montreal public health

• ‘Strong possibility’ of 17 monkeypox cases in Montreal area, health officials say

  Monkeypox is typically limited to Africa, and rare cases in the United States and elsewhere are usually linked to travel there.

  Health

  May 19
  
• About 3 million Quebecers infected with COVID-19 during Omicron wave: public health

  Dr. Luc Boileau gave the latest estimate of novel coronavirus cases during the Omicron-fuelled surge that has hit Quebec hard since last December.

  Health

  Feb 23
  
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• Outreach workers left scrambling after Montreal reverses decision to keep metro open for homeless

  An outreach worker says he and his colleagues were left scrambling when they learned the metro wouldn't open on Tuesday night for those who needed shelter from the freezing cold.

  Health

  Jan 12
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• COVID 19: Montreal officials say 1 in 5 residents getting tested are positive

  Dr. Mylène Drouin said that 90 per cent of COVID-19 cases in Montreal involve the Omicron variant and that the test positivity rate is between 18 and 20 per cent.

  Health

  Dec 23, 2021
• COVID-19: Unicorns, therapy dogs help Quebec vaccinate children

  The mass vaccination campaign for children aged 5 to 11 began Wednesday in Quebec, and parents were happy that officials had made the process kid-friendly.

  Health

  Nov 24, 2021
• COVID-19 outbreaks: Montreal’s homeless advocates warn of potential humanitarian crisis

  Five homeless shelters in Montreal are experiencing COVID-19 outbreaks and that is limiting their capacity to welcome people.

  Canada

  Nov 12, 2021
• Montreal public health reaches out to gamers to boost lagging youth COVID-19 vaccination rates

  Montreal public health authorities have been at festivals, community events and amusement parks throughout the summer. This is another way to get through to young people.

  Health

  Aug 31, 2021
• Montreal should expect COVID-19 cases to jump as kids head back to class: public health

  "We have an average of 170 new cases each day and more than half of our cases are associated with the Delta variant," said Dr. Mylène Drouin.

  Education

  Aug 25, 2021
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• Montreal public health investigates after 10 cases of legionnaires’ disease, 2 deaths

  Public health is asking residents to ensure that home hot water heaters maintain a temperature above 60 C to prevent growth of the bacteria.

  Health

  Aug 4, 2021
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• Could surplus COVID-19 vaccines go to waste in Quebec?

  As Quebec nears the end of its mass COVID-19 vaccination campaign, could the province have too many vaccines?

  Health

  Jul 28, 2021