Collecting these records will allow health-care administrators to make staffing decisions in the event of an exposure, outbreak, or future pandemic.
However, the province is making it mandatory for health-care workers to disclose their immunization status, including COVID-19 , influenza and measles vaccines.
The mandatory reporting requirement comes into effect on July 26, 2024, and applies to health-care workers in health authority-operated and contracted facilities and includes doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, volunteers and contractors.“Since March 2020, we have been in a provincial public-health emergency to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic,” Henry said.
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