Indigenous Covid

• Indigenous inmates testing positive for COVID-19 at higher rates in federal prisons

  Of the 207 active COVID-19 cases among inmates in federal penitentiaries, 39 are among inmates who identify as Indigenous, making up almost 19 per cent of the overall caseload.

  Health

  Jan 14, 2022
  
• No evidence colonialism makes Indigenous Canadians more vaccine hesitant: expert

  Veldon Coburn, an assistant professor at the University of Ottawa's Institute of Indigenous Research and Studies, says available data shows it's not the case.

  Canada

  Mar 19, 2021
  
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• B.C. First Nation hit hard by COVID-19 begins mass vaccination of all adults

  The 4,900-member Cowichan Tribes was hit hard by the virus with at least 240 cases recorded since Dec. 31, and four deaths -- several of them described as "young adults."

  Health

  Feb 27, 2021
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• Canada giving another $650M in COVID-19 aid to Indigenous communities

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says $285 million of this funding will support rapid public health responses in Indigenous communities during a COVID-19 outbreak.

  Health

  May 29, 2020