Health Minister Adrian Dix hopes most will still get vaccinated to they can return to work
Adrian Dix said largely urban health authorities such as Fraser and Vancouver Coastal are more able to fill vacancies because they have a larger pool of casual staff to draw on. Rural regions with lower vaccination rates, like Interior and Northern Health, face greater challenges.“Let’s say something such as renal care, where you have a limited number of employees and one or two of them are not able to work in that circumstance, it’s really challenging,” he said.
“We’ll be looking at other parts of the system to supplement areas in the Interior where there’s a shortage of people on a temporary basis.” A spokesperson for the Hospital Employees’ Union that represents lab assistants, pharmacy technicians, administrators, housekeepers, food services, janitors and orderlies said 97 per cent of those workers are vaccinated.
The president of the Health Sciences Association that represents 22,000 physiotherapists, counsellors and medical technicians in B.C. said the group supports the vaccine mandate. However, Kane Tse is worried about the effect of having fewer workers in the system.Article content
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