– British Columbia’s top doctor, Dr. Bonnie Henry, has announced the end of the public health emergency declared in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020.
– All remaining restrictions, including the vaccination requirement for health-care workers, are being rescinded.
– Health-care workers in public health-care facilities will now be required to disclose their immunization status for COVID-19, influenza, and measles vaccines.
– Wastewater indicators show COVID-19 has levelled off, and the number of people in hospitals is lower and stable.
– The B.C. Supreme Court ruled the province’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health-care workers is justified.
– Dissenters like B.C. Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau and Federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre question the rationale behind the disclosure requirement for health-care workers.
– The B.C. Nurses’ Union will monitor the provincewide vaccine registry for health-care workers to protect members’ rights.