Posted: Feb 09, 2021 6:00 AM CT | Last Updated: February 9
The Yukon Employees Union president said continuing care employees are being told to use their sick days should they experience symptoms after receiving their second dose of the Moderna vaccine, which he says is unfair.(Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press)
The head of the Yukon Employees Union says many continuing care staff are missing work because of side effects from the COVID-19 vaccine.
Union president Steve Geick said Tuesday there was a big spike in the number of continuing care workers calling in sick last week. He said 60 per cent of staff at the Thompson Centre in Whitehorse missed work on Feb. 5.