The N.W.T.'s top doc on why you shouldn't hesitate to get the COVID-19 vaccine While the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is being administered to residents of the Northwest Territories over the next three months, many people across the territory, including in Indigenous communities, are saying they won't take it or are not sure it's a good idea to take it. Social Sharing N.W.T.'s chief public health officer addresses some of the facts and myths surrounding the Moderna vaccine Posted: Jan 12, 2021 8:00 AM CT | Last Updated: January 12 Caroline Douglas, a resident of the Jimmy Erasmus Seniors Home in Behchokǫ̀, gives the thumbs up sign after receiving the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. She was the first person to receive the vaccine at the long-term care facility on Dec. 31. (N.W.T. Department of Health and Social Service)