drouin said several factors have contributed to keeping case and hospitalization numbers down, including public health measures, increased vaccine administration and the swift detection of variant cases. her comments came a day after quebec announced the curfew will be moved back to 9:30 p.m. in montreal and laval as of monday.
as of wednesday, nearly 30 per cent of montrealers had been vaccinated with a first dose, for a total of more than 750,000 people since the campaign began (out of more than three million doses given out in quebec ).
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among those 60 and older, more than 75 per cent of montrealers have received a first dose across 95 per cent of the city’s neighbourhoods. drouin said the targeted approach put in place by community organizations and health-care teams — to vaccinate the unhoused population , parents and teachers in hard-hit areas and urban indigenous communities — managed to reduce inequalities often seen between montreal boroughs.
drouin and bélanger also mentioned some astrazeneca appointments are still available in montreal on clicsante.ca.
despite mostly good news on the vaccine front, bélanger said only 68 per cent of health-care workers have received a first dose. in march, public health said it hoped more of the workers would choose to get the shot once initial hesitancy subsided .
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bélanger said she’s confident montreal can attain the 75 per cent mark for health-care workers and that the province’s decision to implement frequent covid testing in care facilities has helped encourage them to get vaccinated.
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