On Thursday, Interior Health’s chief medical health officer Dr.
“I haven’t been aware of that one yet, but if they’re breaking a specific order and contravening an order then we can investigate and look at the different things we can do,” Dr.
“The COVID-19 vaccine is not a live virus vaccine, so it’s not possible to shed the virus because of the vaccine,” Dr.
“There are some vaccines that are live vaccines, where after you get the vaccine, you can shed the virus because it’s an actual live vaccine,” Dr.
But Merrill says he’s not alone in his opposition to the new vaccines, and he doesn’t think the new mandate at his store will hurt his business.
To date, more than 10 million doses of the vaccines have been administered in Canada, and more than 1.3 million British Columbians have received at least one dose.