Study carried out with help of Laurentian University suggests that more mobile vaccination clinics should be deployed to serve the populations in rural and remote areas
A study carried out by the University of Waterloo, with assistance from Laurentian University, has identified areas of Northern Ontario and rural Ontario that are "vaccination deserts" because such areas have poor access to pharmacy vaccination sites for COVID-19 vaccines or the flu shot.
“While medication can be delivered remotely and virtual care can be used for offsite counseling, access to vaccinations will need a more innovative approach," she added. “We have to recognize where the gaps remain and plan accordingly to bring seasonal services to provide for hard-to-reach communities and hopefully encourage practicing pharmacists in those areas to become trained in vaccination, if they haven’t already,” Houle said.
PHSD publishes regular updates on its website on where to go for COVID vaccines and flu shots. This includes PHSD office sites, community centres, retail venues as well as deployments of the PHSD vaccine bus.
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