From Heroes To Hated: Health-Care Workers Sign Open Letter Slamming Abuse
When COVID-19 first gripped the nation, people stepped out of their homes to clang pots and pans in a show of support for health-care workers, but on Monday, when Dr. Nili Kaplan-Myrth walked into her office, she had a different kind message waiting on her answering machine.
“You’re a lying a– c—,” said the voicemail, which was left on the phone at her family health practice in Ottawa over the weekend.
After many healthcare workers were warned to take precautions due to the rising tensions of mandate protests, Kaplan-Myrth decided to put pen to paper and call out the harassment and hatred health-care workers have faced. So far, that open letter has garnered at least 1,600 signatures from professionals who brush up against health in their work — doctors, nurses, dentists, social workers, and more, she said.
