Quebec has pushed again the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for staff within the health-care system to Nov. 15.
Well being Minister Christian Dubé introduced the 30-day delay Wednesday because the preliminary deadline for obligatory vaccination loomed, with hundreds of workers dealing with suspension with out pay.
Citing the strain on the well being community amid the load of the pandemic, Dubé mentioned it could be irresponsible to take away extra staff proper now.
“It’s important to us to guard our community and our sufferers,” he mentioned, describing it’s a “tough determination” to push again the date
The federal government had beforehand stood agency on the Oct. 15 deadline for well being staff to be totally immunized in opposition to COVID-19.
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