1/8 #COVID19 key concerns in 🇨🇦: outbreaks in vulnerable settings and underserved populations continue to drive the #epidemiology of COVID-19, reminding us of the critical importance of addressing inequities. #ProtecttheVulnerable
3/8 #COVID19 has exposed the fragility of circumstances for some populations – especially those living in long-term care homes or group housing + those experiencing homelessness or vulnerable indigenous communities. #ProtecttheVulnerable
4/8 #COVID19 has also highlighted the subsistence challenges of #EssentialWorkers who cannot self-isolate – #HealthCareHeroes and those growing, delivering &/or stocking our food, medicines and other vital supplies.
5/8 To end the tragedy of ↑ disease & death rates in vulnerable populations, we need to make things right--now! This is OUR problem, OUR sorrow - inequities touch us all, affecting the health & wellbeing of all Canadians. #COVID #ProtecttheVulnerable
6/8 We need to look beyond the health system to #publichealth & the social, cultural, & economic fabric of our society & to weave this approach into a cautious descent down the epidemic curve AND to going forward in living w\ #COVID19
7/8 To put this virus in a corner where WE MANAGE IT and not the other way around, we need to adapt our daily lives to always maintain good #handwashing, #PhysicalDistancing and other vital #publichealth measures. #PlanktheCurve #CrushtheCurve
8/8 At the same time, we need to build protective supports into our social fabric to provide long-term protection against future waves of #COVID19 & other emerging diseases. That’s when we’ll know we are well & truly there. #WeWillGetThroughThis #cavabienaller
