Waterloo Region Project Boosts Vaccine Uptake In Racialized Communities
A number of factors, including historical distrust, isolation, lack of awareness, and systemic barriers, may contribute to lower absorption of the COVID-19 vaccine in some communities. The project, which involved the Waterloo Region and the Somali Canadian Waterloo Association (SCAWR), aimed to provide accurate information to people so that they can make an informed choice, through community consultation and information, six information sessions and two clinics in an accessible and intimate community area, the Umul Qura Learning Center....