Tsiigehtchic COVID-19 clinic was so popular, it ran out of doses
The COVID-19 vaccination clinic ran out of doses by mid-afternoon Thursday but officials are returning to the community Friday to vaccinate those who missed out today.
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Wayne Greenland, 59, came from Fort McPherson to get vaccinated because although there ll be a COVID-19 vaccination clinic in his community next week, he won t be there.(Mackenzie Scott/CBC)
The COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Tsiigehtchic, N.W.T., Friday was so popular, it ran out of doses.
About 36 people preregistered to get the vaccine and, just in case a few more people showed up, officials brought 50 doses to the community.
Wrigley: Jan. 12 and 13 for all eligible residents 18 years and over.
Sambaa K e: Jan. 12 and 13 for all eligible residents 18 years and over.
Jean Marie River: Jan. 14 for all eligible residents 18 years and over.
Nahanni Butte: Jan. 14 for all eligible residents 18 years and over.
Tsiiigehtchic: Jan. 14 for all eligible residents 18 years and over.
Sachs Harbour: Jan. 13, 14 and 15 for all eligible residents 18 years and over.
Ulukhaktok: Jan. 12, 13 and 14 for all eligible residents 18 years and over.
Paulatuk: Jan. 12 and 13 for all eligible residents 18 years and over.
Lutselk e: Jan. 13, 14 and 15 for all eligible residents 18 years and over.
Wekweeti: Jan. 13 for all eligible residents 18 years and over.
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MLA Lesa Semmler, who is a nurse and worked in health promotion for 20 years, said the government of the Northwest Territories should have provided more public health education before the vaccine arrived so it could gain wider acceptance.(Mario De Ciccio/Radio-Canada)
As the Moderna vaccine rolls out in the N.W.T., Indigenous leaders say the territorial government must address vaccine hesitancy if it wants to reach target immunization levels.
The territory received 7,200 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine last week, and unveiled its
But Inuvik MLA Lesa Semmler says information sessions should have been conducted earlier by community health nurses to increase confidence in the vaccine.
The N.W.T. government is now gearing up to inoculate more priority residents and other adults with the first round of the vaccines throughout January, based on its newly-released vaccine strategy on Tuesday.