As the Moderna vaccine rolls out in the N.W.T., Indigenous leaders say the territorial government must address vaccine hesitancy if it wants to reach target immunization levels. But Inuvik MLA Lesa Semmler says information sessions should have been conducted earlier by community health nurses to increase confidence in the vaccine. Lessons to be learned from H1N1 vaccine rolloutNurses throughout the territory are wondering why they were not enlisted earlier to do public health education before the Moderna vaccine arrived, Semmler said. - Inuvik MLA Lesa Semmler"There was a lot of vaccine hesitancy," she said. Sangris said he wants the Yellowknives Dene First Nation communities of Dettah and Ndilo to be given the same access to the Moderna vaccine as remote communities without road access.

Source: CBC News January 08, 2021 12:00 UTC