Toronto has the largest population of Indigenous people in Ontario. Indigenous health-care workers and community groups are working to get them vaccinated against COVID-19 a tougher challenge in a big city than in remote First Nations.
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Richardson said the website, called Maad ookiing Mshkiki Sharing Medicine, is an attempt to overcome vaccine hesitancy. Launched on Feb. 4, the website provides information about COVID-19 vaccinations for First Nations, Inuit and Métis people to help them make informed choices. She said the website information is of high quality, scientifically and culturally. The creation of culturally relevant educational materials that allow Indigenous people to make informed choices about the vaccines is critical, she said.
The website was developed by the Centre for Wise Practices in Indigenous Health at Women s College Hospital in Toronto, the Indigenous Primary Health Care Council, Anishnawbe Health Toronto, the Indigenous Health Program at University Health Network and Shkaabe Makwa an Indigenous-focused branch of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.
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Out of approximately 91 residents, 23 declined the vaccine.(Nadya Kwandibens/Red Works Photography)
Earlier this week, residents and community members of Wigwamen Terrace, an Indigenous retirement home in Toronto, received COVID-19 vaccinations. It was an amazing day; to us it was like history in the making, said Harvey Manning, director of programs and services at Anishnawbe Health Toronto. It s a really important initiative and it s the first vaccine that rolled out for Indigenous communities in Toronto.
The Anishnawbe Health Mobile Healing Unit delivered the Moderna vaccinations Tuesday with the support of Women s College Hospital.