Calls are growing for mandatory COVID-19 vaccines in health workers. Here’s what we know Both the Canadian Nurses Association and the Canadian Medical Association are pressing for the measure.“I think it’s always challenging for govts to make these decisions, but I think our jobs as leaders in healthcare is to sometimes make difficult decision and lead with science,” Dr.
Katherine Smart, president-elect of the Canadian Medical Association, told Global News.“And I think the science is clear, these vaccines are incredibly safe.”The vaccines have also proven highly effective.
Between June 15 and July 15 in British Columbia, 96 per cent of COVID-19 cases were among people who were not fully vaccinated.