Winnipeg's Louis Riel School Division will require all of its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before returning to work this fall, the division's superintendent confirmed Thursday. "We're mandating vaccines for staff," Louis Riel School Division superintendent Christian Michalik told CBC News in an interview. Louis Riel is the first school division in Manitoba to issue a vaccine mandate for its staff. Even with the vaccination mandate, the division still wants to work with staff who may be hesitant to get vaccinated, Michalik said. Brian O'Leary, superintendent of Seven Oaks School Division, said his board would have "no problem" if the province mandated school staff to be vaccinated.

Source: CBC News August 19, 2021 20:35 UTC