Canadians support the requirement of vaccine passports in the workplace

Key Takeaways:

• According to a poll, proof of immunization on the job has increased by 15 % points in the last six months.

Research Co. and Glacier Media began tracking perceptions on vaccine passports six months ago when Canadians still had questions about the federal government’s ability to vaccinate every adult resident of the country against COVID-19.

The notion was prevalent for significant events at the time, and only a small majority of locals (52 %) supported its use in the workplace. However, support for using these proof-of-vaccination certificates in offices increased to 63 % across the country in September. As well, in a recent poll, just over two-thirds of Canadians (67 %) believe that using vaccine passports to allow people to return to their usual workplace would be a “very good” or “good” idea.

Some Canadians, particularly those who come into close contact with others, are already showing their vaccine passport to continue working. The idea of a workplace where everyone has been inoculated against COVID-19 is most popular among Canadians aged 55 and over (77 %). Still, it’s also popular among those aged 35 to 54 (66 %) and those aged 18 to 34 (34 %) (59 percent ).

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As a effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian workplaces have already undergone significant changes. The sectors that rely on foot traffic to keep stores open and producers of coffee, snacks, and meals would benefit significantly from a safe return to work. Unfortunately, even if they are eager to cling to the home office, most Canadian employees will not meet the calls for a vaccine passport at this time.

Canadians are likewise in favor of requiring vaccine passports for travel to other countries (74 %, up to one point), travel to other Canadian provinces, and travel within the same area (70 %, up to two points) (65 %, up to three points).

Since September, we have not made any significant changes in our behavior. Every week, vaccination rates rise, and some Canadians have already received their booster shots. Even so, a sizable segment of the country’s population is unwilling to let down its guard.

Most Canadians saw the vaccine passport as a minor but necessary annoyance from the start. However, Canadians have been less wary of its use as the months have passed.

Source: Piquenewsmagazine