The vaccination rate among healthcare workers and teachers is well above the general population.
More than half of these key public workplaces have reported the vaccination status of their employees:
— Nova Scotia Health Authority: 91 per cent
— IWK Health Centre: 99 per cent
— Long-term care: 93 per cent
— Home care: 89 per cent
— Education: 97 per cent
— Emergency Health Services: 99 per cent
These numbers may change as more employers report.
All of these workplaces have vaccine mandates, and workers will be put on unpaid leave if they do not have one shot of vaccine by Nov. 30 and a plan to get their second.
79 per cent of all people in our province are fully vaccinated, but that includes people who cannot be vaccinated, including young children.
