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Responding directly to communications from Vaccine Choice Canada, the Public Health Agency of Canada stated that the science on vaccines is unequivocal, but laments the actions of "a small but vocal anti-vaccination community that spreads false information. They use powerful emotional images and misinformation with their message.
Compulsory vaccination is a difficult policy issue, requiring authorities to balance public health with individual liberty: Vaccination is unique among de facto mandatory requirements in the modern era, requiring individuals to accept the injection of medicine or medicinal agent into their bodies, and it has provoked a spirited opposition.
The Supreme Court of Canada is the court of last resort and final appeal in Canada. Cases successfully appealed to the Court are generally of national importance. Once a case is decided, the Court publishes written reasons for the decision, that consist of one or more opinions from any number of the nine justices.
Vaccine makers such as Pfizer are breathing much easier today: The Supreme Court ruled they can't be sued for defective vaccine designs.That puts the kibosh on some 5,000 cases in which parents ...
The Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA) is a law in Ontario, Canada, that requires children and adolescents under the age of 18 to receive certain vaccinations to attend primary and secondary school unless a valid exemption is provided, which includes medical, religious, and conscience exemptions.
The VICP was adopted in response to concerns over the pertussis portion of the DPT vaccine. [1] Several U.S. lawsuits against vaccine makers won substantial awards. Most makers ceased production, and the last remaining major manufacturer threatened to do so. [1] The VICP uses a no-fault system for resolving vaccine injury claims. [1]
In March 2021, amid supply shortages, NACI issued a strong recommendation that second doses of two-dose COVID-19 vaccines (such as the AstraZeneca, Moderna, and Pfizer vaccines) be given up to four months after the first, as opposed to the three-to-four week intervals used in the clinical trials and recommended by Health Canada. NACI stated ...
The Supreme Court of Canada has made several important decisions concerning Jehovah's Witnesses.These include laws that affected the activities of Jehovah's Witnesses in the 1950s and more recent cases dealing with whether Witness parents had the right to decide what medical treatment was in the best interest of their children based on their faith.