Dr. Luc Boileau

• Updated COVID-19 vaccine and flu shot free for all Quebecers this fall

  Quebec is launching its latest COVID-19 vaccination campaign, making the updated shot available in seniors homes and long-term care facilities as of Oct. 2. 

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  Sep 28, 2023
  
• ‘Stay home’: Quebec public health warns against gathering for holidays if sick

  Dr. Luc Boileau warned Wednesday, during a briefing to provide an update on the evolution of respiratory viruses in Quebec, the risk of spreading illness over the holidays is high.

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  Dec 14, 2022
  
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• Quebec public health warns of ‘difficult December’ as respiratory viruses spread

  Quebec'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.

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  Dec 5, 2022
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• Quebec to end mask mandate May 14, citing ‘better and better’ COVID-19 trend

  Quebec will be the last province in Canada to lift its masking requirement. Prince Edward Island plans to lift the health order effective Friday.

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  May 4, 2022
• ‘It’s a lot’: At least 2M Quebecers infected during fifth wave of COVID-19 pandemic

  Two million Quebecers, roughly a quarter of the province's population, have been infected with COVID-19 since the start of the fifth wave of the pandemic in December.

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  Feb 9, 2022
• COVID situation stabilizing, but restrictions must be eased slowly: Quebec health director

  The province's top doctor said Quebec's low hospital capacity, as well as a slower COVID-19 booster campaign, prevents the province from moving as quickly as other jurisdictions.

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  Jan 27, 2022
• After Quebec’s top doctor resigns, critics say replacement should be more independent

  Québec solidaire issued a statement on Tuesday calling for the government to include opposition parties in the process to name Arruda's replacement.

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  Jan 11, 2022