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Vaccination card next step in pandemic battle - ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV experts

August 23, 2021
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The B.C. government has unveiled plans for a vaccination card, requiring proof of vaccination for people to attend certain social and recreational events. The following ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV faculty experts can provide comment:

AVAILABLE ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV EXPERTS

SCOTT LEAR, professor, Faculty of Health Sciences | SLear@providencehealth.bc.ca  
Can speak to the impact of a proof of vaccination approach on public health; vaccinations

MARK WEXLER, ethics professor, Beedie School of Business | mark_wexler@sfu.ca
Can speak to the trade-off between individual freedoms and rights and the desire for public safety order and informed choice

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MATT KIELTYKA,  ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Communications & Marketing 
236.880.2187 | matt_kieltyka@sfu.ca

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