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By 1980, all U.S. states required immunization for school attendance. Ontario followed suit in 1982. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

August 5, 2021

Mandatory COVID‑19 vaccination in schools this fall? Ontario’s 1982 legislation spurred organized opposition

Catherine Carstairs, University of Guelph; Curtis Fraser, University of Guelph, and Kathryn Hughes, University of Guelph

The effects of Ontario’s compulsory school immunization show there are advantages and disadvantages of requiring vaccination.

Deux infirmières de la santé publique vaccinent des adultes dans une clinique de vaccination contre la polio à Southey, en Saskatchewan, en 1960. (Association des infirmiers et infirmières du Canada, Bibliothèque et Archives Canada )

July 26, 2021

Vaccination : quelles leçons tirer de la polio et de la grippe H1N1 ?

Catherine Carstairs, University of Guelph and Curtis Fraser, University of Guelph

Au plus fort de la polio et de la grippe H1N1, les Canadiens étaient impatients de se faire vacciner, mais l’enthousiasme est vite retombé une fois la crise passée.

Two public health nurses vaccinate adults at a polio clinic in Southey, Sask. in 1960. (Canadian Nurses Association fonds. Library and Archives Canada)

June 30, 2021

Will COVID‑19 vaccination enthusiasm last? Lessons from polio and H1N1

Catherine Carstairs, University of Guelph and Curtis Fraser, University of Guelph

At the height of polio and H1N1, Canadians were keen to get vaccinated, but vaccine enthusiasm waned once the crisis had passed — what does that mean for COVID-19?

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