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Authorities were ready to start inoculating Montrealers over the age of 55 last week against COVID-19, but were not given the permission by the government to do so as the rest of the province was behind in the vaccine schedule and needed to catch up, the Montreal Gazette has learned.
As a result of this policy decision, 5,000 vaccination appointments went unfilled in Montreal over the Easter weekend.
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“There are a lot of unused but not wasted doses because we basically ran through the age groups that they permitted us to vaccinate,” a high-ranking source said.
It remains unclear if the AstraZeneca vaccine will be available to anyone younger than 55 for the time being. In March, the province paused the use of the vaccine for those under that age as a precautionary measure, while Canadian researchers investigate a possible link between the vaccine and various blood clotting issues for that age group. The European Medical Agency (EMA) said in a statement after the comments by Marco Cavaleri, chair of its vaccine evaluation team, that it was still conducting a review of the vaccine and expected to announce its findings on Wednesday or Thursday. In my opinion, we can now say it, it is clear that there is an association (of the brain blood clots) with the vaccine. However, we still do not know what causes this reaction, Cavaleri said, without giving evidence to support his comments.
Quebec to start vaccinating essential workers, people with chronic illnesses
Teachers, school staff, police, firefighters and other essential workers who work in Montreal will be able to make appointments on the Clic-Santé website as of Friday, while people age 60 and younger in Montreal who have chronic illnesses and receive treatments or consult their doctors in hospitals will be vaccinated as of Monday.
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Posted: Apr 07, 2021 11:53 AM ET | Last Updated: April 7
Quebec will soon start offering vaccines to people with chronic illnesses and essential workers who live and work in Montreal.(Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press)