Some with disabilities worry they'll die if they get COVID, say slow vaccine rollout puts them at risk
Provinces have prioritized vaccinating older Canadians in long-term care homes given the troubling number of deadly outbreaks in these facilities. But there’s another high-risk group: the one in five Canadians living with disabilities.
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Many have same risk of mortality as elderly in long-term care, but won’t be vaccinated until spring or summer
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Posted: Feb 06, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: February 6
Jeff Preston, as assistant professor of disability studies at Western University’s King’s College in London, Ont., has a rare form of muscular dystrophy and uses an electric wheelchair to get around. He says his condition makes him extremely vulnerable to a fatal outcome if he were to contract COVID-19.(Submitted by Jeff Preston)