Author of the article: Luke Hendry
Publishing date: May 04, 2021 • May 4, 2021 • 6 minute read • Psychiatrist and Quinte Health Care chief of staff Dr. Colin MacPherson, above in 2018, recommends focusing on positive things and personal strengths than on negativity. He notes people abiding by pandemic restrictions are helping to save lives and may find purpose in that. Photo by Luke Hendry
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It’s everywhere: everyone, it seems, has pandemic fatigue.
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Child care is tough. Work is difficult. Money is tight. Housing is unaffordable. Stress is high; energy is low.
Author of the article: Luke Hendry
Publishing date: May 04, 2021 • May 4, 2021 • 6 minute read • Psychiatrist and Quinte Health Care chief of staff Dr. Colin MacPherson, above in 2018, recommends focusing on positive things and personal strengths than on negativity. He notes people abiding by pandemic restrictions are helping to save lives and may find purpose in that. Photo by Luke Hendry
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It’s everywhere: everyone, it seems, has pandemic fatigue.
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Child care is tough. Work is difficult. Money is tight. Housing is unaffordable. Stress is high; energy is low.
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Quinte Health Care’s front-line teams need full vaccination against COVID-19, their president says, but Ontario’s solicitor general says a lack of vaccine means they’ll have to keep waiting for now.
Most QHC clinical staff and doctors have received their first doses but not the second ones required for maximum protection. Yet they’re caring for COVID-19 patients from the area and elsewhere while also dealing with an outbreak at Belleville General Hospital.
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Quinte Health Care’s front-line teams need full vaccination against COVID-19, their president says, but Ontario’s solicitor general says a lack of vaccine means they’ll have to keep waiting for now.
Most QHC clinical staff and doctors have received their first doses but not the second ones required for maximum protection. Yet they’re caring for COVID-19 patients from the area and elsewhere while also dealing with an outbreak at Belleville General Hospital.
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Photo Credit: Hastings Prince Edward Public Health
HPEPH says that 49,743 doses of the vaccine have been administered locally, with 3865 people now fully-vaccinated. So far, 30 per cent of the population in Hastings and Prince Edward Counties has receive at least one dose of the vaccine.
Public health unit clinics in Quinte West, Belleville, Madoc, Picton and Bancroft, are available to anyone 60+ and booking is through the provincial website.
Adults 40+ can also register for the AstraZeneca vaccine at local pharmacies.