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Little Ray’s Reptile Centre has been a popular exhibition for many communities in Prescott- Russell and other parts of Eastern Ontario. The nature-oriented enterprise was hard hit by the pandemic and has benefitted from federal aid — photo from Facebook page Little Ray’s Nature Centre
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE COVID-19 VACCINES ANSWERED BY OUR OWN DR. PELLETIER
OLIVIER FRÉGEAU olivier.fregeau@eap.on.ca
Dr. Pelletier is a family physician at the Clarence-Rockland Family Health Team and has taken care of many of the members of our community for over 30 years. Here he answers some of our questions regarding the new vaccines available against COVID-19.
Le député fédéral de Glengarry-Prescott- Russell, Francis Drouin, remettra une seconde subvention au Little Ray’s Centre de Hammond. «Depuis des années, Little Ray’s Reptiles a joué un rôle important au sein de notre communauté non seulement en venant en aide aux reptiles et animaux en danger, mais en jouant un rôle d’éducation auprès de la population», a-t-il affirmé. La subven- tion de 336 050 dollars sera distribuée par l’entremise de L’Agence fédérale de développement économique pour le sud de l’Ontario (FedDev). Elle fait écho à la première subvention accordée en juin 2020 pour venir en aide au centre qui est établi dans l’Est ontarien depuis près de 20 ans. Le député fédéral a rappelé que depuis près d’un an, en raison de la pandémie et comme pour d’autres commerces de la région, Little Ray’s est fermé au public. Cette fermeture a entrainé des conséquences qu’il qualifie ‘’d’incroyables’ sur la santé et la sécurité des animaux et reptiles dont le DFOUSFBMBHBSEF.%SPVJOBBVTTJTPVMJHOÊ les efforts de la part de la communauté qui vient en aide aux employés, aux animaux et au centre. «Cet élan de générosité, qui a su ras- sembler notre communauté pour une noble cause, a de quoi rendre fiers les gens de Glengarry-Prescott-Russell. Les gens de l’Est ontarien sont une communauté indivisible lorsqu’ils sont confrontés à des temps difficiles et se serrent les coudes en s’entraidant», a-t-il fait valoir. Francis Drouin a souligné que la pandémie qui a aussi secoué tous les entrepreneurs et commerçants locaux de la région touche tout le monde et a pris le temps de remercier la population qui les encourage en achetant localement. Il a de plus profité du moment pour mentionner que l’arrivée des vaccins «nous rapproche de la lumière au bout du tunnel» et que la générosité de tous est appréciée et nécessaire durant ces temps douloureux.
Q: What is it that you would like us to know about the COVID-19 vaccine A: The doctors at the Rockland Clinic are unanimously in favour of the vaccine after having looked at studies and information from reliable and trusted sources. I am very worried about the false, misleading, and frankly, dangerous information that is circulating around our community about the COVID-19 vaccines. The vaccine reduces your risk of becoming seriously ill, being hospitalized or dying. Q: Why is it so important to you for your patients to get vaccinated? A: The fatality rate for COVID-19 is very high. The risk of dying from the flu (influenza) is 1 in 1000 but if you get sick with COVID-19 you have a 1 in 50 chance of dying. Would you get on a plane or take a cruise if there was a 1 in 50 chance of crashing or sinking? Of course not. But in fact this is what we are currently living with. This is a dangerous and extremely contagious disease. Furthermore, if you contract the virus you will on average unknowingly spread it to 2 or 3 people. Many people look at COVID-19 as black and white, or life and death. Only some of those hospitalized will die, but my concern is with the long-term complications to the lungs, heart, circulation and brain that are reported in many of those who survive. Please do not dismiss or underestimate the disability caused by this disease. I have young healthy patients who have been off work for weeks and months as a result of COVID-19 The vaccine is 95% effective in protecting you from getting sick from COVID-19 but nearly 100% effective in reducing your risk of becoming seriously ill, hospitalized or dying. Q: Should we worry about how quickly the vaccines were developed? A: The technology for the currently available COVID vaccines has in fact been researched and tested for over a decade. It uses a natural substance (called mRNA) that our bodies create and use all the time. mRNA provides instructions for our cells to make the antibodies necessary to neutralize COVID-19 and it disappears once the instructions have been used. I commit to keeping you informed of any real concerns should they arise, but the final message here is that you should be far more A: The safety of this vaccine has been established with large studies during the summer of 2020. There have been over 40 million doses injected in the United States in the past two months. If there were safety issues, we would know by now. The results have been and continue to be closely analyzed by Health Canada. The vaccine would not be approved if it was not safe. Q: Why is it a big deal for younger adults to be vaccinated? They will probably be fine. A: Younger people have lower risk of getting seriously ill or dying from COVID-19 but the risk is still there. The concern for younger people is spreading Covid to family and friends who could become very ill or die. This is a very contagious illness. In the early 1980’s, mumps, measles, rubella, and polio all but disappeared. This was not a coincidence. This was the result of mass vaccination. Vaccines work and we owe a great debt to those who took the vaccines at the time to keep others safe from these very serious illnesses. A large percentage of people will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect the community for us all. Everyone will need to do their part. It’s the right thing to do. Q: What has COVID-19 meant to you personally? A: I am in the same position as you are. I am isolated from my family and friends. I am constantly concerned that I may get the infection and unknowingly spread it to someone. I want this pandemic to end. When our turn comes up, my family and I will be lined up for our vaccine. I am afraid of COVID-19, not the vaccine. afraid of the COVID-19 virus than the COVID-19 vaccine. Q: Isn’t it too soon to know the long-term side effects?
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