The federal health minister said he would seek more COVID-19 vaccination data sharing from provinces, but his department says it’s not interested in obtaining personal-level details on the vaccination status of Canadians.
“While the Public Health Agency of Canada [PHAC] is interested in vaccine uptake and coverage in Canada, the information the agency receives from provinces and territories is devoid of all personal information,” Health Canada spokesperson Charmaine Sleiman told The Epoch Times.
“PHAC is not interested in receiving personal-level information on the vaccination status of Canadians.”
In December, after the auditor general released its report on Ottawa’s management of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign and while the federal and provincial governments were being pressed to address the healthcare crisis, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos made a number of comments on the issue of the sharing of health data….