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Kids Boost Immunity (KBI) is a Canadian health platform designed to raise literacy about immunization in schools. The program, according to , is 香蕉视频直播渄esigned to align with provincial curriculums in science and social studies around various tops related to immunization and global health.香蕉视频直播�
KBI was launched in April of 2018. Kids Boost Immunity was piloted in B.C. with funding from the B.C. Ministry of Health before receiving additional funding from the Public Health Agency of Canada to expand in schools across the country for the 2018/2019 school year.
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Students at Senator Reid Elementary in north Surrey have been working on the lesson plans and quizzes through Kids Boost Immunity since the beginning of the school year.
To date, 127 students in Grades 5 to 7 have answered more than 50,000 questions and earned 3,144 vaccines for children.
Grade 6/7 teacher Chris Patey said his class began using the program and then challenged four other classes, including Tanis Filiatrault香蕉视频直播檚 Grade 6/7 class.
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Patey said the program is planned specifically around Grade 6 immunizations.
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A map on KBI香蕉视频直播檚 website shows eight schools in the Surrey school district are currently taking part in the program.
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