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As well, the budget recognized the day-to-day living constraints on low-income seniors with the doubling of the seniors supplement, a top-up for low-income seniors unchanged since 1987. The maximum of $49.30 goes to $99.30 a month for a single person. About 80,000 British Columbian seniors receive it. “I think it’s a fairly positive budget in respect of seniors,” said Mackenzie. “They have thrown a lot of money at seniors. “I think there’s still some things to sort out once we’re on the other side of the pandemic but the money for the wage levelling, the single-site order, and training of new care aides, that’s a lot of money.”
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It has more available hospital beds, ventilators, N95 masks, COVID-19 testing capacity, and better contact tracing. And it may be that this year’s flu season is comparatively mild, thanks to a society that has become accustomed to social distancing, frequent hand-washing, and the wearing of masks. It is also hoped that citizens will take advantage of increased flu vaccine availability. But the province is still preparing for a worst-case scenario, which would be a major second wave of COVID-19 converging with a bad flu season. We re preparing for the challenges that the influenza season will bring to an already challenging pandemic situation, said Premier John Horgan at a press conference Wednesday.