Dozens of people gathered to protest outside of Windsor Regional Hospital's Met campus Wednesday, a week after the health-care facility suspended workers who did not meet their vaccine policy deadline. In a media statement Wednesday, Windsor Regional Hospital CEO David Musyj and chief of staff Dr. Wassim Saad emphasized that they are proud that 97.3 per cent of hospital staff have chosen to be vaccinated. "We stand by our WRH vaccine policy that was unanimously passed by our Medical Advisory Committee and Board of Directors. WATCH | WRH's CEO talks about staff suspensions at the hospital: Windsor Regional Hospital CEO explains the risk around unvaccinated staff 0:56 David Musyj explains the risk around having unvaccinated staff working in the hospital. At Erie Shores Healthcare, staff and physicians who have not been fully vaccinated are getting COVID-19 tests twice weekly.

Source: CBC News September 29, 2021 18:32 UTC