I am an infectious disease physician. I have reviewed all the current evidence carefully and am excited to vaccinate our five-year-old son at the first available opportunity with absolute confidence. 

It is time for organizations with employees in essential public-facing roles — health-care workers, long-term care workers, teachers, and others such as daycare staff and correctional workers — to adopt mandatory vaccination policies.

Dr. Alexander Wong says across Canada more and more essential workers and their families are being infected with COVID-19 and there's proof from other places that vaccinating these people saves lives and prevents hospitals from being overwhelmed with new patients.