Efforts to get the population vaccinated for COVID-19 continued to ramp up Wednesday at the Lighthouse.
Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre set up at the Lighthouse Wednesday morning and provided inoculations to those living or working at the venue. They were providing first or second shots to people on site.
The idea was to ensure the vaccine was available to the clients of the Lighthouse.
鈥淲e want to make sure that every area of society, especially the most vulnerable populations, have the same opportunities to receive the vaccine as the rest of the population,鈥� said Bill Ironstand, Emergency Management Co-ordinator with BRT6HC.
That was the only way they could meet the goal of getting at least 85 per cent of the population inoculated to achieve herd immunity.
鈥淲e want to make sure nobody鈥檚 missed,鈥� Ironstand says.
BRT6HC worked with Lighthouse clients in the managed alcohol program, and they had a lot of questions about how to get their second doses.
BRT6HC saw an opportunity and they partnered with the Lighthouse to provide the doses to those living there or on the streets.
While the aim was to provide shots to Lighthouse clients, the vaccinations were open to anyone who came through. The BRT6HC staff estimated they had provided more than 20 doses to people that morning.
Judy Armstrong, manager of the Lighthouse, was one of those getting jabbed that morning. She said she was 鈥渧ery grateful that it came.鈥�
Having the doses provided on site was 鈥渧ery convenient for us.鈥�
One of those Lighthouse clients who got his second jab was Fred Derkach, a resident there. He appreciated the convenience of getting the second dose right there.
鈥淚t鈥檚 very nice. It helps us out so we don鈥檛 need to go anywhere there,鈥� said Derkach. 鈥淚 appreciate them coming down.鈥�
Because it is a transient population at the Lighthouse, the plan for BRT6HC is to come back as new residents come in and do more inoculations in the future.
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