1/There is new guidance to avert the transmission of #COVID19 among persons experiencing #homelessness from @USICHgov and it demands a halt to forced breakup of camps or forced hotel-to-shelter transfers for the vulnerable: usich.gov/news/usich-rel…
2/Many communities never had hotel rooms but those that did have been pushing individuals who are quite vulnerable into tight congregate shelters, even though there is money to cover cost of emergency accommodation (plenty) sfchronicle.com/sf/article/S-F…
3/Crucially @USICH says Vaccination should be encouraged, but not treated as prerequisite to housing
(CDC: no single “preferred” vax formulation, use flyers+text, mindful planning & reminders for 2-dose regimens).
(CDC: no single “preferred” vax formulation, use flyers+text, mindful planning & reminders for 2-dose regimens).
4/Routine testing in congregate facilities is helpful and not hard to do! Increasingly the antigen tests are cheap and quickly done. I was tested I walked onto the grounds of a Mississippi summer camp: cvs.com/shop/abbott-bi…
5/Consider/isolate high risk persons (the list of conditions that contribute to higher risk in adults experiencing homelessness is extensive: cdc.gov/coronavirus/20…)
6/Don't break up encampments as a matter of policy “communities should allow people living unsheltered or in encampments to remain where they are unless individual housing options (such as an individual apartment or COVID-specific NCS) are available”
7/Housing, housing, housing: Stable, permanent housing provides the most cost-effective means to prevent and mitigate the spread of COVID-19 among people experiencing homelessness .
And yes, that includes working on BUILDING rentable apartments. /fin
And yes, that includes working on BUILDING rentable apartments. /fin
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