News Release: Rising Cases of Pertussis in Windsor-Essex County
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit Warns Community of Rising Cases of Pertussis (Whooping Cough) in the Region
Immunization
Media Statement Regarding Elementary School Student Suspensions for Incomplete Immunization Records
The Immunization of School Pupils Act (1990), Section 11, Subsections (1) and (2) require public health units to maintain and review vaccine records for every student attending school and to enforce a school suspension for incomplete immunization information.
Media Advisory: Update on Students with Incomplete Immunization Records
Update on Students with Incomplete Immunization Records
News Release: Health Unit Issues Suspension Orders to Elementary Students
As part of the continued work to prevent the spread of vaccine preventable diseases, the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) completed a review of all elementary student immunization records in December and more than 12,000 students received a notice.
School Administrators
This page provides guidance and resources for elementary and secondary school administrators across Windsor and Essex County to support them during the Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA) enforcement and suspension processes.
News Release: Elementary School Students with Out-of-Date Immunization Records Risk Being Suspended in March
The Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA) R.S.O.1990 requires all students in Ontario to be up-to-date on immunizations.
WECHU Student Immunization Clinics
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) is hosting immunization clinics and prioritizing elementary students who have been suspended from school due to incomplete immunization information.
News Release: Health Unit Issues Suspension Orders to Secondary Students
Public health units are to maintain and review vaccine records for every student attending school in their region and those not up-to-date can be suspended from school for up to 20 days.
Population Health Status Indicators
Windsor-Essex Health Status Indicator
(WE-HSI) Dashboard
Infectious Diseases Data Dashboard
The infectious diseases dashboard provides a summary of active and rescinded outbreaks in Windsor-Essex County, annual and monthly counts of reportable diseases, along with annual disease rates for Windsor-Essex County and Ontario.