COVID-19 benefits helped close gap between households with lower, higher incomes: StatCan © Provided by Global News
The COVID-19 pandemic is closing the gap between lower- and higher-income households, a new report from Statistics Canada says.
A recently released estimate of Canadian household accounts found that those in lower-income households reported having disposable income of 6.1 per cent in the first quarter of 2020, increasing to 7.2 per cent in the second quarter.
In that same period, the report found disposable income among Canadians in higher-income households which it said was driven more by volatility in financial markets and investment funds diminished from 40.1 per cent to 37.7 per cent.
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Health workers in long term care homes are being prioritized in this first round of vaccines.
Community vaccinations start next week in Arviat, Gjoa Haven, Igloolik and Cambridge Bay. These communities all have long term care homes. During those clinics, health centre staff will be vaccinated along with all willing elders, including those not living in care homes. We are focusing on getting as many people vaccinated with the doses we have, Patterson said.
Once a vial of the Moderna vaccine is punctured, Patterson said it needs to be used within six hours.
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As well, the Moderna vaccine is transported frozen. When a community clinic is over, any vials of the Moderna vaccine that are already thawed out will be left at community health centres for later use. Vials that are thawed out will not be refrozen and moved to other communities.