Hamilton launches a 'comprehensive program' to encourage people to roll up their sleeves Hamilton is on a drive to get vaccination rates up as the city lags behind the numbers set for Step 3 of the provinces roadmap. Social Sharing ‘We do have a bit of a ways to go yet in getting those vaccination rates up,’ medical officer of health says Posted: Jul 26, 2021 5:50 PM ET | Last Updated: July 26 Dr. Elizabeth Richardson, Hamilton's medical officer of health, says "there are many community members who have yet to receive their first dose of the vaccine."(CBC) Hamilton is on a drive to get vaccination rates up as the city lags behind the numbers set for Step 3 of the province's roadmap.