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Posted: Jan 21, 2021 7:33 PM AT | Last Updated: January 21
In the past week, almost 150 nurses have reactivated their licences in Nova Scotia to help with COVID-19 vaccination efforts.(Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP Photo)
Vaccinating close to a million people in less than a year is likely going to take more hands to accomplish than Nova Scotia s health-care system currently has on deck.
That s why regulatory bodies like the Nova Scotia College of Nursing are offering to relicense former health-care professionals to help with the massive COVID-19 vaccination program.
The college put out a call to retired nurses last week to sign up for free temporary licences a program meant primarily to bolster the vaccine workforce and help with other aspects of the COVID-19 response like contact tracing and assessment.