A former self-described anti-vaxxer says he regrets not listening to the science as his pregnant wife lies in a medically induced coma 800 kilometres from home.
Now he’s speaking out in the hope he can convince other vaccine-hesitant people to change their minds before it’s too late.
Dwayne Binette, 43, lives in Fort St. John, B.C., with his 39-year-old wife and two children, aged 11 and 3. There, he says, he was surrounded by people who didn’t take the risks of COVID-19 seriously.
Under 60 per cent of eligible people in northeastern British Columbia are fully vaccinated, and patients in need of critical care
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