By Sara Soteras i Acosta Washington, Feb 17 (EFE).- Officials here in the District of Columbia have announced plans to end an initiative that lodged homeless people deemed at high risk from Covid-19 in hotels, spreading anxiety among the city’s unhoused population. In April 2020, the municipal government in the capital city of the United …
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People experiencing homelessness in D.C. began receiving vaccinations this week as part of the city s phased rollout of the coronavirus vaccine. D.C. s Department of Human Services is partnering with Unity Health Care, the city s main provider of medical care to the homeless, to administer the shots.
At least 23 people in the city s homeless service system have died from the coronavirus, and at least 464 have tested positive. DHS Director Laura Zeilinger said Wednesday that vaccinating people experiencing homelessness would be key to community safety, particularly because the risk of virus transmission is high in congregate settings like shelters.
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