COVID-19 ASO Updates

Information about COVID-19 and People living with HIV

COVID-19 continues to affect the operations of our city and our daily lives. Here are some quick links to fact sheets and websites that we think are helpful to have at your fingertips. Vaccination Policies Provincial Proof of Vaccination regulations are now in effect. Read the Reopening Guide for details. Find daily mobile vaccination clinics  near you or walk-in vaccinations at City-run clinics. Learn about children and vaccines. Vaccinations City Immunization Clinics Getting an Additional Dose if You Received a Vaccine Outside of Ontario/Canada City of Toronto Vaccine Webpage City of Toronto Vaccination Dashboard Vaccinated Against COVID-19? What does it mean to me? COVD-19 vaccine Fact Sheet for seniors COVID-19 and People living with HIV Fact Sheet Testing COVID-19 Testing Information Shopper’s Drug Mart Locations providing rapid COVID-19 Tests

COVID-19 Vaccine Some Facts

COVID-19 Vaccines – Common Worries

 

• Physical Distancing – Fact SheetPosted here: https://www.toronto.ca/home/covid-19/covid-19-protect-yourself-others/covid-19-reduce-virus-spread/?accordion=physical-distancinghttps://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/9507-COVID-19-Physical-Distancing-December-17-2020.pdfCOVID-19 Vaccine Info sheet [Developed by Pfizer-BioNTech]https://www.toronto.ca/home/covid-19/covid-19-protect-yourself-others/covid-19-vaccines/?accordion=covid-19-vaccine-informationPDF: https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/9257-COVID19_Vaccine-Fact-Sheet_11Dec2020.pdf
  • Amharic: https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/8395-COVID19_Vaccine-Fact-Sheet_Amharic.pdf
  • Arabic: https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/8d27-COVID19_Vaccine-Fact-Sheet_Arabic.pdf
  • Bengali: https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/8bd1-COVID19_Vaccine-Fact-Sheet_Bengali.pdf
  • Farsi: https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/8ca3-COVID19_Vaccine-Fact-Sheet_Farsi.pdf
  • French: https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/9471-COVID19_Vaccine-Fact-Sheet_French.pdf
  • German: https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/8c1d-COVID19_Vaccine-Fact-Sheet_German.pdf
  • Greek: https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/950b-COVID19_Vaccine-Fact-Sheet_Greek.pdf
  • Gujarati: https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/8d2a-COVID19_Vaccine-Fact-Sheet_Gujarati.pdf
  • Hindi: https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/9459-COVID19_Vaccine-Fact-Sheet_Hindi.pdf
  • Hungarian: https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/94c7-COVID19_Vaccine-Fact-Sheet_Hungarian.pdf
  • Italian: https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/8cd1-COVID19_Vaccine-Fact-Sheet_Italian.pdf
  • Karen: https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/8d63-COVID19_Vaccine-Fact-Sheet_Karen.pdf
  • Korean: https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/948e-COVID19_Vaccine-Fact-Sheet_Korean.pdf
  • Nepali: https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/9374-COVID19_Vaccine-Fact-Sheet_Nepali.pdf
  • Polish:  https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/93ff-COVID19_Vaccine-Fact-Sheet_Polish.pdf
  • Portuguese: https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/8cfe-COVID19_Vaccine-Fact-Sheet_Portuguese.pdf
  • Punjabi: https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/949a-COVID19_Vaccine-Fact-Sheet_Punjabi.pdf
  • Russian: https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/950c-COVID19_Vaccine-Fact-Sheet_Russian.pdf
  • Serbian: https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/9455-COVID19_Vaccine-Fact-Sheet_Serbian.pdf
  • Simplified Chinese: https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/94d0-COVID19_Vaccine-Fact-Sheet_Simplified-Chinese.pdf
  • Somali: https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/8cc2-COVID19_Vaccine-Fact-Sheet_Somali.pdf
  • Spanish: https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/9482-COVID19_Vaccine-Fact-Sheet_Spanish.pdf
  • Tagalog: https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/94b2-COVID19_Vaccine-Fact-Sheet_Tagalog.pdf
  • Tamil: https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/9277-COVID19_Vaccine-Fact-Sheet_Tamil.pdf
  • Traditional Chinese: https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/8530-COVID19_Vaccine-Fact-Sheet_Traditional-Chinese.pdf
  • Turkish: https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/94a7-COVID19_Vaccine-Fact-Sheet_Turkish.pdf
  • Ukrainian: https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/8d51-COVID19_Vaccine-Fact-Sheet_Ukrainian.pdf
  • Urdu: https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/94a0-COVID19_Vaccine-Fact-Sheet_Urdu.pdf

  Vietnamese: https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/8d38-COVID19_Vaccine-Fact-Sheet_Vietnamese.pdf

Government & Policy

• City of Toronto – Coronavirus
  • Safer Sex During COVID
  • City of Toronto makes masks or face coverings mandatory in enclosed public spaces
• Ontario government – Coronavirus
  • FAQs for Pharmacists on Ontario Drug Benefit Copays during COVID-19
  • FAQ Making Change to the Trillium Drug Program in Response to COVID-19
  • What We Know So Far About COVID-19
  • Support for Small Business Tenants and Landlords Now Available
• Federal government – Coronavirus
• World Health Organization – Coronavirus

HIV Related

• Sex & COVID
• Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), HIV and hepatitis C: What you need to know
• HALCO COVID-19 Update – April 13th
• COVID-19 Resources for People Living with HIV
• Immigration During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Community Provider

• Ontario Health Update #3_Health System COVID-19 Pandemic Response Apr 29 2020
• COVID-19 Community Provider Memo March 19 2020
• Downtown East Toronto Walk-in Clinics Home Visiting Physicians
• Community food program availability
• Support for people experiencing homelessness
• COVID-19 support for current social assistance clients
• MWT-OHT Memo – Don’t Neglect Your Health
• CovidHelpTO website to help front-line workers navigate the financial and housing support programs announced over the past couple of months.

Harm Reduction

• Tips for Needle Syringe Providers and Harm Reduction Providers
• COVID -19: Harm Reduction Tips
• COVID-19 Overdose Response Tips
• Homemade Masks
• ACT resources specific to gay men on COVID-19, sexy and PnP

Mental Health Resources

• COVID-19, ABRPO resources to help cope during these challenging and high anxiety times
• Connecting People in Need to Mental Health Toronto (flyer)
• The Distress Centre For 24 hour emotional support Call 416-408-4357
• The Gerstein Centre For mental health and crisis support – For 24 hrs crisis support Call 416.929.5200
• Mental Health Resources during COVID-19

Upcoming Webinars
Professional Development Webinars

• Coping with COVID-19: Insights from the front lines of HIV, HEP C and Harm Reduction
• HIV and COVID-19: Public Health, Clinical and Frontline community perpectives
• COVID-19: Infection prevention and control for harm reduction workers in Ontario
• Adapting to COVID-19: Delivering community programming remotely
• The Intersecting Realities of Gender Based Violence and COVID-19 
• Drug use and harm reduction during COVID-19
• Sex in the time of COVID-19: Insights from the sexual health sector 
• Coping with Challenge and Change during the COVID-19 Pandemic:  For HIV Frontline Health

Please continue to send any written updates to Brian ( brian@torontohivaidsnetwork.org ).
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