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

Dentists, opticians and naturopathic doctors are among the group of private regulated health professionals who will no longer need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to work

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has dropped the requirement for private regulated health professionals to be vaccinated.

“Given the high rates of vaccination in these professions, and the current state of the pandemic, the PHO has decided to not require private, regulated health professionals to be vaccinated at this time,” Henry said in a statement released on Thursday.

This came as the World Health Organization declared the end of the COVID-19 pandemic is in sight.

In March, 2022, Henry ordered all health professionals in private and public settings to declare their vaccination status to their regulatory body in order to be permitted to work.

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.

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