Doug Ford defended his government’s plan to remove the province’s proof of vaccination requirement in two weeks, saying it’s time to “get on with our lives.”Ford made the remarks in response to a reporter’s question at an unrelated announcement in Hamilton on Tuesday morning.The premier was asked about concerns whether businesses that choose to continue requiring proof of vaccination beyond March 1 could face harassment, and whether those that go along with plans to lift it could lose business because people may feel unsafe.
Ontario to end COVID proof of vaccination March 1, mask mandate to remain in place “I think the market’s going to dictate. You know, you can go to Costco, you can go to Walmart, you can go shopping — you don’t know if the person has a shot beside you or not,” Ford said in response.“We also know that it doesn’t matter if you have one shot or 10 shots, you can catch COVID.
See the prime minister; he has triple shots, and I know hundreds of people with three shots that caught COVID. We just have to be careful.”The province’s chief medical officer of health Dr.
Kieran Moore has said that a booster dose can help reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission compared with two doses, but not eliminate it.