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COVID anxiety a constant for front-line Calgary Transit workers


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John Othen’s family doesn’t know how he caught COVID-19.
The 73-year-old Calgary bus driver of more than four decades spent weeks in hospital late last year after testing positive. The family was relieved when he was well enough to come home just before Christmas, but he didn’t fully recover.
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A year of unrelenting stress and anxiety for Calgary s transit drivers as pandemic drags on Back to video
A few weeks later, he had to be taken to hospital again, and he died of COVID complications on Jan. 14. ....

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COVID-19 Update: 'Fear and anxiety' part of job for transit workers | Restrictions to ease today? | Tensions mount at anti-mask protest


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Premier Jason Kenney said Monday the province is ready to move into Step 2 of Alberta’s reopening. He announced that restrictions will be eased on indoor fitness and libraries, while delaying the easing of restrictions on children’s sport and performance, retail and hotels, conference and banquet centres.
Alberta reported Monday 291 new cases on 5,933 tests and two additional deaths.
The retail industry was hoping for a capacity boost on Monday as the province evaluates whether to enter the second stage of its economic relaunch.
AHS president and CEO Dr. Verna Yiu issued a public apology on Friday acknowledging problems with the vaccine appointment system rollout. ....

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Province announces vaccinations resume for health care workers — critical workers ask for inclusion in phase 2


 
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The province says 9,000 health care workers will be able to book vaccination appointments in the coming days, after being postponed because of supply problems.
The appointments were put off in mid-January after shipments of vaccines to Canada were greatly reduced. Health care workers are part of the province’s Phase 1A vaccine rollout. No details have yet been released on subsequent vaccination phases.
Ward 6 Councillor Jeff Davison put forward a motion that will go to council in March, calling for the province to include critical workers including firefighters, transit drivers, police, water services and 911 workers.
“This is simply to advocate on our behalf of our employees, whether it s our bus drivers or firefighters,” says Davison. “Those people who are in critical infrastructure roles, that they get vaccinated first because they’re the ones who are really client-focussed from the city’s point of view.” ....

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