As Ottawa's COVID-19 case numbers continue to climb, public health officials are reaching out to communities, in their own language, to provide education and resources around vaccines. It's all part of an outreach initiative by Ottawa Public Health (OPH) to combat misinformation about the illness and vaccine hesitancy. It has also released a video "Why I am choosing the vaccine" that features people giving their reasons in those languages. "We were able to successfully remove the barrier of language," said Asha Ali, a community nurse with Somerset Community Health Centre, who was also one of the panelists. On Sunday, questions ranged from how to book a vaccine to whether the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine was safe, depending on a person's age.

Source: CBC News April 05, 2021 07:52 UTC