Some B.C. health care workers no longer need to be vaccinated, provincial health officer rules

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Some B.C. health care workers no longer need to be vaccinated, provincial health officer rules
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Dentists, opticians and naturopathic doctors are among the group of private regulated health professionals who will no longer need to be vaccinated against COVID\u002D19 in order to work

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Henry said people working for health authorities and agencies funded by health authorities and long-term care and assisted-living facilities will still need to be fully vaccinated, meaning at least two shots. On Thursday, the B.C. Ministry of Health reported 16 COVID-19 deaths in the week ending Sept. 10. This includes people who died from other causes but had COVID-19 at the time.A total of 4216 people have died with COVID-19 in B.C. since March of 2020 — which is fewer than the number of people who have died from a drug overdose, the province’s other public health crisis.

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