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Psaki is repeating what she’s been saying for weeks: that President Joe Biden’s priority is to ensure every American is vaccinated first.
She says the U.S. is still fighting a “war” against COVID-19 and that dealing with the crisis on the home front is still job 1.
Psaki also says the White House understands the importance of making sure as many people around the world can get vaccinated in order to bring the pandemic under control.
A Bloomberg News report suggests Canada and Mexico will be at the top of the U.S. list when the time comes to begin sharing vaccine doses.
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The premier also announced that students in Grades 9, 10 and 11 in orange zones will be back in classrooms full time, as of March 22.
Legault said a close look at the statistics indicates that cases did go up slightly during the March school break, a rise that was offset by the effects of vaccinations, he said.
He said within weeks, Quebec expects the majority of infections will be the U.K. variant, which is more transmissible. That means there’s a risk of a “third wave,” Legault added.
The Quebec government also announced a change in its vaccination strategy.
“People with a physical disability, an intellectual disability or an autism spectrum disorder and living in ressources intermédiaires et de type familial may be vaccinated as a priority,” the government said in a press release. “The same goes for people with severe disabilities, who will (be vaccinated) at home.”
Experts call on Quebec to allow reopening of sleepaway camps Dr. Earl Rubin, director of the pediatric infectious diseases division of Montreal Children’s Hospital, says he has drawn up a series of proposals to keep risks to a minimum.
Author of the article: Marian Scott • Montreal Gazette
Publishing date: Mar 15, 2021 • March 15, 2021 • 2 minute read • A letter signed by nearly 90 pediatricians, other specialists and family doctors asks the department of Health and Social Services to allow summer sleepaway camps to develop operating plans that would mitigate the risks of spreading COVID-19. Camps need the OK to continue planning, said Earl Rubin, director of the pediatric infectious diseases division of Montreal Children’s Hospital. Photo by Tyrel Featherstone /Montreal Gazette files