(Montreal) The Quebec Minister of Health and Social Services, Christian Dubé, will meet Wednesday at 1 p.m. in Montreal with the National Director of Public Health, Dr.r Luc Boileau, to provide an update at a press conference on the evolution of the current COVID-19 situation in Quebec.
Posted at 6:23 a.m.
On Tuesday, Quebec authorities reported no new deaths linked to COVID-19 and hospitalizations have remained stable since the end of last week.
As of Monday, there were 1,823 hospitalizations caused by the coronavirus, including 522 directly due to the disease, which was a drop of six patients compared to the data released last Friday.
On the other hand, absences of health professionals have greatly decreased since Friday, standing at 3,376, a decrease of 578.
Two weeks ago, the Dr Boileau said it was still too early to talk about a new wave of COVID-19 infections. The national director of public health had added that the proportion of adult Quebecers who were considered to have an up-to-date vaccination, that is to say at least one dose administered for less than five months, was only 22%.
He explained that the youngest Quebecers felt the need to be vaccinated less, but that it was still important that the most vulnerable people be adequately vaccinated.
Two weeks ago, adequate vaccination rates by age group were 7% among 18-39 year olds, 16% among 40-59 year olds, 40% among 60-79 year olds and 53% among those aged 80 and over.
Since the start of the pandemic, 16,845 Quebecers have succumbed to COVID-19.
Moreover, the vaccination campaign against influenza has been underway since October 5 in Quebec. By making an appointment for this vaccine, interested parties will also be able to reserve a dose of the new bivalent vaccine against COVID-19.
The Dr Boileau recalls that influenza is a serious disease, that it is an infection of the respiratory tract which can be transmitted very easily.
The free influenza vaccination campaign specifically targets babies under 6 months of age, pregnant women, people over 75, as well as adults and children with certain chronic illnesses. Healthcare workers can also benefit.