COVID-19 Vaccination

College of Nursing faculty and staff share why they chose to get vaccinated.

There are many reasons why someone may choose to get vaccinated.

These are the reasons faculty and staff from the University of Saskatchewan College of Nursing decided to get their COVID-19 vaccinations.

June Anonson. I'm a wife, a mother, a mother-in-law, a grandma, an auntie, a great-auntie, a granddaughter, a godmother, a friend, a colleague, a neighbour. I do it for me, and for them. It's the right thing to do.
Dr. June Anonson
Hope Bilinski. I got vaccinated because I want to be part of the solution, not part of the problem. Please joing me. Get vaccinated for Covid-19.
Dr. Hope Bilinski
Tania Bergen. I have a responsibility to keep my community safe. That is why I am fully vaccinated.
Tania Bergen
Cheryl Besse
Cheryl Besse
Jodie Bigalky. I am vaccinated because it's the best means we have for ending this pandemic. I want to return to a world where people can freely gather, where local businesses can thrive, and where the healthcare system isn't on the brink of collapse. I am vaccinated because it is the right choice.
Dr. Jodie Bigalky
Marie Dietrich Leurer. I am fully vaccinated to protect myself and others. We need to work together as community to shield the immunocompromised and end this pandemic.
Dr. Marie Dietrich Leurer
Dawna Fletcher-Tung. My rural Saskatchewan roots taught me community responsibility - friends, family, and neighbors helping one another. My why, vaccination is my community responsibility. Let's help one another.
Dawna Fletcher-Tung
Liz Ferozedin. I chose to be vaccinated to protect my family, friends, and students. Vaccinate yourself to protect the ones that you care about too.
Liz Ferozedin
Lynn Jansen. Covid-19 vaccination protects our families and all of those around us. It is based on scientific evidence that promotes immunity and prevents severe illness. As a nursing leader and healthcare professional, I am proud to say I am fully vaccinated.
Dr. Lynn Jansen
Tish King. As nurses, we know that vaccines work. I believe we need a collective conscience and community action urgently. You are enough and your choice matters. Please embrace your individual power, so as a community, we can stick it to COVID.
Tish King
Gerri Lasiuk. The Covid-19 vaccine offers a layer of protection against the virus and helps to protect others, including children and others who are unable to get the vaccine.
Dr. Gerri Lasiuk
Brenda Mishak. Our children and grandchildren are my why. I am doing what I can do to protect the kids.
Dr. Brenda Mishak
Wanda Martin. I got vaccinated because I believe in protecting community, and vaccines are a big part of our health and well-being. The vaccine also gave me peace of mind to visit my parents with a substantially reduced risk of infecting them.
Dr. Wanda Martin
Michelle Patterson. I chose to be fully vaccinated because vaccines rock. Remember smallpox? I don't either. Let's work together to get to a place where Covid-19 is a distand memory. Get vaccinated.
Michelle Patterson
Pammla Petrucka. Making the right choise was easy. As a nurse, I believe it is important to be a good role model for my peers, family, and community. It is a privilege that many in the world do not have. Please protect yourself and others, get vaccinated.
Dr. Pammla Petrucka
Cindy Peternelj-Taylor. I chose to be fully vaccinated because I want to grow old with my children and gradnchildren. Please get vaccinated,
Cindy Peternelj-Taylor
Kathy Rodger. Canadians are incredibly fortunate to have access to COVID vaccines to protect one another against this deadly virus. I received my COVID vaccination to protect myself, my family, my colleagues, and the community. Believe in the science of vaccinations, it's the best choice.
Kathy Rodger
Noelle Rohatinsky. I am fully vaccinated to protect myself. friends, family, and community including students and work colleagues.
Dr. Noelle Rohatinski
Solina Richter. I choose to protect my family members, co-workers, and the community. I am fully vaccinated, it is the right choice. Please consider vaccination.
Dr. Solina Richter