COVID-19 Vaccination and Self-Assessment Updates

Posted On Monday December 06, 2021

Letter from the Chief Medical Officer of Health

The Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health has distributed a letter to Parents and Guardians of Children aged 5 to 11 in the Province of Ontario.

For further materials and information about vaccination for children and youth please visit COVID-19 vaccines for children and youth | COVID-19 (coronavirus) in Ontario or Durham.ca/COVIDvaccines.

 

Updates from the Ontario Government

A couple of weeks ago, the Ontario government announced several updates for families. These updates include important information about:

  • Semester Schedule for Secondary Schools
  • Rapid Antigen Screening Kits - All Students
  • Travelling over the Christmas Break
  • COVID-19 Vaccinations for Students age 5 to 11 years

 

Onsite Confirmation of Self-Assessment following the Christmas Break

All students and staff are required to conduct daily screening for symptoms of COVID-19 before attending school using the COVID-19 school screening tool. Please do not send your child(ren) to school if they have symptoms or have not passed the self-assessment. 

The Ministry of Education has instructed Ontario School Boards to complete active screening for all students, staff, and visitors to our schools for the 10 days of school following the Christmas break (i.e. January 3 - 14, 2022) – similar to what was done in September.

More information on how to complete the active screening will be shared with families later this week.