“Right now, what we’re seeing is the majority of cases in Canada and globally are among men who have sex with men,” Dr. Jennifer Russell told CTV in an interview Saturday. Fredericton’s Pride committee wants everyone to stay vigilant in their health care. “Right now it’s mostly targeted as a queer issue, but unfortunately it’s a virus and viruses don’t care,” said John Ortiz, chair of the Fredericton Pride committee. contact at a dance … there is no possibility of it being transmitted.’ “We have to be concerned because it’s not a particular community or a particular male or female issue, it’s an individual issue and therefore everyone should be concerned whether they want to have close relationships with people they may or may not know.” he added. In New Brunswick, vaccinations have so far been excluded for close contacts of cases and positive cases. Locally, LGBTQ+ people fear the messages are targeting the queer community, similar to former HIV/AIDS messages. “I’m older and I remember being a teenager in the ’80s, it was always aimed at the gay community, but again it was something that was spread not because you were gay, but because you were in a relationship,” Ortiz said.
