'This is Our Shot' campaign using Canadian celebrities to encourage vaccinations
Actor Ryan Reynolds, Olympic hockey star Hayley Wickenheiser and singer Michael Buble are just some of the celebrities supporting a campaign designed to encourage racialized Canadians to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
It's called ``This is Our Shot.''
The campaign launches today with a virtual town hall moderated by Olympian Clara Hughes.
It will feature doctors from various ethnic groups who will answer questions about COVID-19 vaccines in more than two dozen languages.
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