Ontario Makes COVID-19 Vaccination Policies Mandatory For High-Risk Settings

As a result of the emergence of the Delta variant, the Government of Ontario is taking steps to increase protection for the most vulnerable populations, including frail seniors, immunocompromised individuals and young children who are not yet eligible for vaccination.

The Government of Ontario's actions include:

• Making COVID-19 vaccination policies mandatory in high-risk settings;
• Pausing the province's exit from the Roadmap to Reopen;
• Providing third doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to vulnerable populations; and
• Expanding eligibility for the Pfizer vaccine to children born in 2009 or earlier.

COVID-19 Vaccination Policies for High-Risk Settings

To protect vulnerable patients and staff in settings where the risk of contracting and transmitting COVID-19 and the Delta variant is higher, hospitals and home and community care service providers must now have a COVID-19 vaccination policy for employees, staff, contractors, students and volunteers.