"One of the federal government& #39;s concerns has to do with allocating supplies for Indigenous communities."

Why is this needed?

If the H1N1 flu is any measure, Indigenous communities are very vulnerable. Indigenous people were 10% of H1N1 deaths despite being 4% of the pop& #39;n. 1/ https://twitter.com/picardonhealth/status/1248376471099281413">https://twitter.com/picardonh...

Why are Indigenous communities so at risk?
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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✔" title="Heavy check mark" aria-label="Emoji: Heavy check mark">crowded housing makes physical distancing impossible
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✔" title="Heavy check mark" aria-label="Emoji: Heavy check mark">how can you practice frequent hand washing without clean water?
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✔" title="Heavy check mark" aria-label="Emoji: Heavy check mark">poverty and food insecurity
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✔" title="Heavy check mark" aria-label="Emoji: Heavy check mark">lack of health care resources and providers
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@AnnaBanerji and her colleagues have started a petition demanding the federal government provide more resources and funding than the current offering of <1% of the total #COVID19 pandemic budget.
https://www.change.org/covid19Indigenous
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@CAEP_Docs and @SRPCanada have issued a joint statement about #COVID19. They& #39;re calling for
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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✔" title="Heavy check mark" aria-label="Emoji: Heavy check mark">creation of rapid relief teams of health workers to travel to outbreak areas
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Read the full statement from @CAEP_Docs and @SRPCanada here: https://caep.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CAEP-SRPC-Rural-ED-COVID-statement-210320-Final-clean-copy-002.pdf
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The lessons learned from the impact of TB and H1N1 in
Indigenous communities are crystal clear.

We need to act NOW, before the full weight of the #COVID19 wave comes crashing down on these communities.
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