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Dr. Chowdhury gets top points for being diplomatic about calling our leaders to task, asking that we hold them accountable and not blameworthy. I’ll play along with that, but it is vital that we ask questions and determine answers for critical events in the attempt to deal with COVID-19.
Who is accountable for the botched order of vaccine from China and the scurry to find alternate sources for vaccine when China cancelled the deal? The delay in finding new sources, coming into the market when almost every other country had already cornered the market, created a delay in getting our deliveries and put us behind the 8-ball. Additionally, who is accountable for extending the date of second vaccination, supposedly to allow more to receive the first jab? Wise or expedient?
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Two Toronto-based politicians are pressing a Chinese-Canadian doctor to remove a sign on his office door â in Chinese â that refers to COVID-19 as the âWuhan pneumonia,â complaining the wording could incite anti-Asian hatred.
The English part of the sign, which explained Dr. Kester Kongâs office protocol during the pandemic, referred only to COVID.
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Try refreshing your browser, or Wuhan pneumoniaâ: Ontario MPPs urge Chinese-Canadian doctor to remove âdivisiveâ sign Back to video
The incident raises thorny questions about when citing the coronavirusâs origins constitutes a form of racism, and whether it makes any difference if the audience is Asian itself.
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Two Toronto-based politicians are pressing a Chinese-Canadian doctor to remove a sign on his office door â in Chinese â that refers to COVID-19 as the âWuhan pneumonia,â complaining the wording could incite anti-Asian hatred.
The English part of the sign, which explained Dr. Kester Kongâs office protocol during the pandemic, referred only to COVID.
We apologize, but this video has failed to load.
Try refreshing your browser, or Wuhan pneumoniaâ: Ontario MPPs urge Chinese-Canadian doctor to remove âdivisiveâ sign Back to video
The incident raises thorny questions about when citing the coronavirusâs origins constitutes a form of racism, and whether it makes any difference if the audience is Asian itself.