Quebec to give update on mandatory vaccines for health-care workers

Quebec Health Minister Christian Dube is expected to give an update on the mandatory vaccination of health-care workers in the province.

He is slated to speak at 2 p.m. Wednesday.

This comes after weeks of debate over whether the government is allowed to force health care workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to avoid being suspended without pay.

The province had originally given them until Oct. 15 to be fully vaccinated or face consequences.

However, that date was postponed to Nov. 15 amid outcry from unvaccinated health-care workers; the government has since hinted it is open to delaying one more time if necessary.