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TORONTO — Queen’s University says a professor who has come under fire for teaching anti-vaccination materials will not lead the course in question for the rest of the term.

A spokesperson for the Kingston, Ont., university says Melody Torcolacci asked to be relieved of the responsibility for teaching Health 102 for the rest of the academic year and Queen’s granted her request.

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In an email, communications officer Rosie Hales says discussions are ongoing about the other classes Torcolacci teaches.

Torcolacci is an adjunct professor in the university’s school of kinesiology and health studies; she has not replied to requests for an interview.