Kanada. Lower vaccination rates among people who use drugs could lead to serious outcomes from COVID-19
Kanada. Lower vaccination rates among people who use drugs could lead to serious outcomes from COVID-19
As many jurisdictions in Canada begin to ease public health measures intended to limit serious cases and fatalities caused by COVID-19, new research from the BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU) and the University of British Columbia (UBC) suggests many people remain at risk of serious disease.
The Government of Canada, through its COVID-19 Immunity Task Force study provided approximately $770,000 in funding to support a study investigating vaccine confidence uptake among people who use drugs in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside and Downtown South neighbourhoods. Preliminary findings from this study found that just under two-thirds of the group had received at least two doses of a vaccine against COVID-19. (British Columbia Centre on Substance Use, Kanada, 06.04.2022)
https://www.bccsu.ca/blog/news-release/lower-vaccination-rates-among-people-who-use-drugs-could-lead-to-serious-outcomes-from-covid-19/