Michael Mitchell, an official of Health Ministry, revealed a new Canadian national immunization strategy. Canadian television yesterday was whowing Mr. Mitchell stating that both houses of Parliament are reviewing the National Immunization Strategy (NIS) initiative. This strategy is mainly focused upon making Meningitis and Hepatitis A vaccination obligatory all around Canadian schools.

Having an assist with the Canadian vaccination program planning in since 2003, The NIS is based on the idea that all issues connected with immunization must be on the forefront of the Canadian public health agenda. The initiative is also lobbied by Canada’s most influential vaccination company, the developers of various well-known immunization shots like Vivaxim, Adacel, Menactra or Immucyst - Sanofi Pasteur.

Toronto Star’s articles of recent times assess the probability of NIS to be valued as “reasonably high”. Political reviewers predict that the initiative will be approved in the first reading, without any exact financing figures for it specified. The National Immunization Strategy initiative will be taken into discussion in the beginning of May in Ottawa. And if approved, the strategy may start working in September 2008, just with the new schoolyear.

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