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‘I feel I’m a bit radioactive’: Vancouver ER doctor reflects on his recovery from COVID-19 (Dr. Joseph Finkler, SPH)

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A B.C. emergency doctor says he has now fully recovered from COVID-19.

Dr. Joe Finkler, who works in the emergency department of St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, was diagnosed in March after experiencing a debilitating cough and severe fatigue.

“My head was in a fog,” he said.

“All I could really describe it as is almost like walking against a headwind when there wasn’t one, or as if you had to walk through water or someone just pulling you back with ropes or elastic bands.”

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