People who experience homelessness in B.C. and those who advocate for them say they’re worried about how the province’s vaccine passport will impact their day-to-day lives.
“I don’t carry [my I.D.] on me, I keep it at home, that way I know it’s safe and I’m not going to lose it,” said Dan Turner.
And Turner is one of the lucky ones. He has a home now, but after living on the street for five years he knows how tough it is to keep documents safe.
That’s why the province’s upcoming vaccine card concerns him.
“I see it being a problem, especially in the homeless community,” said Turner. “They don’t have cellphones, and keeping a cardboard card when you’re homeless is just going to get lost or destroyed.”
Meaning hundreds in Victoria, and thousands across Vancouver Island and B.C. will likely struggle to use the vaccine passport which comes into effect Sept. 13.
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