CANADAHALIFAX news Ottawa invests $672,000 in vaccine outreach in Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada by admin 15 فبراير، 2022 written by admin 15 فبراير، 2022 18 Halifax MP Andy Fillmore announced the money would be invested into three outreach programs CITYnews halifax \ Canadian Press Listen to this article HALIFAX — Ottawa is investing $672,000 into Nova Scotian organizations to boost COVID-19 vaccine uptake in undervaccinated communities throughout the province and the Atlantic region. Liberal MP for Halifax Andy Fillmore announced today the money would be invested into three outreach programs through the federal Immunization Partnership Fund to tackle vaccine hesitancy and misinformation. Fillmore says the goal of the fund is to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines. Maria Cain, a manager at Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia, says $226,000 will be used to target newcomers to Canada by creating culturally relevant tools to address concerns about the vaccine in the immigrant community. In the Halifax area, Mainline, a program of the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre, will use its allocated $123,000 to focus on drug users and Indigenous people who live in cities. As well, the Discovery Centre’s science director Ryan Jameson says the museum plans to use its awarded $323,000 to approach leaders in the Black, Indigenous and LGBTQ communities to create educational resources for the province and the larger Atlantic region. “The hope for the fund is that the science … is shared equitably among us all,” Fillmore told a virtual news conference today. “Doing all that requires us to consider why one person’s lived experience might present different barriers than another individual’s when it comes to accessing vaccines.” This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 14, 2022. — This story was produced with the financial assistance of the Facebook and Canadian Press News Fellowship. The Canadian Press 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail admin previous post A Black explorer led the first expedition to reach the North Pole (4 photos) next post Garbage bags still at the curb? Try again Tuesday You may also like مساعدات كندية إنسانية وتنموية للبنان بقيمة 65 مليون... 5 مايو، 2024 Nova Scotia legislature flags at half-mast to mark... 29 أبريل، 2024 Bidders express interest in buying all or part... 29 أبريل، 2024 What Trudeau’s podcast appearances say about the Liberals’... 29 أبريل، 2024 First, she aimed to transform Canada’s military culture.... 29 أبريل، 2024 [تقرير] الهجرة المغاربية في مقاطعة كيبيك 29 أبريل، 2024 أونتاريو: نائبة تتحدى أمراً بنزع كوفيتها وتتعهد بمواصلة... 27 أبريل، 2024 تمويل فدرالي وكيبيكي بقيمة 100 مليون دولار دعماً... 27 أبريل، 2024 First court appearance for boy and girl charged... 27 أبريل، 2024 Province officially reaches tentative deal with teachers 27 أبريل، 2024 Leave a Comment Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.