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Pandemic of #unvaccinated, more like #PandemicOfInequitiesā€¼ļø
šŸ§µBelow are a few interactions Iā€™ve had in the past year with people who have been left behind by our inequitable approaches and deficit model assumptions and labels.
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Case1ļøāƒ£: recent refugees, husband works min-wage in a bakery, wife pregnant and earns VERY modest income through knitting. Have 3 children < 12 yrs old.
Whole family was unvaccinated until recently.
Few months ago, one child was exposed in school. Family didnā€™t have access to
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Case1ļøāƒ£ contā€™d: #RapidTests & frankly didnā€™t even know that was an option. Husband couldnā€™t afford to take a half-day off to get tested even when symptoms emerged. He ended up in ICUā€”sole bread winner for the family.
Even then the wife was hesitant to vaccinate herself or her
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