For some, vaccination poses a moral dilemma: Do I wait so others can get their shot?
For some people, getting called to be vaccinated creates an ethical dilemma: do they get it now, or let someone in greater need go first?
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Tracey Brooks of Stoney Creek says she would likely qualify but feels like others should go first
The Canadian Press ·
Posted: Apr 15, 2021 3:55 PM ET | Last Updated: April 15
A sign for a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Palais des Congrès de Gatineau in April 2021. For some, being called for the vaccine has created an ethical dilemma - do they get it now, or let people they feel need it more go first?(David Richard/Radio-Canada)
Posted: Mar 02, 2021 1:41 PM ET | Last Updated: March 2
A client of the Wesley Urban Ministries Day Centre gets the COVID-19 vaccine. He was nervous to get vaccinated, but was surprised at how quickly it was over.(Bobby Hristova/CBC)
Two weeks ago, COVID-19 found its way into the Wesley Urban Ministries Day Centre. But on Tuesday, so did one of the strongest tools to stop it the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
Public health workers were at the centre, the site of an active outbreak with three confirmed cases, vaccinating staff and clients.
Lonny Nichols, 55, was one of the first to get vaccinated at the centre on Catharine Street North.