Regions in Alberta, Manitoba reporting lowest vaccination rates across Canada – CTV
August 10, 2021
TORONTO — As Canada enters the beginning of a Delta-variant-driven fourth wave, health officials across the country are saying its severity will depend predominately on vaccine uptake.
And there are some rural or remote areas where vaccination rates are lagging compared to other parts of the country, stifling efforts to control the virus.
While Canada’s vaccination rates are among some of the highest in the world, some of the country’s lowest can be found in the Prairies.
In the northern part of Alberta, the region of High Level, which has a population includes the 3,000 residents of the town of High Level and more than 20,000 residents in nearby communities and rural areas, reports having only 16 per cent of its eligible population immunized with at least one dose.
According to provincial data, the region of Forty Mile is also struggling to get needles in arms with roughly 30.7 per cent of the eligible population vaccinated, followed by Two Hills County at 32.6 per cent.
