All B.C. government employees need to get vaccinated

All 30,000 employees of the B.C. Public Service Agency must be fully vaccinated by Nov. 22, the B.C. government announced today.

“The B.C. government is supporting the effort to increase vaccination rates throughout the province by making COVID-19 vaccination a requirement for B.C. public service employees,” states a Government of B.C. news release issued today, Oct. 5.

“As more employees return to their regular workplaces later in the fall, this provides an additional and reassuring layer of protection for workers who are continuing the vital work of serving British Columbians.”

Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has already ordered all health care workers to be fully vaccinated by Oct. 26 and individual employers have been able to require employees to be vaccinated.

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The Nov. 22 date for government employees gives them time to become fully vaccinated. The government will release details later on how the few people who are unable to get vaccinated will be accommodated.

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