An online townhall featuring a panel of medical experts from McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences, as well as Canada’s member of government responsible for vaccine delivery, was attended by more than 100 people with dozens of questions about the safety, effectiveness of the vaccines.
The hour and a half long “COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Townhall” was hosted by PHRI, McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences and and Vishnu Mandir, a Hindu temple located in the Greater Toronto area represented at the webinar by Dr. Budhendranauth Doobay.
This webinar was video-recorded with the permission of all speakers, with recording announced to all participants at the beginning of this event, 7 pm ET, Thursday, June 17, 2021.
.@NonPlainJane of the #PHRI study team for Covid CommUNITY-South Asian kicks off the #COVID19Vaccine Confidence Townhall
Dr. Doobay and @AnitaOakville address the vital issues of #SouthAsians and #covid19 and concern over #vaccinehesitancy #covid19southasian #COVID19Vaccination pic.twitter.com/fN0Yil4rU4— PHRI | Population Health Research Institute ???????? (@PHRIresearch) June 17, 2021
Questions about types of vaccine supplied in Canada were directed at guest speaker, The Honourable Anita Anand, federal Minister of Public Services & Procurement. Health concerns, such as COVID-19 vaccine side efects, were directed at the live panel of medical experts:
- Dr. Sonia Anand (epidemiology; vascular specialist); PI of the COVID CommUNITY-South Asian study recently launched in the Greater Toronto Area, and soon to start in the Greater Vancouver Area.
- Dr. Zain Chagla, (infectious disease)
- Dr. Menaka Pai (hematology and thromboembolism)
- Dr. Raj Grewal (emergency medicine).
Medical expert panelists are introduced at #Covid19southasian #vaccine confidence townhall:@McMasterU @HamHealthSci’s @zchagla @DrRGrewal @MPaiMD @DrSoniaAnand1 #vaccinehesitancy #COVID19Vaccine #COVID19Vaccination #DeltaVariant #PeelRegion #southasians #SouthAsian ????????#Covid_19 pic.twitter.com/ENdo6Ictpi
— PHRI | Population Health Research Institute ???????? (@PHRIresearch) June 17, 2021
