Those are just some of the daily hate-filled messages sent to Canadian front-line health-care workers, public health advocates, academics and experts speaking out on the benefit of COVID-19 vaccines and against misinformation. When protesters stormed Canadian hospitals this summer to berate health-care workers and oppose vaccine mandates and other public health restrictions, widespread condemnation from politicians and the public was swift. People march during a protest against COVID-19 vaccine passports and mandatory vaccinations for health-care workers on Sept. 1 in Vancouver. WATCH | Medical groups condemn harassment of health-care workers: Medical community condemns harassment of health-care workers at protests 2:04 The medical community is condemning the recent harassment of health-care workers during protests across the country. Sabina Vohra-Miller, a pharmacologist and science communicator, says she has received increasingly 'violent' messages because of her volunteer public health advocacy.

Source: CBC News November 13, 2021 11:00 UTC