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Ontario will not mandate COVID-19 vaccines for hospital workers

The Ontario government says it will not be moving forward in enacting a mandatory�COVID-19�vaccination policy for hospital workers.The province said it made its decision after speaking to hospitals and health-care partners about the potential impact a policy of that magnitude would entail and based on �real-world evidence here in Ontario and across Canada.�In a statement released Wednesday afternoon, the Ford government said it is a complex issue but pointed to the negative impact a similar policy had on the healthcare system in B.C., where more than 3,000 workers were terminated, forcing the cancellation of surgeries and diagnostic tests.READ MORE