Friday (July 30) saw a line of people eager to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in downtown 麻豆精选.
The 麻豆精选 Yacht Club is hosting Interior Health鈥檚 pop-up vaccination clinic, scheduled to run from now until Aug. 4. Clinical operations executive director Danielle Cameron said the downtown location is perfect for residents who have not had their shot yet due to scheduling conflicts or simply finding that clinics are too far away.
鈥淪ome of the people we鈥檙e vaccinating now just have not had the chance to get the vaccine before,鈥� she said.
鈥淲ith many of our pop-ups that we鈥檝e already done, it was really just around removing barriers and making it as easy as possible for people to come in and get their vaccination.鈥�
With that said, however, vaccination rates in Interior Health seem to be lagging behind the provincial average. Cameron acknowledged that some of it has to do with vaccine hesitancy, which they are working to address.
鈥淚f you鈥檙e unsure, there are many places to get information but if you really want to hear from one of the experts, come into the clinic. Talk to the staff that are working here,鈥� she said.
麻豆精选 Yacht Club鈥檚 executive director Thom Killingsworth said setting up the pop-up clinic happened very quickly soon after the province declared a regional outbreak in the Central Okanagan.
鈥淲e immediately thought (the yacht club) was the right place (for a clinic),鈥� he said.
鈥淲e鈥檙e right downtown and our members are always willing to do the right thing for the community鈥� and we鈥檙e really glad to see that people are coming out right away.鈥�
Killingsworth added that depending on the demand and how many people show up to get the jab, the club and Interior Health may decide to extend the clinic鈥檚 availability.
鈥淲e鈥檒l see how popular it is and just get as many people through as we can.鈥�
The pop-up clinic at the 麻豆精选 Yacht Club will be open from now until Aug. 4 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. No appointment is necessary and you can get either your first or second dose.
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