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Robocalls in Côte Saint-Luc serve as a reminder to get vaccinated

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Mayor of Côte Saint-Luc encourages constituents to get vaccinated
WATCH: The Mayor of one of the Montreal neighborhoods hardest hit by covid19 is encouraging residents to get vaccinated in an effort to stem the spread of the virus. People living in Cote-St-Luc have been receiving robocalls in English and French from Mayor Mitchell Brownstein's office but as Elizabeth Zogalis explains, for now, there are no plans to reach out to people in other languages. – Mar 22, 2021

More than 17,000 phone numbers in the Côte Saint-Luc and the Côte-Des-Neiges areas will receive a robocall recorded by Mayor Mitchell Brownstein this week.

The automated message serves as a warning about the recent surge in coronavirus cases linked to variants that are considered to be more contagious.

It is also a reminder for residents who are eligible to get vaccinated as soon as possible through a recent pilot project set up by Montreal Public Health.

“It’s a great way to reach a lot of people,” says Brownstein. “Unfortunately it doesn’t reach everyone, but it reaches a lot of people.”

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The robocalls will only be in French and English, but Brownstein says he’s confident 99 per cent of those receiving the call will understand the message.

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“We have communication that goes out in other languages as well. It’s just not as easy to get it on a robocall,” added Brownstein.

Meantime, the Federation of Teachers of Jewish Schools (FTJS) said it’s doing what it can to encourage and inform its teachers to take advantage of the pilot project and to get vaccinated.

“We’ve informed them of the appropriate links they’re supposed to go to, and providing them with proper documentation,” says Mordechai Antel a spokesperson with the FTJS.

By Monday afternoon, Montreal Public Health confirmed to Global News more than 6,600 parents, children and teachers eligible to participate in the pilot project had already booked an appointment.

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