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Currently, pharmacies can only do COVID-19 tests for people without symptoms, who haven't been in contact with someone with COVID-19, and aren't part of an outbreak investigation.

The project comes from The Get REAL Movement, a non-profit focused on fighting issues of discrimination in schools and workplaces. 

In this 10-part series, we profile doctors who are working to combat racism, change the system and improve patient care for racialized communities.

Hired for a leadership role in a new province during the pandemic, Dr. Monika Dutt was worried her long-term licence wouldn't come through before her temporary one expired.

Which is riskier? The disruptions caused by staff shortages if and when healthcare workers who won’t get vaccinated are removed? Or the potential for unvaccinated staff to exacerbate the chances of COVID-19 outbreaks in hospitals?

“We found out when it was announced,” says Ashley Hart, president of Pharmacists Manitoba.