coronavirus vaccine is rolled out to Ontario health-care workers in hospitals and those in long-term care homes, paramedics say they are anxious for their turn.Dave Wakely is the president of OPSEU Local 277, the Peel Paramedic Union.
He said the lack of clarity around when the vaccine will be available is difficult for his members.“We want to be treated as health-care workers because we are doing the job of health-care workers,” Wakely said.“We are frustrated by a government who is more than happy to put us on the frontline, but when it suits them, forgets that we are on the frontline.” Coronavirus: Muskoka, Ont., paramedic tests positive for COVID-19 Since the pandemic hit, work responsibilities now come with added risk on each call.[.