Fri Nov 5, 2021 – 3:18 pm EDT
QUEBEC CITY (LifeSiteNews) – Quebec’s Health Minister announced that his province will no longer mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for existing healthcare workers, fearing the policy would lead to a “devastating” staffing shortage.
On Wednesday, Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé said that the province is dropping its vaccine mandate for existing healthcare workers, explaining that the policy would lead to the suspension of thousands of workers and would devastate the already strained healthcare system.
“To deprive ourselves of 8,000 people [in health staff ranks] will have devastating consequences for our network,” Dubé said at a news conference.
This is the second time Dubé has had to change course with the province’s strict healthcare vaccine mandate. When the discriminatory measure was first announced, which required all healthcare workers to receive the experimental jab or be suspended without pay, the deadline was October 15. On October 13, Dubé extended the deadline to November 15.
“We find ourselves adding undue pressure on our network, and especially on the vaccinated health workers who have been at the front for months,” Dubé said in a press conference on Oct. 13.
“If we continue like this, we will run into
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