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Vaccination against COVID-19 | The INSPQ publishes its recommendations for spring
(Montreal) The COVID-19 situation continues to evolve and certain groups of the population remain more vulnerable to the virus. The National Institute of Public Health of Quebec (INSPQ) published this…
INSPQ research | The tools for quitting smoking are known, but little used by smokers
Research indicates that although a majority of smokers and recent former smokers in Quebec are aware of help services to quit smoking, few use them. Posted at 7:19 a.m. A…
Factors contributing to suicide | Police officers and paramedics more exposed, according to INSPQ data
The suicide rate seems to be stabilizing in Quebec, according to the most recent data from the INSPQ, but certain groups remain worrying. This is the case for public security…
The suicide rate is stabilizing in Quebec, concludes an INSPQ study
The suicide rate is stabilizing in Quebec after reaching a peak of 22.1 per 100,000 people in 1999. The observation delivered in the study entitled Suicidal behavior in Quebec: portrait…
The INSPQ notes the positive impact of the Quebec breast cancer screening program
The Quebec Breast Cancer Screening Program (PQDCS), which was launched in 1998 by the Ministry of Health and Social Services, suggests a positive impact on the mortality rate according to…
Breast Cancer | Positive impacts of the Quebec detection program, according to the INSPQ
The Quebec Breast Cancer Screening Program (PQDCS), which was launched in 1998 by the Ministry of Health and Social Services, suggests a positive impact on the mortality rate according to…
Opioid crisis | Quebec is “not immune to a tragic setback,” warns the INSPQ
Quebec is “not immune to a tragic setback” in the opioid crisis, even if its situation is less alarming than other Canadian provinces, recalls a new report from the National…
The promotion of non-medical cannabis on the Web worries the INSPQ
Quebec public health experts warn that several promotions of non-medical cannabis visible on the Web by Quebecers can encourage its consumption. The National Institute of Public Health (INSPQ) believes that…
INSPQ report | Average drop of 55% in Quebec museums
(Montreal) Museums in the province have seen an average drop in admissions of 55% in 2021 compared to normal pre-pandemic, according to a survey by the Institut de la statistique…
INSPQ and Université Laval projections | An increase in COVID-19 cases in sight during the holiday season
Quebec must prepare for an upsurge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations during the holiday season, according to new projections from the National Institute of Public Health of Quebec (INSPQ) and…
INSPQ professionals launch their three-day strike
(Montreal) Professionals from the National Institute of Public Health (INSPQ) began a three-day strike on Monday morning. They demonstrated in Montreal and Quebec, in front of the National Assembly, in…
The INSPQ affected by a strike action, despite COVID-19
The union which represents some 400 employees of the National Institute of Public Health of Quebec (INSPQ) confirms that the activities of the organization will be disrupted as of Monday…
New variants could cause an 8th wave of COVID-19 in the fall, says INSPQ
A majority of Quebecers have hybrid immunity to COVID-19, but new variants this fall could cause an upsurge in cases and hospitalizations, and even have a greater impact than the…
INSPQ turns to polls to estimate COVID-19 trends
This text is taken from our newsletter “Coronavirus mail” of April 25, 2022. To subscribe, click here. Screening tests are no longer enough to estimate the comings and goings of…
COVID-19: the 3rd effective dose against Omicron, confirms the INSPQ
A third dose of COVID-19 vaccine effectively protects against the harmful effects of Omicron, at any level of disease severity, confirms in detail a new study from the National Institute…
The 3rd effective dose against Omicron, confirms the INSPQ
A third dose of vaccine against COVID-19 protects against Omicron and for any level of severity of the disease, confirms in detail a new study from the National Institute of…
The 3rd effective dose against Omicron, according to the INSPQ
The booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine increases protection against hospitalizations by 80% to 90%, according to a new study from the INSPQ. This protection concerns the Omicron variant. Posted…
In data: INSPQ finds more reinfections with the arrival of Omicron
If the phenomenon of double infection was marginal since the start of the pandemic, the appearance of the Omicron variant changed the situation. In Quebec, the number of presumed reinfections…
INSPQ report | More people reinfected due to Omicron
The number of people doubly infected increased with the Omicron wave, reveals a report from the National Institute of Public Health of Quebec (INSPQ). Posted at 8:26 p.m. Florence Morin…
INSPQ projections | Greater Montreal near the peak of hospitalizations
The peak of new cases and hospitalizations could soon be reached in Greater Montreal, show new projections released Thursday by the National Institute of Public Health (INSPQ). However, these data…