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With Omicron surging, Alberta Health Services offers COVID testing option to unvaccinated staff
Health Minister says policy change is needed to prepare for impact of variant
CBC News · Posted: Dec 24, 2021 10:06 AM MT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago
As Alberta braces for the impact of an Omicron-driven wave of infections, the province is offering unvaccinated physicians and health staff frequent COVID-19 testing in a bid to get employees back to work.
The testing option, which was previously available to a small number of unimmunized Alberta Health Services workers at select locations, will now be available to any unvaccinated staff member who wants back on the job.
About 1,400 full and part-time staff are on unpaid leave because they are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19, breaching an AHS mandate...
With Omicron surging, Alberta Health Services offers COVID testing option to unvaccinated staff
Health Minister says policy change is needed to prepare for impact of variant
CBC News · Posted: Dec 24, 2021 10:06 AM MT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago
As Alberta braces for the impact of an Omicron-driven wave of infections, the province is offering unvaccinated physicians and health staff frequent COVID-19 testing in a bid to get employees back to work.
The testing option, which was previously available to a small number of unimmunized Alberta Health Services workers at select locations, will now be available to any unvaccinated staff member who wants back on the job.
About 1,400 full and part-time staff are on unpaid leave because they are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19, breaching an AHS mandate...