Seeking shelter: homelessness and COVID-19

• Main Authors: Stefan Baral (Author), Andrew Bond (Author), Andrew Boozary (Author), Eva Bruketa (Author), Nika Elmi (Author), Deirdre Freiheit (Author), S. Monty Ghosh (Author), Marie Eve Goyer (Author), Aaron M. Orkin (Author), Jamie Patel (Author), Tim Richter (Author), Angela Robertson (Author), Christy Sutherland (Author), Tomislav Svoboda (Author), Jeffrey Turnbull (Author), Alexander Wong (Author), Alice Zhu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Those experiencing homelessness in Canada are impacted inequitably by COVID-19 due to their increased exposure, vulnerability of environment and medical comorbidities, and their lack of access to preventive care and treatment in the context of the pandemic. In shelter environments one is unable to e...