COVID-19 vaccine cards no longer required starting Tuesday at most places in Manitoba – CBC

Businesses, organizations can still choose to ask for them

Feb 28, 2022

Starting Tuesday, you won’t need a COVID-19 vaccine card to get into many businesses and venues in Manitoba as the provincial government ends proof of vaccination requirements brought in to deal with the pandemic.

However, businesses can still choose to keep vaccine and mask requirements, and some say they’re planning to do so.

Premier Heather Stefanson announced the change last month at a news conference where she and Dr. Brent Roussin, Manitoba’s chief public health officer, stated plans to drop all pandemic-related restrictions by March 15, including mask mandates.

The Manitoba immunization card and verifier app will still be available to businesses, venues and other organizations that want to continue to ask for vaccine cards after March 1, the province said in a news release last month.

Some businesses have already said they plan to keep requiring proof of vaccination after March 1.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/vaccine-mandate-ending-manitoba-1.6367289