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While more than local 1,000 local health-care workers have been vaccinated against COVID-19, hundreds more have turned down the shot when offered.
Statistics provided by local long-term care homes show that, at some facilities, fewer than 60 per cent of front-line workers have been vaccinated.
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“These are individuals tasked with the care of some of our community’s most vulnerable and throughout this pandemic they have done a remarkable job of that,” said Dr. Elizabeth Urbantke, Brant’s acting medical officer of health.
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