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Allison Inquiry | Julie Ivan | Day 2 September 9th, 2026
A 50-year-old Ontario letter carrier and 30K runner describes tingling that climbed from her feet to her chest in days after a second dose of Moderna, leading to a spinal lesion, high-dose steroids and progressive symptoms. She says the damage is done, new lesions are forming, and her injury is recognized by the Vaccine Injury Support Program.
Julie Ivan, 50, a Hamilton, Ontario mother of three, has worked for Canada Post since 2006. As a letter carrier she walked 18 to 20 kilometres a day, ran the 30-kilometre Around the Bay race five years in a row, and trained three to five days a week. She received Pfizer first and Moderna on June 30, 2021. Two days later, on a drive north, her feet began to tingle, and over the next days the numbness climbed to her knees, waist and chest, until she could no longer feel to use the bathroom. An emergency department in Toronto found a spinal lesion on MRI, and she says she was told the vaccine made her immune system attack her spine. She describes 1,500 milligrams of IV prednisone followed by a steroid taper, electric shocks with each step, burning feet and hands, numb legs, a new brain lesion found recently, severe fatigue, and a reaction to IVIG treatment. Her neurologist has told her the damage is done, she says, and the goal is to manage symptoms. Ivan has moved from outdoor delivery to inside plant work and then retail, describes losing her energy and motivation, and says she is careful to say she is not anti-vax. Her injury is recognized by the Vaccine Injury Support Program, and MPs thank her for travelling.
Julie Ivan, 50, a Hamilton, Ontario mother of three, has worked for Canada Post since 2006. As a letter carrier she walked 18 to 20 kilometres a day, ran the 30-kilometre Around the Bay race five years in a row, and trained three to five days a week. She received Pfizer first and Moderna on June 30, 2021. Two days later, on a drive north, her feet began to tingle, and over the next days the numbness climbed to her knees, waist and chest, until she could no longer feel to use the bathroom. An emergency department in Toronto found a spinal lesion on MRI, and she says she was told the vaccine made her immune system attack her spine. She describes 1,500 milligrams of IV prednisone followed by a steroid taper, electric shocks with each step, burning feet and hands, numb legs, a new brain lesion found recently, severe fatigue, and a reaction to IVIG treatment. Her neurologist has told her the damage is done, she says, and the goal is to manage symptoms. Ivan has moved from outdoor delivery to inside plant work and then retail, describes losing her energy and motivation, and says she is careful to say she is not anti-vax. Her injury is recognized by the Vaccine Injury Support Program, and MPs thank her for travelling.
