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Coronavirus: Parents of Quebecers with developmental challenges call for vaccine priority
COVID-19 vaccinations.“We know that people with intellectual disability are at higher risk for getting COVID,” Alexandre Grant told Global News.“They’re also at higher risk for severe outcomes.”Alexandre said he’s speaking up for his twin brother, Jonathan.“I think his intellectual disability makes it really difficult for him to be able to understand what it means to be in a pandemic,” he explained.Their father, Philippe Grant, believes that early vaccination for Jonathan would be a stepping stone to the resumption of a normal life for the family.“Because of the pandemic, Johnathan’s regular in-person activities were cancelled,” he pointed out.“He used to go away occasionally for long weekends for camp.