Posted AT 12:26 AM EST on 04/06/08
Catholic school board rejects HPV vaccine
BURLINGTON, ONT. — Public health nurses will not be welcome at Halton Catholic schools this fall to administer a vaccine to fight a virus contracted through sexual activity.
Trustees voted Tuesday night to not provide space in its elementary schools for the delivery of the HPV vaccination to girls in Grade 8.
The 5-4 vote reverses a decision trustees made last September.
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