Do Nannies Qualify As Daycare Providers For The Covid-19 Vaccine?

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a small return to normal, but children are still at risk of contracting the virus. Ottawa’s Medical Officer of Health requires all child care employees, students, and volunteers to have up-to-date immunizations. There are growing calls to prioritize early childhood educators and child care staff higher in the queues for COVID-19 vaccinations. The Government of Ontario has not enacted a mandate that all non-unionized employees in the province must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by a certain date.

Teachers, school staffers, and child-care workers are among the essential workers who could get the COVID-19 vaccine in the second phase. Mandatory vaccinations are no longer required by the province in hospital, long-term care homes, schools, and child-care settings. Employers in Ontario’s public education and several key health-care settings will need to have COVID-19 vaccination policies in place for staff in the coming weeks.

Children were slightly more likely to be cared for by a relative in 2020 compared with 2019 (28 versus 26). The CDC recommends that child care providers and other essential workers be among the first groups to receive access to the coronavirus vaccine. Many states had already prioritized child care, and nannies were considered essential employees along with other childcare. Nannies fall under “childcare” essential workers and are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Phase 1B. Virginia moved to a statewide pre-vaccination program, which excludes social care workers working with children, including childminders, nannies, and nursery workers. According to the ACIP (Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices), nannies would fall under frontline essential workers and could schedule their appointments now.