Vancouver sex workers prioritized for vaccination

As the third wave of COVID-19 continues across the country, the provinces are rolling out vaccination campaigns for the older age demographics, the chronically ill and essential workers. In Vancouver specifically, beginning today, sex workers are recognized among essential workers and are being given priority access to vaccines — a first in Canada.

Located in the city’s Downtown Eastside, the PACE Society, which provides critical frontline supports for sex workers, organized a walk-in vaccination clinic tonight. The city’s sex workers are invited to get their first doses from 7 to 9 p.m. PT.

For more about the PACE Society, please click here.

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