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Should the government require employees of large businesses to be vaccinated from COVID?

In September 2021 Italy became the first European Country to make COVID-19 health passes mandatory for all workers. By the end of the same month Canada, the United States, Australia, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia and Turkmenistan all announced similar vaccine mandates. Proponents of the mandate argue that these mandates are the only way to end the global COVID-19 pandemic. Opponents cite evidence that people who already have natural immunity are at heightened risk of vaccine side effects caused by an augmented inflammatory response.

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 @9FY43B6from Alberta  answered…2yrs2Y

If they have a health issue that would make so they can't take the vaccine then no they shouldn't get vaccinated but everyone else should

 @964DSXDNew Democraticfrom Ontario  answered…3yrs3Y

Depends on how often the large businesses are coming directly into contact with people at high risk (i.e nursing homes)

 @958MGXPfrom British Columbia  answered…3yrs3Y

If they are not medically safe to intake it then no.

 @9285VQ6New Democraticfrom Newfoundland  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, but exceptions should be allowed for extenuating circumstances, such as minors in the work-force whose parents did not allow them to receive the vaccine and people with health conditions which also prevent them from doing so.

 @8ZW9VPKfrom Ontario  answered…3yrs3Y

it is the employee's choice

 @8Z8JMYQfrom Nova Scotia  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, but only for businesses that provide health care/cross provinces/ or where contact in a vulnerable setting is unavoidable.

 @8Z2Y9RRNew Democraticfrom Ontario  answered…3yrs3Y

No. Business should require unvaccinated employees to work from home or wear masks during a pandemic wave with high rates of hospitalization. Government should invest in health care to sustain pandemic waves.

 @8YJKZFVfrom British Columbia  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, the government should require everyone to be vaccinated against COVID

 @8WCQQNCNew Democraticfrom Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, but only for in-person employees

 @8WC7DLDNew Democraticfrom British Columbia  answered…4yrs4Y

Depends on the type of job they have. If they work with directly with people, then yes.

 @9B5GBLJNew Democraticfrom British Columbia  answered…2yrs2Y

Only in cases such as healthcare workers

 @982MQGMfrom Alberta  answered…2yrs2Y

no, but if they arent vacinated it should be maditory to wear a mask or do daily testing or other preventitave measures

 @97TXFRVNew Democraticfrom Alberta  answered…2yrs2Y

Everyone should be vaccinated by Covid, unless it affects your health in any way

 @94BK47WNew Democraticfrom Alberta  answered…3yrs3Y

Only in healthcare or business that work with the immunocompromised

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