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I’m from here. Born and raised in Medicine Hat, the heart of Cowboy Country. I’m also a COVID-19 doctor and public health researcher who spent the last week vaccinating workers in meatpacking plants around southern Alberta.
I’m the son of two Uruguayan political refugees, offered refuge here because they believe in freedom, democracy and human rights. I grew up poor but not destitute. My parents worked multiple jobs and I started delivering newspapers at age 11. As a kid, I experienced racism and learned how painful exclusion based on skin colour and heritage felt.
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TORONTO A Calgary researcher says doctors need to be keenly aware of the risks of the rare side effects linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine, which can happen to anyone regardless of age or sex, after a case of a 63-year-old man who was admitted to hospital with blood clots in his leg. As described in a new case study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, the patient was admitted to the emergency department after experiencing pain and coldness in his left leg for five days. He had received his first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine 20 days prior to the onset of his symptoms
Lauren Krugel
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe waits in line at a COVID-19 vaccination drive-thru clinic at Evraz Place in Regina on Thursday, April 15, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Taylor May 11, 2021 - 10:30 AM
CALGARY - Neighbouring provinces are eyeing Saskatchewan s plan to ease COVID-19 restrictions in tandem with vaccination rates, but experts are warning the approach could lead some to a false sense of security.
Saskatchewan s reopening road map outlined last week says public health measures are to start to relax three weeks after 70 per cent of residents 40 and older have received their first shot and all adults are eligible.
Step 1, which could take effect as soon as month s end, would allow restaurants and bars to seat six at a table, fitness classes to resume with three metres between participants and gathering limits to ease.
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Last Modified: 1:08 PM CDT Tuesday, May. 11, 2021 Save to Read Later
CALGARY - Neighbouring provinces are eyeing Saskatchewan s plan to ease COVID-19 restrictions in tandem with vaccination rates, but experts are warning the approach could lead some to a false sense of security.
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe waits in line at a COVID-19 vaccination drive-thru clinic at Evraz Place in Regina on Thursday, April 15, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Taylor
CALGARY - Neighbouring provinces are eyeing Saskatchewan s plan to ease COVID-19 restrictions in tandem with vaccination rates, but experts are warning the approach could lead some to a false sense of security.