Dr Evan Adams MD - Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Indigenous Services Canada talks about the experiences of the First Nations, Inuit and Metis people of Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic and the COVID vaccination of these communities.
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TRANSCRIPT:
Kojala Medical presents COVID 19 The Answers. The show that delivers the scientific evidence-based knowledge that can safely return us all to our pre-COVID lives. My name is Dr. Funmi Okunola and I'll be hosting the show. Every week you can listen to me interview a highly respected professional about the science that can reduce your risk of becoming infected with the coronavirus.
Welcome to episode 6 of COVID 19: The Answers, titled 'The vaccination of the Indigenous People of Canada and the effects of COVID 19 on the Indigenous People of Canada I'd like to introduce you all to Dr Evan Adams, Dr Adams is from the Tla'amin First Nation near Powell river in British Columbia Canada. Dr Adams completed his doctor of medicine degree at the University of Calgary and his aboriginal family practice residency at Saint Paul's hospital UBC in Vancouver Canada as chief resident. He then went on to acquire a Masters of Public Health degree from John Hopkins University in Baltimore in the USA. He was the first ever aboriginal health physician advisor in the office of the Provincial Health Officer and became the deputy Provincial Health Officer in the province of British Columbia Canada in 2014 he became the first Chief Medical Officer for the newly formed First Nations Health Authority in BC.