Educational video looks to reduce vaccine hesitancy with Indigenous Peoples – APTN
Jun 16, 2021
‘It’s important to kind of make this message clear that, you know address the hesitancy of First Nations, Indigenous people taking the vaccine.’
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) has partnered with Ontario MPP Sol Mamakwa to produce a video that address vaccine hesitancy among Indigenous Peoples.
Mamakwa said because of the extra barriers Indigenous people face, getting the vaccine is that much more important.
“It’s very important as Indigenous people especially because of, you know when we talk about overcrowding, when we talk about limited access to health care, when we talk about the representation of Indigenous people in hospitals with Covid cases, you know that percentage is high,” he said.
“That’s why it’s important to kind of make this message clear that, you know address the hesitancy of First Nations, Indigenous people taking the vaccine.”
