COVID-19 vaccine requirement lifted for Canada Games athletes, staff
The necessary COVID-19 vaccine coverage has been lifted for the upcoming 2023 Canada Winter Video games on P.E.I.
The choice was made following a overview of the coverage with the province’s Chief Public Well being Workplace, stated Kelly-Ann Paul, the president and CEO of the Canada Video games Council.
“We’ve got rigorously thought-about the recommendation supplied to us from the folks which are specialists in these fields and we have taken their suggestions very rigorously,” she stated.
Although vaccinations are now not required for accredited people, workers, contractors and volunteers, they’re strongly really helpful.
The Chief Public Well being Workplace (CPHO) recommends that each one contributors and attendees on the video games be updated with their COVID-19 vaccination sequence, in addition to the seasonal flu vaccine.
The Canada Video games Council stated it is going to proceed to watch the COVID-19 pandemic and is actively working with the CPHO on infectious illness prevention and management methods.
The video games, which is able to characteristic 20 sports activities, start Feb. 18 with a gap ceremony on the Eastlink Centre in Charlottetown.
