The Lakeshore General Hospital emergency room in Pointe-Claire identified a case of COVID-19 in one of its nurses who was not vaccinated against the virus. She was removed from her unit as soon as she received her test result.
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A patient may have been infected with the virus after coming into contact with the nurse.
“We confirm that a user with whom she was in contact developed symptoms. Note that the nurse wore her mask at all times. We are investigating to determine if there is an epidemiological link between these two cases, ”said by email the spokesperson for the Integrated University Health and Social Services Center (CIUSSS) West Island. -from Montreal, Mélanie Araos.
The nurse was testing for COVID-19 three times a week since she refused the vaccine.
The news comes on the first day of the parliamentary committee on compulsory vaccination against COVID-19 for healthcare workers in the health network and other categories of workers who are in prolonged contact with citizens, at the National Assembly. , in Quebec. The provincial government announced on August 17 that it wanted to implement this measure for workers in direct contact with patients for at least 15 minutes.
“The CIUSSS de l’Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal continues to strongly encourage staff and physicians to be vaccinated and to continue to respect infection prevention and control standards with the same vigor as that observed since the start of the pandemic, ”mentioned Mr.me Araos.
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