Provinces Should Consider Making COVID-19 Vaccines Mandatory for All: Federal Health Minister

Provinces Should Consider Making COVID-19 Vaccines Mandatory for All: Federal Health Minister
Minister of Health Jean-Yves Duclos participates in a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic and the Omicron variant, in Ottawa on Jan. 7, 2022. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press
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Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says he believes provinces and territories should consider making COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for all Canadians at some point.

“What we see now is that our health-care system in Canada is fragile. Our people are tired, and the only way that we know to get through COVID-19, this variant, and any future variant, is through vaccination,” Duclos said at a press conference on Jan. 7.