SAINT JOHN, N.B. Dr. Robyn MacQuarrie continues to wear a mask and keep a distance of at least two metres from others, even though she is now fully vaccinated against COVID-19. I still follow every single public health recommendation, says MacQuarrie, president of Doctors Nova Scotia. To date, wearing a mask and maintaining physical distance remains the advice of public health officials across Canada regardless of vaccination status. Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada s Chief Public Health Officer, says public health advice will evolve as more people become vaccinated. Until the directive changes, Dr. MacQuarrie says there s still a risk or virus transmission.
Posted: Apr 23, 2021 6:00 AM AT | Last Updated: April 23
As of April 1, almost 65,000 Nova Scotians were on a list awaiting placement with a family doctor.(funnyangel/Shutterstock)
A Cape Breton man is worried about the state of health care on the island after he lost his family doctor for the third time. You know the feeling, and I think it s a feeling that most Cape Bretoners identify with, is just a feeling of being utterly hopeless, said Andy Parnaby, whose family doctor is giving up her Sydney practice.
In a letter to patients, Dr. Meaghan Keating said she is busy with administrative work at the regional hospital and her time is stretched too thin, so she is closing her practice in July.
HALIFAX Reaction is mixed to the idea of the Maritimes helping Ontario through a devastating third wave of COVID-19. The prime minister has asked the premiers to look at re-allocating resources to the largest province and leaders in the Maritime provinces are looking into whether they can help without jeopardizing the health and safety of their citizens. Some residents have mixed feelings about it. We should focus on us primarily, only us, keep our numbers down, said June Bond of Dartmouth. But many nursing students in Nova Scotia say they ll consider going to Ontario if they re called upon. If I can take my passion of nursing and use it to help the most vulnerable people right now in places where COVID is hitting the worst, then I would definitely do that, said Shanelle Partington of Yarmouth, who is in the final year of her nursing program.
Dr. Robert Strang. Photo: Nova Scotia
Doctors Nova Scotia has opened the online nominations for a new award that will recognize the hidden heroes of the pandemic. The people who delivered groceries to neighbours; who called isolated community members to check in; who sewed masks to give out.
Called the Dr. Robert Strang Community Hero Awards, the awards are a way to recognize those working behind the scenes within the community during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Doctors Nova Scotia President, Dr. Robyn MacQuarrie, said the award will recognize Nova Scotia’s unique community spirit that brings people together in tough times.