Businesses can 'absolutely' keep checking vaccine passports after B.C. lifts order, officials say
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Businesses can 'absolutely' keep checking vaccine passports after B.C. lifts order, officials say
The B.C. government will support businesses that keep requiring customers to mask up and provide proof of vaccination even after those COVID-19 restrictions are lifted, health officials said Tuesday.
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said once the indoor mask mandate and B.C. Vaccine Card system are no longer government-ordered, some business owners may decide to adopt them as policies for the protection of employees who are vulnerable to severe illness from COVID-19.
"I absolutely will support businesses continuing to protect their workers," Henry added.
"There are not tools that we abandoned. They are things that helped us, that worked."
Even being fully vaccinated and boosted doesn't provide some seniors and people with compromised immune systems
The issue was raised as the government prepares to potentially relax a number of COVID-19 measures before spring break. Officials haven't hinted at whether mask rules or vaccine requirements could be eased at that time.
The public health order implementing the B.C. Vaccine Card system isn't scheduled to expire until the end of June.
