Nov 07, 2024
COVID is still circulating but Canadians’ intentions to get a booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine have decreased dramatically since 2021
Rodney Russell, who was “one of the biggest COVID vaccine cheerleaders out there,” admits to now feeling complacent himself about COVID.
“I believe the vaccines did their job,” said Russell, a professor of virology and immunology at Memorial University of Newfoundland. “The shots got us through the pandemic. They helped us get back to normal. They provided immunity, especially when we hadn’t had natural infection frequently.” For most people, “the vaccines were the first bit of immunity we got.”