Nursing home workers' union wants extension of COVID-19 vaccination deadline
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The head of the province's nursing home workers' union is asking the provincial government to extend the deadline for workers to get a COVID-19 vaccine.
In early October, the government said long-term care workers, staff and volunteers in schools and licensed early learning and child-care centres have until Nov. 19 to be fully vaccinated or face unpaid leave. This mandate also includes all government employees.
Sharon Teare, president of the New Brunswick Council of Nursing Home Unions, says workers need more time.
"Even if they get their first dose this week, they still won't meet the timeline," she said in an interview with Information Morning Fredericton.
People have to wait 28 days before receiving their second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Teare also pleaded with workers get vaccinated, not only to protect themselves but also the people around them, especially in light of the death of a worker at a Dalhousie nursing home.
"At the end of the day it's for your safety," she said in the interview. "Just look at your co-workers and say, 'Hey, if you do it for not yourself, do it for those ... around you.' Get the facts. Get the information. Be comfortable. Don't listen to social media."
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