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  • What People Living with HIV Need to Know About HIV and COVID-19

    What People Living with HIV Need to Know About HIV and COVID-19

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    It’s important to underline that there is currently no strong evidence that people living with HIV are at an especially increased risk of contracting COVID-19 or if they do contract it they will experience a worse outcome.

    This does not mean that people living with HIV should take COVID-19 lightly and they must take all precautions to protect themselves. As in the general population, older people living with HIV or people living with HIV with heart or lung problems may be at a higher risk of becoming infected with the virus and of suffering more serious symptoms.

  • COVID-19 Safety Tips & Harm Reduction

    COVID-19 Safety Tips & Harm Reduction

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  • Planning Checklist for Homeless and Housing Services Providers

    Planning Checklist for Homeless and Housing Services Providers

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    This checklist will help you to plan your response to an influenza pandemic, as it might affect your program or facility. The checklist is divided into three sections: service continuity planning; infection control; and pandemic-specific considerations

  • COVID-19 Guidelines for Sex Workers, Clients, 3rd Parties

    COVID-19 Guidelines for Sex Workers, Clients, 3rd Parties

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    The COVID-19 pandemic has placed many sex workers in a particularly difficult situation. Like other precarious workers, sex workers generally cannot access labour protections such as paid sick leave and unemployment insurance. Many of us are experiencing loss of income due to appointment cancellations, decreased demand for services, workplace closures, and sickness. Since sex industry jobs do not offer a salary, sick days, or benefits, there is little to no safety net for sex workers when we are unable to work.

    While social distancing is strongly advised, it is particularly challenging for contact sex workers (full service workers, strippers, massage workers, professional dominants, etc), queer and trans sex workers, Black and Indigenous People of Colour (BIPOC) workers at the margins, and otherwise low-income workers to adhere to these recommendations. This is because the loss of income that would result from such social distancing measures prevents them from working, and makes the difference between affording basic needs such as food, medicine, childcare, rent, etc.

  • Harm Reduction Tips During Corona Virus

    Harm Reduction Tips During Corona Virus

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  • COVID-19: Harm Reduction and Overdose Response

    COVID-19: Harm Reduction and Overdose Response

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    BC Centre for Disease Controle: We recognize that many of the public health messages being shared on COVID-19 are hard to practice when people
    are living outside, in a tent, in an SRO, or in a shelter. People who use drugs are already doing incredible work to keep communities safe and reduce the spread of infection. We need creative solutions to slow down the spread of COVID19 and protect people who use drugs, have underlying health conditions, and/or may be elderly.

  • Guidance on Contingency Planning for People who use Drugs and COVID-19

    Guidance on Contingency Planning for People who use Drugs and COVID-19

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    This guidance was drafted by the Scottish Drugs Forum in collaboration with the Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Prevention Leads Network, co-ordinated by the Scottish Health Protection Network.

    Disclaimer COVID-19 is a rapidly evolving pandemic with national advice and guidance updated regularly. This document is accurate at the point of publication and will be reviewed regularly and updates issued as and when required.

  • VCH Safer Use Strategies to Avoid the Risk of COVID-19

    VCH Safer Use Strategies to Avoid the Risk of COVID-19

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    Guidance from Vancouver Coastal Health Authority on safer use strategies to avoid the transmission of COVID-19.

  • Interim Guidance on COVID-19 for Homeless Service Providers

    Interim Guidance on COVID-19 for Homeless Service Providers

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    This document provides guidance specific for homeless service providers (such as overnight emergency shelters, day shelters, and meal service providers) during the outbreak of COVID-19 virus. Homeless service providers should collaborate, share information, and review plans with local health officials to help protect their staff, clients and guests.