COVID-19 Walk-in Vaccination Clinic
Clyde River
Who: Kangiqtugaapimmiut ages 12 and older
Date: July 6 – 8, 2021
Time: 12:00 to 9:00 pm
Location: Quluaq High School
Pangnirtung
Who: Panniqtuumiut ages 12 and older
Date: July 6 – 7, 2021
Time: 12:00 to 9:00 pm
Location: Hamlet Building
Pond Inlet
Who: Mittimatalingmiut ages 12 and older
Date: July 6 – 8, 2021
Time: 12:00 to 9:00 pm
Location: Nasivvik High School
Igloolik
Who: Iglulingmiut ages 12 and older
Date: July 7, 8 & 10, 2021
Time: 12:00 to 9:00 pm
Location: Community Hall
Kinngait
Who: Kinngarmiut ages 12 and older
Date: July 12 – 14, 2021
Time: 12:00 to 9:00 pm
Location: Community Hall
Iqaluit
Who: Iqalummiut ages 12 and older
Date: July 14 – 17, 2021
Time: 1:00 to 10:00 pm
Location: Curling Rink
Iqaluit Mobile Clinic
Who: Iqalummiut ages 12 and older
July 15, 2021
Joamie School – 15:30 – 17:00
Northmart – 18:00 – 22:00
July 16, 2021
Dj Specialities – 15:30 – 17:00
Apex - 18:00 – 22:00
July 17, 2021
Nu. Country Food Store – 15:30 – 17:00
Baffin Gas- 18:00 – 22:00
The COVID-19 Walk-in Vaccination Clinic is funded in-part by Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI) with funding from the Government of Canada’s Indigenous Community Support Fund.
For more information about the clinic, contact covid-19@tunngavik.com or toll-free 1-888-646-0006.
About Vaccines
NTI, the Qikiqtani Inuit Association and Government of Nunavut are working together to vaccinate Iqalummiut to protect against COVID-19.
We know there are many questions about the vaccine.
It is normal to wonder about the vaccines. Get information from credible sources. Do not get information only from social media. By now, vaccines have been tested and given to millions of people around the world. Vaccines in Nunavut have been approved for use across Canada. They are safe and effective.
In Nunavut, we especially need to get the vaccine because we have so many young children. Young children cannot get the vaccine yet. We also need to get the vaccine because Elders suffer the most severe infections. We need to protect our children and Elders by getting vaccinated.
Getting the vaccine may help re-open schools, restaurants and businesses. If most Nunavummiut are vaccinated, we may no longer need isolation hotels in Ottawa, Winnipeg and Edmonton. Vaccines reduce the risk of developing COVID-19 or make symptoms milder if you do get sick.
Don’t wait for another vaccine. Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech are effective and safe.
Get vaccinated at the Iqaluit COVID-19 Walk-in Vaccination Clinic. Inuit who get the vaccine during the clinic will be provided transportation to get to the clinic and a $25 voucher after each dose
What you should know about the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines.
The vaccines work really well. Moderna’s vaccine is more than 90% effective at protecting us against severe illness with two doses.
Pfizer’s vaccine is also more than 90% effective at protecting teens aged 16 and 17 against severe illness with two doses and show similar results for youth aged 12 to 15.
These vaccines do not contain coronavirus. They are mRNA vaccines. They teach our cells how to make a protein to protect our bodies.
Both vaccines were tested on more than 30,000 people last year. More than 100 million doses of each vaccine have been given around the world.
Israel was one of the first countries to show that vaccinations have a nationwide effect. Severe COVID cases and deaths have declined rapidly.
Vaccines do not contain a microchip, magnets or the devil.
According to the World Health Organization, Moderna and Pfizer are effective in protecting us from many COVID-19 variants.
Some people get more severe COVID infections. This includes people with hypertension, diabetes, asthma, pulmonary, liver or kidney disease, as well as chronic infections that are stable and controlled. Moderna and Pfizer are safe and effective for these people. 2
Credible Sources of Information
Many of these resources are available in Inuktitut on the NTI website at https://covid19.tunngavik.com
