Too many front-line workers not getting personal protective equipment

The designation as a 'front-line worker' must not depend on one’s professional title, but their potential exposure to COVID-19. Risk should be determined by the procedure and the patient group being treated.

Health Minister Patty Hajdu, pictured April 30, is helping managing the feds' ongoing response to the coronavirus. All front-line professionals are equal, but some are more equal than others, it seems, writes Irving Gold of the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY IRVING GOLD

May 6, 2020

Our health-care professionals in direct contact with patients who are infected, or presumed to be infected, with COVID-19, are making the selfless decision to put the lives of others ahead of their own. Now, more than ever, they need to be propped up, cheered on and p...

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