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One day in Ottawa and a catastrophe of vaccine messaging Shannon Proudfoot: From a television appearance by NACI s chair to a confounding response by the health minister, confidence in COVID vaccines took a beating Hajdu rises during Question Period in the House of Commons Dec. 10, 2020 (CP/Justin Tang) Monday was an absolutely hideous day if what you wanted was clear, useful, confidence-boosting communication about COVID-19 vaccines in Canada. If you wanted…the horrible opposite of that, then it was a good outing. First up was the National Advisory Council on Immunization (NACI), whose press conferences must increasingly be viewed like incoming meteorites by public health agencies who have to figure out how to educate and reassure a jumpy public after each one. ....
KITCHENER The recommendations from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) issued on Monday are broad and may contribute to vaccine hesitancy in Waterloo Region according to a vaccine specialist at the University of Waterloo. In an interview with CTV News on Tuesday, Dr. Kelly Grindrod, an Associate Professor with the School of Pharmacy at the University of Waterloo, suggested communication from the NACI may cause confusion and lead some people to avoid or delay getting a COVID-19 vaccine. “We absolutely have a lot of virus in Waterloo Region. It seems to be trending in the right way but, we’re by no means out of the woods,” said Grindrod. “I think in regions that have hotspot neighbourhoods, the message continues to be – if you can get a vaccine, get the first vaccine you can get.” ....