Researchers launch study into COVID-19 vaccine uptake and efficacy in vulnerable urban populations
For many people experiencing homelessness and poverty, the impacts of COVID-19 have amplified the health and social harms they face every day. This is especially true for people who use unregulated drugs.British Columbia is in the midst of two public health emergencies and while the COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues across
Why peer overdose response workers deserve more
Five years into the public health emergency, the emotional and psychological burden carried by those responding to overdoses becomes heavier with each day. Overdose responders with lived experience are especially susceptible to burnout, according to Michelle Olding, a community-based researcher at the BC Centre on Substance Use. She’s been interviewing