Companies ponder role of boosters in COVID-19 vaccination policies – CBC

‘We’ve got the policy … the question is, when does the policy include boosters?’

Dec 07, 2021

As access to COVID-19 booster doses is expanded across Canada, some companies with vaccination mandates are having conversations about whether the additional doses will be a requirement for employees.

Much of that hinges on discussions underway at the federal level over whether the definition of “fully vaccinated” may expand to include another dose.

That is leaving some companies with vaccination policies in limbo.

Chandos Construction, which has dozens of sites across Canada, has a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for its employees.

“The question is, when does the policy include boosters?” said company president Tim Coldwell.

Coldwell says the company will keep a close ear to what different levels of government say.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/companies-booster-doses-covid19-vaccination-policies-1.6277352