Both school boards in York Region have disclosed their vaccination rates for staff and trustees, as required by the province.
York Region District School Board reports that 76.5 per cent of staff and trustees have attested to being fully vaccinated.
York Catholic District School Board reports that 59 per cent of staff have attested to being fully vaccinated.
This comes after the provincial government required that all publicly funded school boards disclose immunization rates for all employees and individuals who will regularly be in school settings for the 2021-2022 school year.
The boards were required to post the results by Sept. 15 and must continue to update it monthly.
Individuals subject to the protocol have to provide either proof of full vaccination against COVID-19, a medical exemption, or completion of a COVID-19 vaccine educational program prescribed by the Ministry of Education.
Those who are not vaccinated will have to complete a rapid antigen test twice a week.
Vaccination rates for York Region school boards are as follows:
York Region District School Board:
- 76.5 per cent of staff attest to being fully vaccinated (13,747 staff out of 17,959).
- 69 staff provided medical exemptions
- 3,116 staff have not submitted attestation forms
- 92.6 per cent of staff who completed attestation forms are fully vaccinated
York Catholic District School Board:
- 59 per cent of staff attest to being fully vaccinated (5,020 staff out of 8,440).
- 9 staff provided medical exemptions
- 2,746 staff have not submitted attestation forms
- 88.2 per cent of staff who completed attestation forms are fully vaccinated
— with files from Erika Engel