Start of school prompts immunization reminder
Saskatchewan’s chief medical health officer believes it’s only a small minority of parents who are uncertain about vaccination.
Health officials with the province are seeing more cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, recently. And with kids headed back to school, Dr. Saqib Shahab is interested in making sure all immunizations are up to date.
“What we can see from our data and from public health nurses is that most parents actually, 95 per cent, are interested in getting vaccinated but just aren’t managing to keep those appointments on time,” Shahab said.
He added most of them can be reached through alternate methods like drop-in clinics and longer hours.