Fri Aug 20, 2021 – 4:09 pm EDT
TORONTO (LifeSiteNews) – City of Toronto employees must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by October 30, Toronto Mayor John Tory said Thursday at a press conference laying out a vaccination policy. Citing the Delta variant as a main reason behind the policy, Tory said his government is approaching the situation with “an unrelenting, laser-like focus.”
Currently, the majority of employees of the City of Toronto have been vaccinated, according to Tory. Employees will now be required to disclose their vaccination status by September 13. If an employee refuses the shot, they will be required to attend mandatory education on the supposed benefits of the inoculation.
After the education session, employees who have refused will then be required to submit proof of their first shot by September 30. All employees must be fully vaccinated by Oct. 30, according to the mayor. The city is also not ruling out frequent and mandatory testing of unvaccinated employees until they can provide proof of vaccination.
Mayor Tory said: “Our end goal is to encourage and persuade people to get vaccinated if they haven’t already so our city workplaces, which include many public
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