Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine had arrived in Canada in mid-December.“I was so excited that it was possible that the people that I loved, my dad in particular with his health issues, may make it through this pandemic,” said Hunter, whose 65-year-old father has dementia and lives in a retirement residence just outside of London, Ont.Middlesex Terrace, a 105-bed facility, has seen 37 staff members and 25 residents become infected with COVID-19 amid an ongoing outbreak as of Jan.
22. Another 12 residents have died from the virus.When Hunter learned that her father was diagnosed with COVID-19 on Jan. 8, 2021, tears of frustration filled her eyes again.“These are people’s lives and they matter,” she said.“My dad would probably say that ‘this.