AuthorVictoria Lunetta

In Issue 7, I discussed youth COVID-19 vaccinations and how Ontario’s Health Care Consent Act gives youth a taste of autonomy prior to adulthood. However, in pandemic-response fashion, more is to be said on this topic.  With exponential COVID-19 case growth in December 2021, the province announced that schools will return to in-person education after a week and a half of online learning. In...

Note: The following article was written in 2021 and does not reflect announcements/changes that have transpired since then. Since resuming in-person education, a spotlight has shined brightly on Ontario youth and efforts towards limiting COVID-19 transmission in schools. Following the adult vaccination roll out, youth ages twelve and up were given the green light to receive mRNA vaccines in May...