​​​​​​About #VaxChamp

#VaxChamp is a FNHA social media campaign that promotes and encourages acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine. ​

• #VaxChamp pledge portal​

VaxChamp Kiefer Collision (Haida Gwaii) "keifs it real as vaxchamp numbers soar​​​ " (FNHA news story)

Be a COVID-19 #VaxChamp

VaxChamp stands for “Vaccine Champion". 

On #VaxChamp, you can post a photo and a message about why you got vaccinated against COVID-19 – you can become a Vaccine Champion. 

#VaxChamp Danielle Wall (Wet'suwet'en First Nation)

The goal of #VaxChamp is to provide a culturally safe space where Indigenous people can inspire others by sharing their motivations for getting the vaccine.

The FNHA launched #VaxChamp in 2021 to coincide with the arrival of the first COVID-19 vaccines in First Nations communities in BC. Since that time, hundreds of Indigenous people have gone to #VaxChamp to share their photos and reasons for getting vaccinated. 

Some of the first VaxChamps were doctors from the FNHA Office of the Chief Medical Officer. 

Sto​ries

Some of the stories people shared on our #VaxChamp page were so compelling that the FNHA reached out to learn more from them. You can read those stories on our website:

• The Loss of Culture, Family, and Connection Due to COVID-19
• Indigenous VaxChamp Wants To Go Viral in the Healthiest Way
• An Indigenous Paramedic on the Front Lines of the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Girl, Interrupted: Becoming an Adult During the COVID-19 Pandemic