Navigating Thanksgiving when vaccine status is an issue

Thanksgiving is coming up on Monday, and this year Manitobans will be dealing with an issue they never have before – vaccine status.

Thanksgiving is coming up on Monday, and this year Manitobans will be dealing with an issue they never have before – vaccine status.

Earlier in the week, the Manitoba government implemented a new set of public health orders, largely aimed at restricting private gatherings with unvaccinated people who are eligible to be vaccinated.

These new rules may lead to some uncomfortable conversations with family and friends surrounding their COVID-19 vaccination status.

To deal with these awkward situations, therapist Carolyn Klassen said people need to be aware of they enter these conversations and lead with kindness.

“When I got vaccinated, it was because of how I wanted to be taking care of others, those that had underlying health conditions, and the young, and so forth. I did it out of kindness and caring,” she said.

“So if kindness is a high value for me, then I have to figure out how to be consistent and live out that very same value in those discussions with those who might be unvaccinated.

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