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COVID-19 in Quebec: What you need to know this weekend Though the province has yet to release its plans for Quebecers this summer, federal health authorities released guidelines of their own Friday, saying those who received a dose of the vaccine can socialize outdoors. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: May 15, 2021 9:22 AM ET | Last Updated: May 15 The rate of vaccination continues to climb and COVID-19 cases decline, but Quebec has yet to announce a plan to ease restrictions.(Daniel Thomas/Radio-Canada)

Quebec has set a new record for the number of COVID-19 vaccinations given in a single day after administering 110,119 doses in a 24-hour period.

COVID-19 in Quebec: What you need to know on Friday Every adult in Quebec can now book an appointment for a shot. The AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine is no longer being administered as a first dose. A meat plant in the Lower Saint-Lawrence region is closed after more than 100 employees test positive. Here's what you need to know. Social Sharing CBC News · Vaccination appointments are now available to all adult Quebecers. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press)

  MONTREAL -- Quebec pharmacies say by the end of the week, they will have received 150,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine against COVID-19. The Association québécoise des pharmaciens propriétaires states this follows the slowdown in recent weeks due to delayed deliveries. Quebec's 1,500 community pharmacies have a vaccine capacity of 125,000 doses per week, according to the association, adding they are ready to accelerate the pace of vaccination as new doses arrive.

  MONTREAL -- Health Minister Christian Dube said Friday that Quebec set a new record for the number of vaccine injections given in a single day, as more 110,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccines were administered on Thursday. In total, Quebec added 112,925 vaccination doses, including 110,119 injections in the past 24 hours bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 4,127,768, which is 46.1 per cent of the population. Quebec has received 4,578,079 doses of vaccine. The minister said he is especially proud of Quebecers aged 25 to 29 because 50 per cent of that de...