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St. Paul’s Indigenous Health Liaison Workers Say Racism, Lack of Support Are a Daily Reality
After the hospital shot down their four-person team, three workers speak out about deep problems in the system.
Moira Wyton is The Tyee’s health reporter. Follow her @moirawyton or reach her here. This reporting beat is made possible by the Local Journalism Initiative. SHARES Rose McDonald: ‘The truth is there were a lot of horrific things that I witnessed and experienced while I was working there.’
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Almost a month after Vancouver’s St. Paul’s Hospital eliminated an Indigenous health and wellness team, three of the terminated workers are speaking out about lack of support from hospital leadership and anti-Indigenous racism they witnessed and experienced.
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The privately-owned Lynn Valley Care Centre in North Vancouver, where 20 residents died after a COVID-19 outbreak early in the pandemic.
Image Credit: Joshua Berson December 14, 2020 - 9:00 PM COVID-19 cases in care homes with even the most stringent screening policies are going undetected, according to a new study, highlighting the need for B.C.’s universal and strict virus-control measures. The study looked at two facilities that suffered early pandemic outbreaks in the province, where 80 residents and staff tested positive for the virus. But blood tests at the same two sites in the spring revealed at least 30 more people had COVID-19 antigens that indicated a previous infection. They had either tested negative or not been tested at all due to lack of symptoms.