Premier Doug Ford declined last year to implement a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for staff at hospitals—though only one hospital was opposed to it - but many put their own policies in place.
Dr. Kieran Moore says he's reviewing letters of instruction sent last year to various sectors including hospitals and post-secondary institutions, which required that they develop immunization policies.
Dr. Janice Fitzgerald, chief medical officer of health, told reporters today that high vaccination rates have helped make it possible to gradually remove the remaining public health measures.
The Medical Post's sister magazine in Quebec recently examined the taboo subject of healthcare workers’ mistakes. Here is the final installment of the five-part series.
Kevin MacMullin, business manager for the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 727, says although highly trained, Nova Scotia's paramedics are among the lowest paid in North America.
Immunization campaigns, including booster shots, will continue in B.C., where 90.5% of residents over age 12 have received their second dose of a vaccine.
