The province s vaccination campaign continues in Quebec with what Health Minister Christian Dubé has dubbed Youth Week. People aged 30 to 34 are officially able to make an appointment to receive the first dose of their vaccine Monday, although many were able to register as early as Sunday. The 25 to 29-year-olds will be able to make their appointments starting Wednesday, while the 18 to 24-year-olds will be able to do so on Friday. Dubé also announced last week that adolescents aged 12 to 17 will be vaccinated by the end of June.
- This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 10, 2021.
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Itâs unclear when more Oxford-AstraZeneca shots will arrive but Ontario is expecting millions of Pfizer-BioNTech shots in the coming weeks.
Biologist and science communicator Samantha Yammine says some Canadians who have already received the Oxford-AstraZeneca shot may be comforted to know they have the option of a different dose.
She says the pandemic has given rise to an âinfodemic,â with a flood of advice about areas like the low risk of blood clots from viral-vector shots compared with mRNA vaccines.
Even with more mRNA vaccines on the way, Yammine says Canada should be careful about dismissing shots like Oxford-AstraZenecaâs because they are important to ending the global pandemic.
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As the pace of vaccinations mounts, so too does the yearning of socially deprived Montrealers for a return to normalcy. Mayor Valérie Plante is talking about reopening restaurant terrasses on June 1. Quebec’s sleepaway camps have just gotten the green light to pitch tents for the summer. Visions of attending open-air concerts are dancing in the heads of many.
But the question of how safe it is to launch back into group activities with only a portion of the population inoculated with just one dose hangs heavily in the air.
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Through April, the provincial government prioritized vaccinating priority groups of Quebecers. Health Minister Christian Dubé the government will “without a doubt” meet its objective of having every adult who wants it be fully vaccinated by June 24.
Dubé says 10 approved businesses and pharmacies have been able to ramp up vaccine administration by giving shots to employees, their families, and the population of the region.
Dubé says that despite an optimistic vaccine rollout across the province, it’s “still too soon” to talk about loosening COVID-19 restrictions.
On Sunday, the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux announced the province’s seventh consecutive day of less than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases.
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MONTREAL - Restaurants and bars staged a symbolic reopening Saturday, seeking to remind patrons and politicians alike of the dining experience after 14 months dominated by COVID-19 shutdowns.
Pierre Levesque, owner of Chez Lecesque poses at his restaurant during a symbolic opening in Montreal, Saturday, May 8, 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
MONTREAL - Restaurants and bars staged a symbolic reopening Saturday, seeking to remind patrons and politicians alike of the dining experience after 14 months dominated by COVID-19 shutdowns.