Quebec Public Health

• 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.

  Health

  Dec 5, 2022
  
• Province announces free flu shots for all Quebecers effective immediately

  The flu shot will be free for everyone in Quebec effective immediately, the provincial government announced Friday in a statement.

  Health

  Nov 25, 2022
  
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• Quebec health professionals perplexed by public health’s decision to end mandatory isolation

  Speaking 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.

  Health

  Nov 4, 2022
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• Quebec caught between reducing arsenic emissions from factory and preserving 650 jobs

  Quebec 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.

  Canada

  Jul 6, 2022
• Quebec now has 132 monkeypox cases, with majority in Montreal

  Dr. Luc Boileau, interim director of Quebec's public health department, told reporters in Montreal the situation is 'under control for now.'

  Canada

  Jun 14, 2022
• Physical distancing recommended amid monkeypox spread in Canada, Njoo says

  Health 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.

  Health

  May 26, 2022
• Quebec to start vaccinating monkeypox contacts, confirms 25 cases

  Dr. Luc Boileau, interim public health director in the province, said several more suspected cases of the virus are under investigation in Quebec.

  Canada

  May 26, 2022
• 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.

  Health

  May 4, 2022
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• Quebec extends mask mandate to end of April as province faces rising COVID-19 numbers

  The province will keep its mask mandate in the majority of public places as Quebec deals with a sixth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Health

  Apr 5, 2022
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• Montreal public health opposed December COVID-19 curfew, documents show

  Internal documents released by the Health Department indicate Montreal officials expressed concern over limited scientific data to support a curfew,

  Health

  Mar 4, 2022