Christmas Plans

Dr. Gail Beck

Across North America, there is holiday planning happening. The pandemic has changed planning, but most people are still doing their best to eke out some pleasure from a period that is often considered one of the most joyous of the year.

I hope everyone reading this is planning a happy holiday, but my heart will be with everyone whose holiday planning, also changed by the pandemic, will be very different from the restful and peaceful time most people envisage.

My heart is with the soldiers, ready to deploy across the country to serve. They will be in indigenous communities and long term care hospitals. They will be learning about a new vaccine and delivering that vaccine to the lucky people getting the best holiday present ever: immunity from COVID-19.

My heart is with public health doctors and nurses and those supporting them, working night and day to deliver that vaccine…

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