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Getting the COVID-19 vaccine will not affect your insurance coverage

“Getting the vaccine will not affect your insurance coverage. No one should be afraid and choose to not protect themselves from COVID-19 because they are worried about it affecting their benefits. All of Canada’s life and health insurers are supportive of Canadians receiving government approved vaccinations to protect themselves from serious illness and death.” Kevin Dorse, Assistant Vice President, Strategic Communications and Public Affairs, Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association (CLHIA), March 8, 2021 When my colleagues started to post information about the COVID vaccination, I was a bit confused. I have been licenced to sell Life Insurance since 2003; and, in all that time, I had never asked anyone about their vaccination status. In selling policies, I have had to ask my clients about their height and their weight. I have had to ask them about their gender, about their smoking status and the amount of alcohol they consumed. I have had to ask my client’s about their drug con...