Health Canada has distributed enough of the antiviral Paxlovid to treat more than 700,000 people with COVID-19, yet the provinces have given only a fraction of that medication to patients.
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“Some of them are petrified to go to a mass vaccination centre or crowded pharmacy,” says Daron Basmadjian. “They re grateful that someone is taking time to think about them."
At risk for COVID-19 and not sure you re eligible for a vaccine? Here s what the province says
Conflicting public health announcements seem to have created some confusion among Quebec pharmacists and chronically ill patients, but the health ministry says eligibility criteria has not changed since last week.
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Vaccine appointments opened up for some Quebecers with chronic diseases this week, but mixed messaging has some confused whether they are eligible for the shot or not. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press)
One week after the Quebec government announced vaccines would be made available to Montrealers with certain chronic illnesses, some patients say the regulations are still unclear as to who exactly is eligible.
Montrealers 65 and over can now book a vaccine, as pharmacies prepare to help
A day after setting a daily record for doses administered, the Health Ministry made the vaccine available to those 65 and over in Montreal. Pharmacies are preparing to take appointments next week.
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