Ms. Vickner is an ISA certified arborist. She described the impact of COVID mandates on her employment and her general well-being. Prior to COVID, she described having had an excellent work year. She lost her job in November 2020, and her employer told her it was financial, however, she feels it was because of her active stance against COVID mandates.
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Mrs. Burguete is a retired healthcare professional who left her profession to be a full-time mother of her four children. During the COVID pandemic, she returned to work as a PSW and worked in long term care
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Elizabeth Galvin tells the heartbreaking story that led to the death of her 20 year old daughter Danielle. The class of 2020 high school graduates experienced no in-person graduation ceremonies, no dance, no peer camaraderie to mark the end of their schooling after having just spent 3 1/2 months of online school. The frustrations continued for Danielle as she attempted to select a university to attend, only to have her choices limited and subsequently changed by the university at the last minute.
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Dr. Tucker relates his observations of the deteriorating mental health of military members over the course of the pandemic. This was exacerbated during the pandemic because of the mandates and interprovincial travel restrictions which resulted in further limiting social contact.
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