Vaccination Status And The "New Normal"

As governments and businesses seek to avoid closures that have so heavily impacted the economy and everyday life, many are looking to vaccine passports and/or considering mandatory vaccination in the workplace to facilitate a return to "normal" operations.

On August 12, 2021, Dr. Bonnie Henry, BC's Provincial Health Officer, announced that all workers in public and private long-term care facilities must be vaccinated by October 12 and that all care homes and assisted-living facilities must provide the B.C. Ministry of Health with vaccination information in respect of their staff.  Dr. Henry also advised that, effective immediately, unvaccinated volunteers and personal service workers will not be permitted to access these facilities. These requirements will be recorded in an order (which has not yet been published effective the date of this article).