January 23, 2021 – Toronto Star
Fast-spreading COVID-19 variant tore through Barrie long-term-care home, doctor says
By: Rhythm Sachdeva & Kenyon Wallace
It’s possible that some residents of Roberta Place who were already infected may have been inadvertently vaccinated, noted Dr. Samir Sinha, director of geriatrics at the Sinai Health System and University Health Network in Toronto. This is because it can take several days after infection for a positive test to show up, he said. “Right now, our rule is to say that if we think you have COVID, or you do have it, we wouldn’t actually vaccinate you. We’d wait to vaccinate you until after you’ve cleared the infection. That’s what the official guidance says,” Sinha said.