Quebec is dropping its enforced COVID-19 vaccination mandate amongst health-care employees, authorities officers introduced Wednesday.
After pushing again its deadline a number of occasions, Well being Minister Christian Dubé mentioned the province will abandon the measure altogether, because the health-care community can’t afford to lose the hundreds of non-vaccinated employees.
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Dubé mentioned 14,000 health-care employees haven’t acquired a primary dose, and of these, 5,000 are in direct contact with sufferers.
Well being officers say 97 per cent of employees within the heath community are vaccinated.
The minister added that every one new health-care workers must be totally vaccinated. Unvaccinated workers might be obliged to get examined for COVID thrice per week, and those that don’t comply might be suspended with out pay.
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