Dear Parents, Guardians, Adult and Vocational Education Students,
As you may be aware, vaccinations for youth aged 12 and above, have been approved and are underway in our communities. School boards have been tasked with assisting with registration and access for students in this age group. Vaccinations remain voluntary and our schools will support the access to this service.
Your school has been provided with a vaccination date and timeframe in which students will be able to obtain the approved vaccine. All vaccinations will be held at various vaccination sites within your region. Special considerations and adaptations are being made to support students with particular and special needs. Students aged 12-13 will need parent consent, and students aged 14+ will provide consent at the vaccination site, upon entry.
Students who are currently accessing virtual learning platforms, may access vaccination within their respective community during the same time period.
You may continue to access vaccination within your community at your discretion, and can do so through Clic-Santé (https://portal3.clicsante.ca/). If you wish to obtain the vaccine through the school, you will need to ensure:
- If your child is 12-13, that you complete and return (to the school) your signed consent form
- You pre-register through Clic-Santé (https://portal3.clicsante.ca/) – * to be available in next couple of days. This will ensure efficient processing on the day of the vaccination.
- Your child takes their medical card with them on the assigned day of the vaccination
Measures will be taken to ensure a safe and secure coordination and travel to and from the vaccination sites. Students will be organized and travel by/with their class groupings, distancing between groupings will be maintained, students will travel on the same bus to and from the site, attendance will be taken before departing from the school and vaccination site, teachers/supervisors will accompany the students, and students will wear procedural mask and disinfect their hands prior to boarding the bus. Once at the vaccination site, the vaccination team and supervisors will ensure a safe process for our students.
Please consult the MSSS documents for more information on the vaccine and consent:
- Flyer Q&A Youth Vaccination + Form (gouv.qc.ca) – information document
- AH-636A_DT9593.pdf (gouv.qc.ca) – consent for 12-13 year olds