Quebec pharmacists urge the public to get flu, COVID-19 shots
This fall, about half of Quebecers over 70 have not yet been vaccinated or made an appointment to do so.
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This fall, about half of Quebecers over 70 have not yet been vaccinated or made an appointment to do so.
In addition to overcapacity emergency rooms, longer-than-usual delays are expected in 8-1-1 phone services and primary-care access points.
According to Dr. Luc Boileau, Quebec is still recording about a hundred hospitalizations per day linked to COVID-19.
Many Quebecers are making vaccination appointments ahead of winter, when respiratory viruses are more easily transmitted.
Since the start of the fall campaign, nearly 600,000 vaccines against influenza and COVID-19 have been administered.