COVID-19 vaccination in high-risk communities: Case study of Brampton, Ontario.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Peel region in Southern Ontario is among the most ethnoculturally diverse and fastest growing areas in Canada. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the multicultural community of Brampton suffered one of the highest infection rates in Canada, in part because of the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the community. The role of pharmacists in supporting vaccine uptake in this linguistically, ethnically and religiously diverse community has not been adequately characterized.

Methods

A qualitative case study approach was used, focusing on one of the major communities in Peel (Brampton). Interviews with community pharmacists and pharmacy staff directly involved in COVID-19 vaccine administration during the pandemic were undertaken to identify common experien

SUBMITTER: Gill M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9647403 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature