A legal advocacy group is launching a legal challenge against British Columbia’s vaccine passport system for failing to allow exemptions for individuals who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons. The province’s vaccine card system is unconstitutional because it doesn’t allow exemptions for those who suffered adverse effects from the vaccine or have complex medical conditions, said Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF) Litigation Director Christine Van Geyn in a news release. “Adverse reactions to a vaccine are rare, but they do happen,” Van Geyn said. “It is cruel and unconstitutional to add exclusion and isolation on top of physical trauma for a person who has had, or is likely to have, an adverse reaction.” Van Geyn noted vaccination is a “much higher risk choice” for people who have had adverse reactions to their first dose of vaccine or have complex medical histories. “For patients like these, they must make a deeply personal …
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