COVID-19: Winnipeg councillors vote for vaccine mandate for elected officials – Winnipeg
Winnipeg councillors who need to work in Metropolis Corridor have to be totally vaccinated by Nov. 15.
Council made the choice Wednesday, two weeks after a vaccine mandate was introduced for all front-line employees for a similar date.
The brand new guidelines will apply not solely to councillors and the mayor, however their workers as effectively.
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The movement handed near-unanimously, with Vivian Santos the one one to dissent.
“By asking others to answer the questions regarding their vaccine standing, we’re then in the end asking them to reveal private well being info,” she instructed her friends from a video name into council chambers.
From there, “inaccurate assumptions” abound if somebody shouldn’t be vaccinated, she stated.
“I need to make it abundantly clear I’m not anti-vax, that I completely help residents who’ve chosen to vaccinate themselves,” she added. “I additionally perceive those that are usually not totally vaccinated.”
Santos stated her views on bodily autonomy stem from sexual, psychological and bodily abuse she has suffered prior to now, in addition to a current anaphylactic seizure.
“So immediately it is vitally tough for me personally to coerce anybody to take the vaccine.”
Coun. John Orlikow, nonetheless, stated metropolis workers have been working diligently on the problem to guard residents.
“That is our skilled workers… Sadly, we aren’t specialists, and to ask metropolis councillors to be specialists in vaccinations could be very troublesome, we shouldn’t be doing that.”
“So we’re going to comply with the lead of our specialists.”
Councillors and workers required to be vaccinated could have their first dose no later than Sept. 30 and their second by Oct. 28 to be totally vaccinated by the deadline.
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Manitoba medical doctors name for COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all well being care employees
In late August, Manitoba introduced all authorities workers working with weak individuals have to be fully-vaccinated by Oct. 31 — or face common testing.
These workers embrace well being care employees, lecturers, early-learning suppliers, jail guards and all authorities workers, together with members of the legislature.
— with recordsdata from Shane Gibson
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