while quebec continues to work on its vaccine passport to ease public health guidelines for the fully vaccinated, some institutions are taking matters into their own hands.
two synagogues in a shared building in laval recently told their approximately 250 members only those who have received two doses of a covid-19 vaccine will be permitted to enter as of saturday — a move management says has been met with positivity thus far.
andrati said the move — which comes ahead of the reopening of the canadian border and judaism’s high holy days — is an effort to provide an added layer of defence to the group. just a few weeks ago, a member tested positive for covid-19, despite being fully vaccinated and the various public health measures in place at the synagogue, such as temperature-screening, hand-sanitizing, mask-wearing and distancing.
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a léger poll from may shows the majority of canadians are in favour of a vaccine passport , though the concept has received backlash from some who call it a limit on personal freedom, and others who worry it will disproportionately impact marginalized communities.
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