Quebec Public Health
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Quebec public health warns of ‘difficult December’ as respiratory viruses spreadQuebec's public health director said the coming weeks will be challenging due to respiratory viruses that are hitting the province's hospitals hard — COVID-19, influenza and RSV.HealthDec 5, 2022
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Province announces free flu shots for all Quebecers effective immediatelyThe flu shot will be free for everyone in Quebec effective immediately, the provincial government announced Friday in a statement.HealthNov 25, 2022
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Quebec health professionals perplexed by public health’s decision to end mandatory isolationSpeaking at a press conference, Quebec's public health director, Dr. Luc Boileau, said they are relying on people's common sense, but some health professionals are perplexed.HealthNov 4, 2022
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Quebec caught between reducing arsenic emissions from factory and preserving 650 jobsQuebec public health says between one and 14 residents living in Rouyn-Noranda, Que., could develop cancer by the year 2060 if the factory doesn't reduce its arsenic emissions.CanadaJul 6, 2022
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Quebec now has 132 monkeypox cases, with majority in MontrealDr. Luc Boileau, interim director of Quebec's public health department, told reporters in Montreal the situation is 'under control for now.'CanadaJun 14, 2022
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Physical distancing recommended amid monkeypox spread in Canada, Njoo saysHealth officials said people should maintain physical distance from people outside their homes and wear masks in public to avoid infection as more cases are confirmed.HealthMay 26, 2022
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Quebec to start vaccinating monkeypox contacts, confirms 25 casesDr. Luc Boileau, interim public health director in the province, said several more suspected cases of the virus are under investigation in Quebec.CanadaMay 26, 2022
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Quebec to end mask mandate May 14, citing ‘better and better’ COVID-19 trendQuebec will be the last province in Canada to lift its masking requirement. Prince Edward Island plans to lift the health order effective Friday.HealthMay 4, 2022
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Quebec extends mask mandate to end of April as province faces rising COVID-19 numbersThe province will keep its mask mandate in the majority of public places as Quebec deals with a sixth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.HealthApr 5, 2022
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Montreal public health opposed December COVID-19 curfew, documents showInternal documents released by the Health Department indicate Montreal officials expressed concern over limited scientific data to support a curfew,HealthMar 4, 2022
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