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The NWT government has formally begun vaccinating non-resident oil and mine workers in the territory against Covid-19, saying it has enough vaccine to do so, won’t incur extra costs, and residents won’t have their own shots delayed. Regina Yuen, a registered nurse, organizes needles and supplies during vaccinations against Covid-19 in Dettah. Pat Kane/ The territory had already vaccinated more than 100 such workers after they requested individual exemptions from the chief public health officer. Now, workers at Imperial Oil in Norman Wells and the Diavik, Ekati, and Gahcho Kué diamond mines will form a priority group of their own without the need for individual requests. In a Monday news release, the territorial government said extending vaccination to non-resident rotational workers – who come and go from the territory but mingle with NWT residents while at work – was important, and was being done elsewhere. Advertisement. “The decision to vaccinate non-resident rotational workers is supported by the federal government and is occurring in other jurisdictions across Canada reliant on transitional workers to deliver essential services,” the news release read. “Recent remote worksite outbreaks in the NWT and the development of new Covid-19 variants in other parts of Canada have […]
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