Building trust key to tackling vaccine hesitation among immigrants, say event organizers
Online education events targeting newcomers can help play a huge part in improving vaccine uptake in those communities, according to event organizers.
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Posted: May 03, 2021 5:00 AM MT | Last Updated: May 3
Some immigrants can be reluctant to get immunized due to language barriers and misinformation. Two online education events targeting newcomers to Calgary are taking place this week.(Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press)
Online education events targeting newcomers and specific religious groups in Calgary can help play a huge part in improving vaccine uptake in those communities, according to event organizers and organizations that work with newcomers.
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A man brandishing a knife was arrested Friday afternoon after threatening people inside a northeast mosque in Calgary.
The Calgary Police Service received a call shortly after noon about a man with a knife inside the Akram Jomaa Islamic Centre in the 2600 block of 37th Avenue N.E.
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Officers arrived quickly and deployed an Arwen Less Lethal launcher to help take the man into custody, said police.
Saima Jamal said she had just parked and was walking towards the mosque when she witnessed police running inside with guns.