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Doctors outraged as Ontario, Quebec deny COVID-19 vaccine mandates for health workers
The decision by Quebec and Ontario to not make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for health-care workers has drawn sharp criticism from doctors in those provinces, who say the move is not backed by science.

Both provincial governments announced Wednesday that they will not require health-care staff — hospital workers in Ontario and current health-care employees in Quebec — to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, pointing to the negative impact of such a mandate on the health-care system.

Experts say this puts both health-care workers and patients at an increased risk amid the fourth wave of COVID-19.

Dr. Naheed Dosani, a palliative care physician and health equity lead at Kensington Health in Toronto, called it an “unfortunate” decision that is prioritizing the freedom of unvaccinated health-care workers over the safety of sick patients.

“This goes against science,” he told Global News.

“This is really unfortunate news and really surprising, especially considering that policies like vaccine mandates for health workers have the potential to keep vulnerable patients who are accessing health care in places like hospitals safe,” he said.

Ontario has mandated COVID-19 vaccination for long-term care workers, with a deadline of Nov. 15 for staff to get immunized.

Despite the decision to not make it a mandatory policy across the province by the government, several Ontario hospitals have already implemented their own mandates and have seen roughly two per cent of staff placed on unpaid leave or terminated because of the policies.

Meanwhile, Quebec had planned to suspend unvaccinated workers as of Nov. 15 after pushing that deadline multiple times.

Health Minister Christian Dube said Wednesday the province was backtracking on that policy to avoid losing thousands of unvaccinated employees, which would have “devastating consequences” for the health-care system.

Dr. Donald Vinh, an infectious disease specialist and a medical microbiologist at the McGill University Health Centre (MUC), said Quebec’s government has dug itself into a hole by making such a move, which could backfire.

“I worry that it’s not the science that is guiding the policy decision-making,” he told Global News

“Health-care workers who are inadequately vaccinated will find themselves at higher risk of needing to be hospitalized,” he added.

“That not only puts their own health in danger, but that actually risks or threatens the staffing issues that are recognized by the government.”

Dr. Michael Warner, director of critical care at Michael Garron Hospital in Toronto, said this was a “bad decision” that will endanger patients and increase risk of absenteeism due to COVID-19.

While vaccination will no longer be mandatory for current health-care employees in Quebec, Dubé said that all new hires will have to be vaccinated.

Unvaccinated staff will be obliged to get tested for COVID-19 three times a week, and those who don’t comply will be suspended without pay.

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