“It serves as a role model. And we do know that when people are receiving information about things that they have concerns about, it is very powerful and influential to hear from a person that you know shares your values and concerns,” she said.
All NDP MPPs are fully vaccinated, except for one who has their second shot booked for Monday, according to party flaks.
Encouraging others to get vaccines isn’t the only way to increase rates as Ontario descends into the fourth wave, Bondy said.
“It’s complicated in terms of human resource rights,” she said.