Quebec Coronavirus

• COVID-19 hospitalizations triple in Quebec over the past month, health minister says

  Many of those patients are admitted for other reasons and contract the novel coronavirus during their hospital stay, according to Health Minister Christian Dubé.

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  Sep 8
  
• Quebec recommends COVID-19 booster dose this fall for vulnerable individuals

  The latest advice comes on the heels of a recommendation from both Quebec's immunization committee and Dr. Luc Boileau, the director of public health.

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  Aug 23
  
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• Quebec police say former health authority worker made fake COVID-19 vaccine documents

  Deborah Kapinga, 31, of Brossard, Que., south of Montreal, has been charged with one count of forgery and one count of unauthorized use of a computer.

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  Feb 7
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• New Montreal clinic will be part of Quebec network studying long COVID-19, Lyme disease

  It is one of the 15 specialized facilities announced by the province in May to study COVID and Lyme disease due to similarities in the way the two diseases affect patients.

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  Oct 31, 2022
• Quebec’s COVID-19 indicators on rise, but too early to declare new wave: top doctor

  Luc Boileau, director of Quebec public health, said 'it's not a surprise' that COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are up since classes resumed and summer vacation ended.

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  Sep 29, 2022
• Quebec bumps up COVID-19 booster campaign ahead of new school year, fall

  The province of Quebec will be handing out two kits of rapid tests to each student as they head back to class. Schools can give tests to any student who has COVID-19 symptoms.

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  Aug 24, 2022
• Quebec’s COVID-19 booster rates stay low as province rolls out new vaccination campaign

  As of this week, only 56 per cent of Quebecers aged five and older had received a third vaccine dose — a number that has hardly budged in months.

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  Aug 18, 2022
• COVID-19: Quebec premier says no new restrictions ‘for now’ as vaccination campaign launched

  The idea is for Quebecers to get a booster shot if it has been at least five months since their last dose of the COVID-19 vaccine — or three months since they were last infected.

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  Aug 16, 2022
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• Quebec to begin new COVID-19 vaccination booster drive in mid August

  Dr. Luc Boileau said teams will travel to long-term care and seniors' homes to offer a booster on site beginning Aug. 15.

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  Aug 4, 2022
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• Quebec reports 2 additional COVID-19 deaths as hospitalizations fall again

  The province has reported a total of 1,068,147 official COVID-19 infections since 2020. The health crisis in Quebec has killed 15,435 people to date.

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  Jun 3, 2022