As children head back to the classroom, Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is reminding families to take precautions to help prevent the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases by ensuring their children and youth are up to date with their routine vaccines. Keeping your child’s vaccinations up to date is one of the most effective ways to protect them from serious illnesses like pertussis (whooping cough) and measles which have been re-appearing in our community. Staying up to date also helps children and youth remain in school and reduces their risk of getting sick during an outbreak of a vaccine preventable disease. OPH’s top priority is keeping schools and students healthy and safe.
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