Minister of Health John Main announced that beginning January 10, 2022, the Department of Health will require mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for some of its frontline health staff.
The annual campaign to vaccinate Nunavummiut against influenza is underway. The vaccine is free and available at health centres throughout Nunavut, and in Iqaluit at the Public Health office.
Following almost three years of public engagement involving communities, Inuit organizations, the private sector and government, the Nunavut Legislative Assembly passed Bill 59 – the Collaboration for Poverty Reduction Act.
Nunavut’s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Michael Patterson, today announced that beginning June 14, fully vaccinated travellers will no longer be required to isolate either before entering the territory or once in-territory.
Today, the Department of Health is announcing that, following approval by Health Canada, Moderna’s Spikevax Bivalent mRNA COVID-19 vaccine is now available in Nunavut.