Vaccinate Essential Workers NOW!
New Variants are Hospitalizing Younger People
“We are seeing 30-year-olds in the intensive care unit receiving full critical care support including some measures we really reserve for the sickest of the sick,” [1]
It’s time to hit the arms of workers who need it the most, not healthy people under the age of 65. [2]
WHAT CAN YOU DO IN 4 MINUTES?
Put pressure on your representative to vaccinate essential NOW!
It’s time to hit the arms of workers who need it the most, not healthy people under the age of 65. The job should dictate the jab. [2]
Send an email to your representative and Premier directly…
use our email.
Demand that child care workers and ECEs (early childhood educators) are prioritized and vaccinated NOW!
Sign this Petition to the Government of Ontario
*Note this is a petition that is housed on the politician Joel Harden’s website
Resources
References
[1] Dr. Gerald Da Roza, head of medicine at Royal Columbian Hospital,
told Global News
[2] CTV Don Martin: Forget the birth certificate. The job should dictate the jab, starting with teachers
Global News – As COVID-19 variants spread in B.C., concern grows for effects on younger adults
Petition Joel Harden MPP/Depute, Ottawa Centre
WHAT?
Essential workers, despite being put in higher-risk situations, have not been prioritized to be vaccinated because they tend to be younger.
BUT, evidence suggests the COVID-19 variants are leading to severe hospitalizations – particularly for younger adults. Global News
WHO?
Essential workers, despite being put in higher-risk situations, have not been prioritized to be vaccinated because they tend to be younger.
BUT, evidence suggests the COVID-19 variants are leading to severe hospitalizations – particularly for younger adults. Global News
GOAL
To protect the people risking their lives preparing our food or watching our children. To protect our citizens and keep our country running we must protect those who are deemed essential work and who make it possible for working parents to access daycares.
SOLUTION
Move essential workers especially grocery store clerks, early childhood educators, and child care workers to the front of the line.
Prioritize them so they are vaccinated IMMEDIATELY!
Tell your leader to prioritize the people who are putting themselves at risk by preparing your food or taking care of your kids!
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80 per cent of teachers in the U.S. have received their first dose (in Canada it’s not expected till the summer months) [2]
ACT NOW EMAIL
STEPS:
2. Copy our written script
Dear __REPRESENTATIVE’S NAME__ and Doug Ford,
Essential workers, despite being put in higher risk situations, have not been prioritized to be vaccinated because they tend to be younger.
BUT, evidence suggests the COVID-19 variants are leading to severe hospitalizations – particularly for younger adults. Global News
Please vaccinate them immediately. Move essential workers especially grocery store clerks, early childhood educators and child care workers to the front of the vaccination line.
To keep our economy running we must protect those who are deemed essential workers as well as those who make it possible for working parents to access daycars.
Thank you for your support,
YOUR NAME
Concerned Citizen