Ontario may require anti-vaxxers to attend an education course

Jacob Kastrenakes:

Not getting your child vaccinated is dangerous and dumb, and the Ontario government wants to educate the parents who think otherwise. It introduced legislation this week that, if passed, would require parents to attend an educational session before they’re allowed to get a vaccine exemption for their child.

A “local public health unit” would run the educational sessions; exactly what they’d involve still needs to be determined. The government says “public health units and other stakeholders” would be involved in deciding what they look like.