COVID-19 vaccine policy for municipal staff in London, Ont., has been strengthened with the addition of new measures targeting those who have successfully applied for exemptions.The policy had given employees until Sept.
29 to provide proof of full vaccination against the virus or proof of a medical or Ontario Human Rights Code exemption.Those who only received one dose by Sept.
29 had until Nov. 1 to become fully vaccinated or risk an “immediate removal from active duties,” according to a copy of the policy sent to city council in September.The day after the Nov.
1 deadline, city officials revealed 19 full-time and 24 casual employees had been placed on a 30-day unpaid leave for failing to comply with the policy.