“type “:”ad”,”heading”:”ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW”,”name”:”ArticleFirstBigBox”,”display”:”medium-down”,”pos”:”1″,”interstitial” :true,”sizes “:[[300,250]]},{“text”:”About a third of students in Grades 1 to 12 are missing records for whooping cough, diphtheria and tetanus — just over 24,000 children in total. “,”type”:”text”,”isParagraph”: true ,”isHeading”:false},{“text”:”The rate is similar for students in grades 1 through 6 who miss the varicella vaccine, adding up to 11,513 missing vaccines. “,”type”:”text” ,”isParagraph”: true,”isHeading”:false},{“text”:”This is a very, very important issue facing children and youth in Hamilton, Ontario and really across the country,” said Pernica. “I think keeping this issue on the radar will be important to remind people that it’s not just COVID. “:”text”,”isParagraph”:true,”isHeading”:false},{“text”:”The Hamilton Public Health does not know how many of the students have not received the vaccines as opposed to parents who fail to repeat vaccinations given during the pandemic.”,”type”:”text”,”isParagraph”:true,”isHeading “:false},{“type”:”textBreakPoint”,”insertAt”:”contentMiddleBreakPoint”},{” type”:”ad”,”heading”:”ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW”,”name”:”ArticleSecondBigBox”, “display”:”medium-down”,”pos”:”2″,”interstitial”:true,” sizes”:[[300,250]]},{“text”:””There is a higher than typical number of students in Hamilton for whom Hamilton Public Health Services does not have up-to-date immunization records,” the department said in a statement. “,”type. “:”text “,”isParagraph”:true,”isHeading”:false},{“type”:”articleRelatedInlinePrimary”},{“text”:”Therefore, Public Health will complete a review of immunization records for all students of Hamilton under 18 during this school year.Parents will be notified of any missing vaccines so they can catch them or report vaccines already received.”,”type”:”text”,”isParagraph “,”type”:”text”,”isParagraph”:true,”isHeading “: false},{“text”:”I find it incredibly believable that there are thousands and thousands of kids in Hamilton who are not being caught,” he said. “School vaccination programs have basically shut down … Hamilton’s health has been incredible obviously overwhelmed … I think there are a lot of people who have had difficulty accessing primary care in recent years.””,”type”:”text”,”isParagraph “:true,”isHeading”:false},{” text”:”Public Health will restart school-based immunization clinics for 7th graders this fall while working to catch up with 8th graders at the same time .”,”type”:”text”,”isParagraph”:true, “isHeading”:false},{“type”:”slimcut”},{“text”:”Students can also get missing shots in Mountain Vaccine Clinic at CF Lime Ridge Mall. For more information or to make an appointment, go to hamilton.ca/public-health/clinics-services/vaccines-and-immunization-clinics.”,”type”:”text”,”isParagraph”:true,” isHeading” :false},{“text”:”Public Health has also reached out to family physicians and other health care providers to encourage them to offer episodes in their clinics and practices.”,”type”:”text”, “isParagraph”:true,”isHeading”:false},{“type”:”relatedStories”,”relatedStories”:[]},{“text”:”There is a sense of urgency to get students back on track because vaccines cannot protect against infections that have already occurred. “,”type”:”text”,”isParagraph”:true,” isHeading”:false},{“type”:”cta”,”buttonText”:”Sign up now”,”buttonLink”:”/emails.html?nsrc=article-inline-covid”,”description”:”Never miss out the latest news from The Spectator, including up-to-date coronavirus coverage, with our email newsletters.”,”title”:”Get the latest news in your inbox”},{“text”:””Even if we catch up, there will be health implications,” Pernica said. “These vaccines don’t prevent infections that are already there … So once you’re exposed to HPV, the vaccine won’t work on that type.” “:”text”,”isParagraph”:true,”isHeading”:false},{“text”:”Pernica is concerned that the pandemic has created more anti-vaccine sentiment, but she doesn’t see that as the main issue. He believes the biggest obstacle is complacency.”,”type”:”text”,”isParagraph”:true,”isHeading”:false},{“type”:”textBreakP oint”,”insertAt”:”contentEndBreakPoint”}, {“text”:””Most unvaccinated people are not die-hards,” he said. “The majority forgot or couldn’t make it to the doctor’s office and were never rescheduled. People’s lives are busy, so I really think it’s our duty to get the word out that many children and young people are behind on vaccines and to make it easier for those people to access vaccines.””,”type”:”text”,” isParagraph”:true,”isHeading”:false},{“text”:”Joanna Frketich is a health reporter at The Spectator. 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