Quebec COVID-19

• End of free COVID-19 test kits in pharmacies for most Quebecers

  Quebec's Health Ministry says COVID-19 tests will continue to be distributed for free in schools and child-care centres in the meantime.

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  May 15
  
• 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.

  Canada

  Feb 7
  
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• Quebec says only people at risk who haven’t had COVID-19 should get booster dose

  Boileau says because the vast majority of Quebecers have hybrid immunity, regular boosters are no longer needed, at least for this winter and spring.

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  Feb 2
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• Influenza, RSV and COVID-19 on the decline across Quebec

  Health officials are however warning that it's unclear whether holiday gatherings will lead to a resurgence of the respiratory illness in the province.

  Canada

  Dec 29, 2022
• 811 pediatric line extended across Quebec as ERs face ‘difficult’ holiday season

  Quebec's health minister says the holidays will be "particularly difficult in our emergency rooms" due to viruses like COVID-19, influenza and RSV.

  Canada

  Dec 21, 2022
• Quebec’s auditor finds Education Department ill-prepared for pivot to online learning

  The report also finds the province was slow to provide service centres in Quebec, with guidance on the minimum educational services to be offered in the spring of 2020

  Canada

  Dec 7, 2022
• COVID-19 vaccination clinic inside Montreal’s Olympic Stadium to shut down

  A Montreal health authority said the Olympic Stadium closure comes due to the 'stabilization of the epidemiological situation and changing demands for the COVID-19 vaccine.'

  Health

  Nov 17, 2022
• Quebec facing ‘spicy cocktail’ of respiratory viruses, but won’t mandate mask wearing

  Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé said it is recommended to wear a mask in crowded, public places — but not in daycares or schools.

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  Nov 16, 2022
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• Quebecers urged to stay home if sick, even if it’s not COVID-19

  Dr. Luc Boileau, the province's public health director, described his latest guidance as a 'common-sense approach.'

  Health

  Nov 3, 2022
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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.

  Canada

  Oct 31, 2022