A B.C. court judge has rejected the provincial government’s bid to have a case against its COVID-19 vaccine orders for health-care workers thrown out.
In a Wednesday decision, Justice Simon Coval dismissed the provincial health officer’s argument that the petitioners lack legal standing in the matter, finding instead they have a “public interest standing.” The petition, which seeks to quash the double-immunization orders, is a “reasonable” way to bring forward important health-care issues that “transcend the interests of those directly involved,” he wrote. Read more: Petition calls for mandatory COVID-19 vaccines at Whistler Blackcomb resort Last October, Dr.
Bonnie Henry ordered staff in the bulk of health-care settings — including hospitals, long-term care homes and clinics — be fully-vaccinated to work on-site.
The non-profit Canadian Society for the Advancement of Science in Public Policy (CSASPP) argues the mandate is unconstitutional, and fails to accommodate people with religious objections, vaccination risks, immunity from prior infection, and a recent, negative COVID-19 test result.