Undocumented workers worry that getting the COVID-19 vaccine could lead to immigration deportation
Migrant rights’ advocates and public health experts say the city and the province need to implement a targeted strategy to ensure undocumented immigrants like Lily — and anyone else with precarious immigration status — feel safe enough to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
“We need a clear plan, otherwise we’ll have a very large number of people who will not be vaccinated — especially in the GTA — and that’s a problem from a public health perspective,” said Denise Gastaldo, a professor at the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health who has researched undocumented workers in Ontario.