Date of publication: 05 Apr 2022 • 15 minutes ago • 9 minutes reading Two men enter the Center sportif Dollard-St-Laurent Vaccination Center in LaSalle, Montreal on Thursday, March 31, 2022. Photo by John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette
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The BA.1 and BA.2 hybrid, called XE, could be the most contagious variant to date: WHERE
The unveiling of new variants of Covid emerging in China and the rise of a potentially more contagious strain in the UK has once again brought to light the continuing risk of the virus, even when health experts say there is no need to panic. Read our full story. 12:50 p.m.
Ontario will offer fourth installments to 60+. The federal committee urges the provinces to prepare quickly for reinforcements
The Ontario Health Minister says the province plans to make fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccine available soon to residents aged 60 and over, the Canadian Press reports. Christine Elliott says the county will announce a plan tomorrow to extend its eligibility for fourth installments.
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The fourth installments in Ontario are already available to long-term care and nursing residents, as well as those who are immunosuppressed. The government’s plan comes as COVID-19 hospitalizations increase in Ontario – the county reported 1,091 people hospitalized with the virus today, nearly 40 percent higher than a week ago. Eliot says the increase in cases is not surprising and the county can handle it. Ontario ended mask orders in most public places two weeks ago, with the exception of public transportation and health care facilities such as hospitals and long-term care homes. The news comes as the National Advisory Committee on Immunization says provinces and territories will need to prepare quickly to offer fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccine in the coming weeks.
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The federal committee says governments should give priority to people over the age of 80 and to people living in long-term care. NACI also unreservedly recommends a second souvenir for people between the ages of 70 and 79. In general, the team says a second booster dose should be given 6 months after patients received their first booster shots due to a recent COVID-19 infection. The NACI says the recommendations are made in light of the possibility of reducing the effectiveness of booster doses against severe disease. NACI is still considering whether a second souvenir shot is needed for younger adults and teens. 11:45 a.m.
Quebec extends mask restrictions to at least May, offers 2nd boosts to 60+
Wait for your masks, Quebec.
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The province extends the restrictions on masks at least until May. The announcement was made by Dr. Luc Boileau, Interim Director of Public Health in Quebec. With cases and hospitalizations rising faster than expected, Boileau said he recommended an extension to the government of Prime Minister François Legault yesterday and the change was accepted. Quebec had planned to lift most of the restrictions on masks by mid-April, when they would be mandatory only on public transport. “We prefer to take a more cautious approach and it is our responsibility to do so,” Boileau told reporters in Quebec City. “We are convinced that it is good because the virus is circulating abundantly.” Masks are not a big hassle for most people, he added.
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“It’s been for a few days – two weeks at the moment – and then we’ll see. It is not our intention to keep them forever. “ Quebec is one of the few jurisdictions in Canada that still has restrictions on masks. Boileau said public health officials in other provinces would like to reinstate the mask rules. Mask commands are the only restrictions left in Quebec. Face masks are mandatory in most public places. (The provincial government has an online guide that explains where masks are needed and who is excluded in Quebec.) Boileau emphasizes the rules of self-isolation There seems to be confusion among some Quebec residents about the province’s self-isolation rules. Boileau said it was important for people with COVID symptoms to be isolated at home for at least five days after the onset of symptoms.
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After these five days, if people have no symptoms, they can continue “some activities” for the next five days. But they should be careful during the second five days if they are in the community because they may still be contagious, Boileau said. “This is not the time to go to a restaurant or a show or to do sports or to receive guests or to a party, to go to a bar or to sing,” Boileau said. Quebec is expanding access to fourth doses of vaccine People aged 60 and over have a higher risk of complications, with about 75 percent of COVID-19 patients in Quebec hospitals belonging to this age group, Boileau said. Quebec has already opened access to fourth installments (also known as second boosters) to people aged 80 and over in the community as well as to immunocompromised and those living in long-term care homes (CHSLDs) and other gathering places. Boileau announced that Quebec is opening fourth installments to people aged 70 and over from tomorrow (Wednesday, April 6) and from Monday, April 11, appointments will be open to people aged 60 and over. Those who have taken their third dose at least three months earlier can make an appointment through Clic Santé. Vaccines are effective in reducing the risk of serious outcomes and the extra dose will provide extra protection, Boileau said. Dr Jean Longtin, a Department of Health microbiologist, said the effectiveness of the vaccines “tends to decline after five or six months”. He said the province was considering extending fourth installments to all of Quebec in the fall.
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Quebec reports 31 deaths as hospitalizations approach 1,500
Quebec has recorded 2,615 new COVID-19 cases, the provincial government announced this morning. Case counts include only individuals who have undergone PCR at state screening clinics. It does not accurately reflect the number of cases, as it does not include the results of home rapid tests. In addition, 31 new deaths were recorded, bringing the total to 14,442. Some other key statistics from the latest Quebec update for COVID-19:
Montreal Island: 498 cases, 3 deaths. Net increase in hospitalizations: 72, a total of 1,479 (219 were admitted to hospital, 147 were discharged). No change in the number of patients in the intensive care unit: 69 (15 were admitted to the ICU, 15 were discharged). On Sunday, 15,540 PCR tests were performed. 13,012 doses of vaccine given in the previous 24 hours.
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Blais and McCann knew about the terrible situation at Herron CHSLD 10 days before the Gazette: report
Despite allegations that they learned of the plight at the Herron CHSLD just after the Montreal Gazette published the story on April 10, forensic emails revealed that District Ministers Marguerite Blais and Danielle McCann were informed 10 days earlier, Radio reports. -Canada this morning. . Blais and McCann received an email saying “there was almost no staff to care for 154 residents” at Herron. Blaise is the Minister of the Elderly, while McCann was the Minister of Health at the time. Marjaurie Côté-Boileau also received the email. Côté-Boileau was Blais’s representative at the time. Côté-Boileau, daughter of the current director of public health Dr. Luc Boileau is now the spokeswoman for Health Minister Christian Dubé.
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