News Workers, students and volunteer in Ontario long-term care homes will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by middle of next month SHARE ON: Casey Kenny, staff Friday, Oct. 1st, 2021 Long-term care workers, students and volunteers in Ontario will soon be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The announcement was made on Friday afternoon by Minister of Long-Term Care Rod Phillips. Phillips says lower vaccination rates in some homes is one of the reasons for the change. The new mandatory vaccine policy in long-term care homes takes effect on November 15th.
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