Concern rises on high-risk communities low vaccine uptake
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Some Winnipeg communities at high risk of COVID-19 infection are experiencing slower uptake of vaccines, provincial data show.
Some Winnipeg communities at high risk of COVID-19 infection are experiencing slower uptake of vaccines, provincial data show.
It’s a trend, neighbourhood health experts say, urgently requires local vaccination clinics and grassroots engagement to reverse.
Five Winnipeg neighbourhoods have been flagged as having low vaccine uptake, at about 20 per cent of the adult population or less, according to data released Wednesday by the Manitoba government: Point Douglas South (17.3 per cent uptake), Point Douglas North (22 per cent), River East South (20.9 per cent), Inkster East (21.7 per cent), and Downtown East (23.2 per cent).