Thirty-six per cent of staff at Copernicus Lodge remained unvaccinated as of Monday, as the long-term care home's mandatory vaccination policy came into effect. The province also announced last week that all staff at Ontario long-term care homes must be vaccinated against COVID-19 by mid-November. New policy for long-term care workersAccording to a report by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) in March, Canada has the worst record for COVID-19 deaths in long-term care homes compared with other wealthy countries. The Ontario government announced Friday that staff at long-term care homes must be vaccinated against COVID-19. Long-Term Care Minister Rod Phillips said the mandatory vaccination policy, set to come into place on Nov. 15, is needed to deal with the threat posed by the delta variant.

Source: CBC News October 05, 2021 18:27 UTC