Yukon Premier Sandy Silver announces mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for wide range of workers
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.A wide range of workers in Yukon will be required to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to help slow the spread of the Delta variant, says Premier Sandy Silver.
The territory is targeting a vaccination rate of 90 per cent among eligible people, a milestone Silver said no other Canadian jurisdiction has hit. “As we start to see increases to people being hospitalized, good people being hospitalized, these are things that are necessary to keep everybody safe.” Elliott said the spike in COVID-19 cases in northern British Columbia, which has led the Northern Health authority to transfer patients out of the region due to hospitals being overwhelmed with COVID-19 cases, highlights the importance of vaccinations.
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