BC's top doctor is ending the public health emergency declared in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020.
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says any remaining restrictions, including the vaccination requirement for health-care workers, are being rescinded.
On the heels of this decision, the Province is making it immediately mandatory for health-care workers to disclose their immunization status.
The mandatory reporting requirement includes doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, volunteers and contractors.
Health-care workers must report their vaccination status for COVID-19 and influenza.
Health-care workers must report whether they have been vaccinated or have previously contracted: measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, whooping cough (pertussis) and/or chicken pox (varicella).
The requirement to report will be phased in, beginning with the immediate collection of immune-status records for all new hires and appointees.
The Province says workers who were terminated because they did not comply with previous orders requiring COVID-19 immunization, can apply and be hired for positions.