health officials in the united states have also encouraged younger residents to get a shot without delay and do their part to build herd immunity.
despite the strong numbers in b.c., some public health units are directly targeting younger residents in their efforts to get people vaccinated.
the fraser health authority launched an ad campaign specifically targeting young adults on friday, a move chow described as “proactive.”
“it’s wise to just get ahead of this, get as many people vaccinated as possible, be really, really aggressive about getting it out to young people as well and we can look forward to a much, much better summer and fall,” he said.
chow said health authorities have also learned valuable lessons about outreach in certain cultural communities through the vaccination effort.
“we needed better reach out into certain communities, certain language groups, religious communities,” he said.
in places like surrey, vaccination clinics are now being held in gurdwaras — places of worship for members of the sikh community — which has helped, chow added.
b.c. announced plans on thursday to vaccinate youth aged 12 to 17 against covid-19 at community clinics.
the province is also
expected to announce its plan to lift certain health restrictions
on tuesday.
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'so far, so good’ as b.c. vaccination numbers steady across ages