{"id":61889,"date":"2021-06-09T10:36:46","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T16:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/?p=61889"},"modified":"2021-06-09T10:36:46","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T16:36:46","slug":"long-way-to-go-kenney-launching-5-million-advertising-campaign-to-encourage-more-albertans-to-get-vaccinated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/2021\/06\/09\/long-way-to-go-kenney-launching-5-million-advertising-campaign-to-encourage-more-albertans-to-get-vaccinated\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Long way to go\u2019: Kenney launching $5 million advertising campaign to encourage more Albertans to get vaccinated"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Vaccinated Calgarian<\/strong>: Nannan Xie stands back of a window with the indoor masking requirements in Center Street in Calgary on Saturday, May 26, 2021. Nannan Xie booked her vaccination appointment on the first day that she was eligible. (Photo by Sugege Du\/The Press)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A<\/span>lberta\u2019s premier says there\u2019s nothing he can do about Albertans who refuse to get vaccinated, but he\u2019ll spend $5 million trying to turn the tide.<\/p>\n

A<\/span>ccording to the newest vaccination rates reported by the Government of Alberta<\/a>, 2,532,143 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Alberta, and 48.7 per cent of Albertans have received at least one dose.<\/p>\n

However, some Albertans still have low confidence in vaccines.<\/p>\n

The Public Health Agency of Canada reports that Canada will need 75 per cent of people to be fully vaccinated to ease the indoor COVID-19 restrictions<\/a>. Getting more Albertans vaccinated is an important part of meeting the national immunization goal.<\/p>\n

Premier Jason Kenney addressed the vaccine hesitancy issue during a multi-cultural roundtable meeting last Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do not think there is anything we can do about that 10 per cent Albertans who are strongly opposed to vaccines,\u201d said Kenney. \u201cThey have certain ideas in their mind.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kenney said that his government is launching a $5 million advertising campaign to encourage people to get vaccinated. The advertising will address some of the misconceptions about the safety of vaccines.<\/p>\n

The advertising campaign will include social media, online media and television ads, and two direct mailers.<\/p>\n

Kenney said that in a recent public opinion poll from Angus Reid, about 70 per cent of Albertans say they are willing to get the COVID-19 vaccine. About 10 per cent of Albertans say they are somewhat likely to get the vaccine. About 10 per cent of Albertans say they are somewhat unlikely, and 10 per cent won\u2019t get the vaccine.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat mid-group, about 20 per cent who are open to getting vaccinated, have questions and doubts about the vaccines. We need to educate those individuals,\u201d Kenney said.<\/p>\n

Nannan Xie is a 29-year-old Calgarian who booked her vaccination appointment on the first day that she was eligible.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would say good luck to those who do not want to get vaccinated,\u201d she said. \u201cGetting the COVID-19 doses is for your own benefit.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Xie was impressed with her experience of getting vaccinated at the TELUS Convention Centre.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything was so safe; the staff members are well-trained,\u201d said Xie. \u201cI got the Pfizer, and I have no side effects.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lily Zhou, a customer service representative at the Bank of Montreal, says that she was hesitant about getting the vaccine because of the link between a rare blood clot and AstraZeneca doses.<\/p>\n

\u201cI heard they stopped administered AstraZeneca vaccines, so I went to book mine,\u201d she said. \u201cHopefully, everyone will get their vaccines as soon as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the Albertan vaccination rate keeps rising, it still remains to be seen how effective the $5 million vaccination campaign will be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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