More than 10 percent of Canadians did not disclose their actual vaccination status when asked by federal pollsters if they received three doses of COVID shots, according to an internal memo by the Privy Council Office. The March 2022 memo, which was obtained by Blacklock’s Reporter through an Access to Information request, found that although…
Over 10% of Canadians Did Not Disclose True Vaccine Status When Polled: Federal Memo
Ryerson Students Take Legal Action Against University Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
A group of 15 students is taking legal action against Ryerson University for deregistering them from their programs after they chose not to comply with the school’s vaccine mandate. “This action is brought to remedy the harm caused by the implementation of its COVID-19 vaccine mandate and to advocate for the permanent removal of such…
Penn State Employee: Medical Privacy Has Taken a Back Seat During the Pandemic
January 18, 2022
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Penn State University Reference and Instruction Librarian Sarah Hartman-Caverly holds privacy in high regard. That is why she has not disclosed her vaccination status to her employer. She says vaccination mandates should stimulate a public conversation about medical and digital privacy. She works at the Berks County campus of Penn State University. Penn State required…
BC Forbids Unvaccinated From Hosting, Going to Private Gatherings
British Columbia is forbidding residents who have not received a COVID-19 vaccine from hosting anyone in their homes or attending gatherings in other people’s homes. “If you are unvaccinated or have members of your family who are unvaccinated, we cannot have personal gatherings in those settings right now,” provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said…
BC Forbids Unvaccinated From Hosting or Attending Private Gatherings During the Holidays
British Columbia is forbidding residents who have not received a COVID-19 vaccine from hosting anyone in their homes or attending gatherings in other people’s homes over the holiday season. “If you are unvaccinated or have members of your family who are unvaccinated, we cannot have personal gatherings in those settings right now,” provincial health officer…
No Definitive Conclusion Whether Governments Can Legally Ask Canadians to Disclose Vaccine Status: Privacy Commissioner
Canada’s privacy commissioner says it is not clear whether governments can legally ask Canadians to disclose their vaccination status in order to access public services. “During the pandemic, is it reasonable, for public health purposes, for governments to require the disclosure of this information? The question is not as clear-cut as it might seem,” said…
Up to 27,000 Federal Employees yet to Declare COVID Vaccination Status as Deadline Passes
As many as 27,000 public servants appear to have not yet declared their vaccination status to the federal government by the Oct. 29 deadline, leaving themselves at risk of being suspended from work. The federal vaccine mandate applies to over 267,000 federal employees from the “core public administration” including the RCMP, Canada Border Services Agency,…
Managers Shouldn’t Decide If Employee Vaccine Views Are Valid: Federal Unions
OTTAWA—Friday is the deadline for employees in the core federal public service to declare their COVID−19 vaccination status, but unions say there are still many questions about how requests for accommodations will be handled. The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat says 240,000 employees have filed their attestations of their vaccine status to the government, out…
San Francisco In-N-Out Shut Down After Refusing to Check Customers’ Vaccination Status
October 19, 2021
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An In-N-Out in San Francisco on Oct. 14 became the first restaurant to be shut down by the city’s health department for refusing to ask customers to present evidence showing they are vaccinated against COVID-19. The Fisherman’s Wharf branch of the fast-food chain was closed by the San Francisco Department of Public Health for violating…
Vaccinated Californians Prepare to Ditch Their Masks in Most Settings
June 14, 2021
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Residents of Orange County—and the whole of California, for that matter—will awake to a less restrictive world June 15 when the state lifts most of its pandemic-related restrictions. “I hate this phrase ‘reopening the economy’ because the economy has been doing fine. Just look at California’s tax receipts,” Andrew Noymer, a University of California–Irvine professor…
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