The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) and the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) are jointly calling for COVID-19 vaccinations to be made mandatory for health-care workers. Other health sector groups, including the Ontario Medical Association and the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario, have also called for mandatory vaccines for health-care workers. The governments of France, Italy and Greece have introduced legislation that effectively mandates COVID-19 vaccinations for health-care workers. "Health-care workers really have a responsibility to the people they serve to ensure that the spaces where people access care are safe." Canada lacks detailed statistics on vaccination rates among health-care workers.

Source: CBC News August 03, 2021 19:19 UTC