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.
Hotline helps connect Calgary s cultural communities with COVID-19 resources
A team operating in Calgary s northeast has created a rapid response hotline to help cultural communities with COVID-19-related support.
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Calgary East Zone Newcomers Collaborative offers services in 20 languages as part of effort to flatten curve
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Posted: Jan 07, 2021 8:40 AM MT | Last Updated: January 7
Edwin Chavez is one of the cultural brokers who helps connect those in need with help in their own language. (Julie Debeljak/CBC)