The family of a four-year-old boy battling leukemia claim they are being evicted from a Ronald McDonald House in Vancouver because they are refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19 - but the charity says it will be offering alternative accommodations.
Ronald McDonald House's British Columbia and Yukon Branch (RMHBC), which provides temporary housing for families of children undergoing treatment for serious medial conditions, on Monday sent out a letter to all its residents, notifying them that a vaccine mandate was going into effect on January 17, followed by a two-week grace period.
Under the new policy, everyone five years and older must get at least the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Those who fail to comply will be required to leave the facility on January 31.
'RMHBC recognizes and acts upon its responsibility to maintain a safe and healthy environment including taking every precaution reasonable in the circumstances to protect the health and safety of individuals attending at an RMHBC Facility, particularly given the vulnerable populations serviced by RMHBC and the significant risk of transmission of communicable disease in our congregate living settings,' the letter read in part.
Austin Furgason, a father from British Columbia, Canada, this week received a letter from the Ronald McDonald House's BC and Yukon Branch, where his family have been staying during his son's cancer treatment, announcing the impending eviction of unvaccinated residents
Furgason's four-year-old son, Jack (pictured), is battling Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Austin Furgason, a father-of-two from Kelowna, British Columbia, shared a video on social media on Tuesday, which shows him confronting an administrator at the Ronald McDonald House in Vancouver, where his family has been staying while his four-year-old son, Jack, is undergoing treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.
In the recording, Furgason shows the letter announcing the vaccine mandate, then asks to speak
