Action Alert: Mandate COVID-19 vaccination for all health-care workers, premier!

RNAO has led the way in advocating for mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for health-care workers in Ontario. There is strong and growing evidence about the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines in preventing serious illness and hospitalization, as well as in reducing transmission of the virus.

Join us! Call on the premier to make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for all health-care workers in Ontario.

Health-care workers are at increased risk of contracting COVID-19 and transmitting it. New variants, such as the delta and lambda, pose an increased risk for those who are unvaccinated, and these variants are more dangerous and transmissible. We believe that provincial and territorial governments across Canada should institute mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for health-care workers in all public and private settings. Rules for vaccination should not be left to individual employers. Now is the time for Ontario to show leadership in this critical issue.

Mandatory vaccination will result in all health-care workers being vaccinated, which will help prevent a fourth wave of COVID-19. Ontarians requiring health services must not be burdened with the fear of contracting COVID-19 from health-care providers.

Let the premier know that the COVID-19 vaccination should be made mandatory for all health-care workers in Ontario.

Copy will be sent to the following:

Hon. Doug Ford
premier of Ontario and provincial minister of intergovernmental affairs
Hon.
Christine Elliott
Minister of Health, Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Hon. Rod Phillips
Minister of Long-Term Care, Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, MPP
Andrea Horwath
Ontario New Democratic Party, MPP
France Gélinas
MPP and Ontario New Democratic Party health critic
Sara Singh
Deputy Leader and Seniors Home Care and Long-Term Care Critic, Ontario New Democratic Party, MPP
Steven Del Duca
John Fraser
interim party leader of the Ontario Liberal Party and MPP for Ottawa South
Mike Schreiner
MPP and leader of the Green Party of Ontario
Your local MPP