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We are scared : Nurses plead to be fully vaccinated

Article content Fourteen months into the pandemic, with more vaccines on the horizon and brighter days ahead, a group of Ottawa nurses say they are more vulnerable than ever to contracting COVID-19 and are terrified. The nurses, who have asked not to be identified to protect their jobs, are pleading with officials for a second dose of COVID-19 vaccine urgently, saying the high numbers of seriously ill COVID-19 patients in hospitals is putting them at increasing risk. Just last week, a nurse in the hard-hit Peel region died as a result of COVID-19. We apologize, but this video has failed to load.

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Cardiologists join call for urgent second doses for health workers

Article content The head of cardiology at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute and chief cardiologists from across Canada have added their voices to the call to fully vaccinate patient-facing health workers immediately. “We fear that our public health organizations and governments have underestimated the negative impact of incomplete vaccination on the health care workforce, which has a direct negative effect on the health of Canadians from both COVID and non-COVID related illness,” wrote members of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society in an open letter to “health leaders and decision makers.” We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or

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Egan: Vaccinated, still infected with COVID-19 — a real but disheartening possibility

Article content Got vaccinated, still got COVID-19 â it does sound like a pandemic punchline, an April Foolsâ joke built for our times. Alas, it is just so, as evidenced by an alarming story from our Elizabeth Payne in our Wednesday editions. A number of frontline health workers at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute became infected with the virus, and this after being vaccinated with a first dose of the best stuff we have. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Egan: Vaccinated, still infected with COVID-19 â a real but disheartening possibility Back to video

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Egan: Vaccinated, still infected with COVID-19 — a real but disheartening possibility

Egan: Vaccinated, still infected with COVID-19 — a real but disheartening possibility
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Egan: Vaccinated, still infected with COVID-19 — a real but disheartening possibility

Egan: Vaccinated, still infected with COVID-19 — a real but disheartening possibility
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