COVID-19 vaccine.As a critical care doctor at Humber River Hospital in northwest Toronto, one of the worst COVID-ravaged regions in the country, he meets the definition of a front-line worker.But he thought there were others, from nurses to respiratory therapists, who needed it first.
Besides, he says, he probably contracted the novel coronavirus in the first wave, among the 50 per cent of the population who show no symptoms.One day last month the hospital’s CEO called telling him there were leftovers from the clinic that day that would go to waste if not used.
Coronavirus: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on Jan. 24 So he relented.Looking back over the last year, Spiegelman feels like he’s needed his entire life’s training.