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Ontario Morning - Thursday October 21, 2021 - Part 2
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A post on the Facebook account of Randy Hillier, the M-P-P for Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston, claimed that a student, Farisa Navab, suffered a permanent adverse reaction or died "shortly after receiving their first or second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine." Her sister Ammarah Navab explains that the claim is not true and discusses what it has been like like to contend with this misrepresentation; Gord Hunter from the Kingston Humane Society says that never before in the organization's 137 year history have they had some many animals to care for; This week, Simcoe Muskoka is hosting its first public health conference on the opioid crisis: "Getting to Tomorrow Barrie." We hear from Suzanna McCarthy of John Howard Society of Simcoe and Muskoka for her perspective on problem; Family doctor Peter Lin explains how some fully-vaccinated people can be vulnerable to so-called 'breakthrough" COVID-19 infections.