The New Brunswick government is pressing ahead with plans to make vaccinations mandatory for children in schools and daycares unless they have a medical exemption.
Proposed legislation was introduced in June and then sent to a legislature committee for review.
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Premier Blaine Higgs says a bill will come back to the legislature with revised wording during the new session that started Tuesday.
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He says the revisions will ensure the province respects the Canada Health Act, and there may be a number of allowable exemptions.
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He says the goal is to get to the point where most children are vaccinated.
The new rules, to take effect Sept. 1, 2021, were introduced amid a measles outbreak in southern New Brunswick.
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