Share this Story: Jamil Jivani: Trudeau's vaccine failure laughed off the court as NBA dunks again and againJamil Jivani: Trudeau's vaccine failure laughed off the court as NBA dunks again and again The league is lapping us, and embarrassing the Trudeau government in the process Photo by Kim Klement/USA TODAYArticle content If you want to truly understand just how far behind Canada is on COVID-19 vaccines, don’t compare us to other countries — compare us to the National Basketball Association. Try refreshing your browser, or Jamil Jivani: Trudeau's vaccine failure laughed off the court as NBA dunks again and again Back to video But what about those who don’t want to be vaccinated? According to a report from The Canadian Press, about one-third of Canadians distrust vaccines. Article content We need to close this generation gap if we are going to vaccinate enough Canadians to achieve herd immunity. Retried basketball legends Bill Russell and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, along with 72-year-old NBA head coach Greg Popovich, have each starred in advertisements promoting vaccines.

Source: National Post February 22, 2021 18:11 UTC