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Some with disabilities worry they'll die if they get COVID, say slow vaccine rollout puts them at risk


Some with disabilities worry they ll die if they get COVID, say slow vaccine rollout puts them at risk
Provinces have prioritized vaccinating older Canadians in long-term care homes given the troubling number of deadly outbreaks in these facilities. But there’s another high-risk group: the one in five Canadians living with disabilities.
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Many have same risk of mortality as elderly in long-term care, but won’t be vaccinated until spring or summer
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Posted: Feb 06, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: February 6
Jeff Preston, as assistant professor of disability studies at Western University’s King’s College in London, Ont., has a rare form of muscular dystrophy and uses an electric wheelchair to get around. He says his condition makes him extremely vulnerable to a fatal outcome if he were to contract COVID-19.(Submitted by Jeff Preston) ....

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