Nearly 68 per cent of eligible Albertans – or 57.7 per cent of all Albertans – were fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Sunday, but experts say vaccination coverage needs to be higher as the Delta variant sweeps through the province.
There are a range of ideas to boost rates, ranging from vaccine passports to battling misinformation to leaning on family doctors’ relationships with patients.
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Forty-eight per cent of the eligible residents in the High Prairie community have at least one dose of the vaccine, according to Alberta Health; it is one of the lowest rates in the province.
High Prairie Mayor Brian Panasiuk said he wants that number to be higher but acknowledges there are people who are holding back.
“There are people that don’t want to get the shots.
“They’re not sure if they should….
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