All Quebec Health & Social Service Workers Must Be Fully Vaccinated By October 15
Unvaccinated workers will be suspended without pay.
Staff Writer
Sep 07, 2021, 4:44 PM
Sep 07, 2021, 2:15 PM
As of October 15, all Quebec health and social service workers must be fully vaccinated or risk being suspended without pay.
Health Minister Christian Dubé confirmed this new rule at a press conference on Tuesday. The announcement comes in the wake of an increase in COVID-19 cases.
The measure applies to both public and private sector employees.
Dubé highlighted that it's essential for health care and social service workers especially because the health network is "already under a lot of pressure — particularly in the Montreal region."
"We cannot, therefore, accept that workers put vulnerable people at risk," he said. "The health care network must be safe."
