translation services would be provided because of the cultural diversity in the neighbourhoods.
“we want to make sure we’re providing the opportunity for them to come forward in a way that is comfortable for them,” said den boer.
when health care workers first tried to test and vaccinate people living at the temporary shelter in the aquatic centre, there was little interest, she said.
so they asked social services case workers to talk to their clients about it.
“it really made a significant difference,” she said. “we were able to see a really solid response to vaccination.”
sixty per cent of adults need their first dose before ontario starts reopening its economy. the federal government says the number should be 75 per cent.
but modelling for the globe and mail shows that a 90 per cent vaccination rate, the same as the rates for polio, measles, mumps and rubella, could prevent a fourth wave of infections this fall.
with the transition to second doses, the end of the stay-at-home order wednesday and the economy expected to start reopening in two weeks, we can’t forget those who still haven’t gotten their first dose of the vital vaccine.
as marentette said, “getting everyone vaccinated, first and then second doses, will really help our community.”