Is it OK to ask about someone’s COVID-19 vaccine status? Experts weigh in
COVID-19 restrictions.For the mother of four in Oakville, Ont., getting her first shot was a promising step toward that goal. ‘Like running a marathon’: How to reach Canadians still not vaccinated against COVID-19 But when she asked her in-line interlocutor if he had his jab, Hunt discovered he held a starkly different view.“It just went to this awkward silence of us looking at each other and realizing that maybe we don’t really have anything to say.”The faux pas exemplifies the murky social minefield one must navigate to inquire about someone’s COVID-19 vaccine status.Members of polite society are polarized over whether it’s appropriate to ask people if they’ve rolled up their sleeves.Some Canadians balk at what they see as an intrusion.
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