Windsor-Essex hospitals facing backlash for offering vaccine to managers and executives
The head of the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit says ethical guidelines are being ignored in the distribution of the vaccine in the region.
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Posted: Jan 08, 2021 11:17 AM ET | Last Updated: January 8
The health unit and a local bioethicist say top hospital executives should not be receiving the vaccine at this time. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)
Erie Shores Healthcare says vaccine has been offered to members of its leadership team
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Posted: Jan 06, 2021 6:11 PM ET | Last Updated: January 7
Arms Bumanlag posted this photo on his Twitter account with the date of his second vaccination date.(Twitter/ArmsBumanlag) comments
While many frontline workers are still waiting to get their COVID-19 vaccine, the director of public relations for Erie Shores Healthcare got the vaccine this week, angering the leader of the local union that represents workers in long-term care homes.
Arms Bumanlag posted on social media about getting the shot and has since taken the post down. In a reply to the post, a photo showed his name along with the date for his second shot. That has also been taken down.
WINDSOR, ONT. Erie Shores Healthcare will host an “upfront, personal and frank” discussion on the impact of COVID-19 on the healthcare system as cases in Windsor-Essex continue to rise. The team at ESHC has brought together partners in the region to discuss how the rise of local positive cases impacts families and the sustainability of local healthcare in Essex County for the weeks and months ahead, a news release from the hospital said. ESHC points to the numbers from the Windsor Essex County Health Unit released Saturday which showed an increase in 439 positive COVID-19 cases over two days. An additional 215 cases were reported Sunday.