WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local medical officers of health are actively encouraging businesses and other organizations to embrace a regionalized vaccine “certificate” system in absence of a provincially-led vaccine passport.
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health medical officer of health Dr. Nicola Mercer confirmed she is actively discussing using a certificate-based approach to prove vaccination status with Region of Waterloo Public Health and Emergency Services medical officer of health Dr. Hsiu-Li Wang, where appropriate in the two health unit districts.
“We support a provincial approach to avoid regional differences, however in the interim we are exploring how to utilize COVax vaccine receipts locally,” Mercer said, referring to downloadable vaccination receipts offered by the province.
“I’m encouraging businesses and other organizations to accept that piece of paper in the interim as proof because that’s what it is,” Mercer said in an Aug. 27 phone call…
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