Ottawa students face suspension if immunization records not updated by Dec. 14

Ottawa Public Health warned that 2,000 students could be suspended if their immunization records are not updated by December 14th.

• Immunization records out of date for 63,000 Ottawa students
• Immunization records still out of date for thousands of students

In July, the agency said as many as 63,000 children inOttawahad incomplete immunizationrecords.

The agency sent out 5,000 letters in October toadvise parents and guardians to update their children's records. Approximately 3,000 files were updated but the remaining 2,000 were not, promptinga second letter threatening suspension.

An Ottawa Public Health spokesperson told CBC News in an emailFriday that the phone lines were "very busy" with calls to update immunization records.

Immunization records can also be updated online.

The agency began reviewing the immunization records for 150,000 children in Ottawa in April.