New Manitoba program to have doctors, pharmacists encourage COVID-19 vaccinations
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The Manitoba government is investing $14 million in community-focused and one-on-one outreach programs to improve access to the COVID-19 vaccine and boost vaccine uptake.
The Manitoba government is investing $14 million in community-focused and one-on-one outreach programs to improve access to the COVID-19 vaccine and to boost vaccine uptake.
“Every vaccination matters. Everyone is important, and there are many more that have to be done,” said Premier Kelvin Goertzen.
“Today’s announcement is recognizing that we are now in a different stage of the vaccination campaign.”
The Manitoba government announced the funding on Tuesday, saying the money will support initiatives that will allow doctors’ offices to create a roster and provide outreach to patients who are not fully vaccinated.
This outreach will include having patients come in to ask any questions or relay concerns they have about the vaccine, in order to support fully informed decisions.
The province said that each office can develop its own strategies to reach out to people based on its knowledge of the patients and what would be most effective.
