B.C.’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all health workers returned to the agenda Monday on two fronts, through a B.C. Supreme Court decision and some politically loaded questions in the legislature.
Several who lost their jobs claimed their rights were violated because they declined the vaccine on religious or conscientious grounds. Those objections were dismissed, on grounds that the vaccine mandate was justified to protect public health. Justice Coval found there was no evidence of transmission of the virus through employees who have no contact with patients.
Meanwhile, B.C. United Party Leader Kevin Falcon demanded to know why B.C. is the only place in North America with such a mandate, at a time when staffing crises are affecting the system.Premier David Eby responded: “This is indeed a moment, isn’t it? The leader of the opposition has a chance to stand with vulnerable patients in hospital … and instead is committed to following the leader of the Conservative Party down an increasingly out-of-touch rabbit hole.
B.C. United MLA Mike de Jong rapped another aspect of the pandemic response, saying the government is continuing prosecution efforts against churches who were dealing with gathering restrictions several years ago.
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