In brief
Should vaccination of physicians against hepatitis B, as well as subsequent screening for the virus, be mandatory? The CMA says no: the voluntary route is the way to go. But Health Canada disagrees. It’s new guidelines call for mandatory vaccination and subsequent screening of exposure-prone physicians for the virus.
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July 14, 1998
CMA says no to mandatory hepatitis B vaccination, screening for MDs
http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/201/300/cdn_medical_association/cmaj/vol-159/issue-1/0064.htm
In response to the suspension of students in ON schools for not reporting vaccination status, the following letter was sent to Ontario’s 85 School Boards via Canada Post.
Perhaps a vaccine scientist has become and anti-vaxxer? Many who question vaccine safety are labelled as such. Following the publication of a paper by Plotkin et al. the VCC Board took action to ensure Canadian Medical Officers of Health are aware of, and act upon this information. Read our letter here:
The use of mandates for any medical intervention is abhorrent. Forcing a medical treatment upon an unwilling patient is deplorable in a society that purportedly honours individual rights and bodily sovereignty. Whether to accept or reject a medical treatment should always be a choice.
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