Montreal public health says new vaccination sites will be opening in the Sud-Ouest, Plateau-Mont-Royal and Verdun boroughs.
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This post was updated throughout the day on Tuesday, Aug. 3.
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Top updates:
- 75% vaccination rate for health workers reached in half of Quebec’s regions
- Possible COVID-19 exposure on Montreal-Charlottetown flight
- Canada secures enough COVID-19 vaccines for booster shots, future years
- Quebec ready to implement vaccine passport “if situation deteriorates”
- Florida breaks hospitalization record
- Ontario releases back-to-school plan, indoor mask-wearing maintained
- Quebec needs to move forward with vaccine passports: Anglade
- Quebec reports 175 new cases, no deaths
- Vaccination sites added in Plateau, Sud-Ouest, Verdun
- New York first big U.S. city to require proof of vaccination in restaurants, bars, venues
- Mobile van offering COVID-19 vaccine in West Island
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4:45 p.m.
75% vaccination threshold for health workers reached in half of Quebec’s regions
The Canadian Press is reporting 75 per cent of health workers are adequately vaccinated in half of the administrative regions of Quebec.
Provincewide, 77 per cent of workers in public and private institutions have received two doses of vaccine against COVID-19, according to a recent survey by the Health Ministry.
4:30 p.m.
Youth vaccination rate extremely low in Mauricie
Only 20 per cent of youth in Mauricie have been vaccinated with a first dose and none with a second, Health Minister Christian Dubé tweeted Tuesday.
The Canadian Press is reporting that Trois-Rivières has the highest active case rate in the province, with approximately 67 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, compared to 37 in Laval and 22 in Greater Montreal.
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As of Monday, the province’s health institute identified 150 active cases of COVID-19 in the Mauricie and Centre-du-Québec region. While that may seem low, it has tripled since last week.
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The Canadian Press reported a mobile vaccination clinic will be present on des Forges St. in Trois-Rivières from Wednesday to Saturday to get more people vaccinated.
3 p.m.
Possible COVID-19 exposure on Montreal-Charlottetown flight
The Canadian Press is reporting a possible case of COVID-19 exposure on a July 27 flight from Montreal to Charlottetown, P.E.I. after one passenger tested positive upon arrival.
P.E.I.’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Heather Morrison, is asking anyone who travelled on Air Canada Flight 7554 to monitor themselves for symptoms and to get tested if they develop.
As of Monday, there were no other exposure warnings for the province. There have been a total of 208 cases on the island since the start of the pandemic.
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2:50 p.m.
Canada secures enough COVID-19 vaccines for booster shots, future years
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2:45 p.m.
Quebec ready to implement vaccine passport ‘if situation deteriorates’
While tweeting about a slight increase in COVID-19 cases in recent days, Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé said the province is ready to implement a vaccine passport “if the situation deteriorates.”
“All the more reason to be vaccinated before it is too late,” he said.
The increase in cases is particularly worrisome in the Mauricie region, Dubé said, adding that the ministry is “monitoring the situation closely.”
“The vaccine remains our best weapon against Delta,” he said.
Earlier Tuesday, Liberal opposition leader Dominique Anglade called on the Legault government to implement vaccination passports right away.
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2:15 p.m.
COVID-19 hospitalizations in Florida reach all-time high
Florida broke its COVID-19 hospitalization record Tuesday, surpassing levels recorded before vaccines were available.
There are 11,515 Florida residents being treated for COVID-19 in hospitals, many of whom are younger and healthier than patients seen in earlier waves of the pandemic, the BBC reported.
Just a few days ago, Florida recorded its highest single-day increase in new COVID-19 cases.
2:15 p.m.
Ontario maintains mask-wearing in back-to-school plan
Ontario’s back-to-school plan will allow students to play on sports teams, use instruments and ditch masks outdoors, but those in Grade 1 and up will have to wear masks inside.
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The plan, released Tuesday, allows students to take part in extracurricular activities like field trips and relaxes rules for common areas.
Remote learning will continue being an option.
1:45 p.m.
U.S. COVID-19 hospitalizations reach wintertime levels
Hospitalizations in the United States have tripled over the past month, CNN reported Tuesday.
Data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services shows 50,625 Americans are hospitalized with COVID-19, up from about 16,000 last month.
Herd immunity might not be possible, according to National Institutes of Health director Dr. Francis Collins.
“The idea that we could get actually 80 per cent of the public completely unable to harbour this virus, maybe that’s not going to be achievable with the Delta variant.”
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1 p.m.
Quebec should move forward with vaccine passports: Anglade
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Liberal opposition leader Dominique Anglade is calling on the Legault government to move forward with vaccination passports.
Anglade said immediate action is needed as fall approaches and cases of the Delta variant rise in Quebec.
“The objective is to limit possible outbreaks and to not lock down Quebec in one form or another,” she said. “Let’s take all the steps to ensure our summer of freedom does not become a lockdown in the fall.”
Read the full story from Philip Authier here.
12:30 p.m.
Christopher Labos: Do vaccine incentives actually work?
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Montreal physician Christopher Labos discusses whether incentives like the vaccine lottery in Quebec actually work.
The short answer? Yes … but we’ll only know for sure after the fact.
11:45 a.m.
Quebec reports 175 new cases, no deaths
Quebec reported 175 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday, bringing the total number of cases since the start of the pandemic to 377,973. Of them, 1,174 are active.
No new deaths have been added to the provincial tally; it remains 11,241.
There are 58 people receiving treatment for COVID-19 in Quebec hospitals, down three from Monday’s total. Of them, 18 are in the intensive care ward, an increase of one.
Since the start of the pandemic, 365,558 people have recovered from COVID-19 in Quebec — up 107 from Monday.
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Quebec reported that it analyzed 10,648 COVID-19 samples Sunday. (The province reports its daily testing figures from two days prior.)
Quebec administered 49,282 doses of COVID-19 vaccine Monday, for a total of 11,206,846 since the start of the campaign.
As of Tuesday, 84.2 per cent of the Quebec population above the age of 12 has been vaccinated with a first dose, and 67.4 per cent with a second.
Of the new cases reported in Quebec on Tuesday, 49 were in Montreal.
A total of 133,862 infections have now been confirmed in the Montreal region.
11:45 a.m.
New vaccination sites added in Plateau, Sud-Ouest, Verdun
Montreal public health announced additional sites will open this week in the city’s Sud-Ouest, Plateau-Mont-Royal and Verdun boroughs.
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11 a.m.
N.Y.C. will require proof of vaccination for indoor dining, gyms
New York City will be the first big city in the United States to require proof of vaccination for indoor dining, venues and gyms, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday.
The measure is the most aggressive step the city has taken to slow the surge in Delta cases. It will be phased in over several weeks in August and September.
“The only way to patronize these establishments indoors will be if you’re vaccinated,” de Blasio said. “The goal here is to convince everyone that this is the time. If we’re going to stop the Delta variant, the time is now. And that means getting vaccinated right now.”
People will be required to show proof that they’ve received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to be admitted.
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10:45 a.m.
Trudeau, Biden talk Canada-U.S. border during phone call
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Joe Biden spoke of the Canada-U.S. border during their latest call, according to Ottawa’s rendition of it.
“The prime minister and president discussed COVID-19 and agreed to continue close collaboration,” the rendition said.
Canada recently announced it would open its land border to Americans as of Aug. 9, but the U.S. decided to keep its side closed for at least a few additional weeks.
Press secretary Jen Psaki has insisted Biden’s decision to maintain restrictions on the land border is based on public health advice, “not on the actions of other countries.”
10:30 a.m.
Maxime Bernier says he won’t take the COVID-19 vaccine
People’s Party leader Maxime Bernier said he hasn’t been vaccinated against COVID-19 not because he is anti-vaccination, but because he is pro-freedom.
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Stopping in North Bay as part of his tour of northeastern Ontario, Bernier was critical of vaccine passports and lockdowns.
“COVID-19 is a real virus, it’s everywhere and it will be everywhere for a long time. We have to deal with it; we don’t have to change our way of life because of a virus,” he told reporters.
9:45 a.m.
Mobile van offering COVID-19 vaccine to West Island population
A vaccination van will be circulating in the West Island until the end of summer.
The initiative, announced Monday, is a partnership between the CIUSSS de l’Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal and the Jean Coutu Group.
“The VacciVAN will accelerate the deployment of vaccination sites and help reach people in targeted areas where vaccination coverage is lagging,” the West Island health network said in a statement.
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Read more by John Meagher here.
9:15 a.m.
A guide to COVID-19 vaccinations in Quebec
Local health authorities have set up mass vaccination sites across Montreal.
You can book appointments via the Clic Santé website or by phone at 1-877-644-4545.
Quebecers can also visit walk-in AstraZeneca, Moderna and Pfizer vaccine clinics.
Here are the nuts and bolts of getting vaccinated, by Katherine Wilton. Her guide includes the age groups targeted, how to book appointments, and addresses of vaccination centres.
Two private sites can also help you book appointments:
9:15 a.m.
Here are the current pandemic restrictions in Montreal and Quebec
We are regularly updating our list of what services are open, closed or modified in Montreal and Quebec.
9:15 a.m.
Here’s where Montrealers can get tested today
Montrealers can be screened at test centres across the island.
You can check screening clinic wait times here.
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