86% of Quebecers have been or plan to be vaccinated – poll
Eight-six per cent of Quebecers surveyed recently said they have been vaccinated or plan to get vaccinated.
And 81 per cent said they are satisfied with the province’s vaccination campaign so far, with 14 per cent indicating they’re not satisfied.
In the same poll, conducted between April 30 and May 2 by Léger for the Journal de Montréal, 46 per cent of respondents said Quebec has been better at managing the pandemic than other provinces. The chart includes respondents who said they had been vaccinated and those who said they plan to get the shot.
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Quebec’s public health department has given the green light for sleepaway camps to open this summer.
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Some overnight camps won’t be able open if the financial aid is denied, the Association des camps du Québec says. A final decision should be made in the next few days.
The public health department is finalizing the health and safety measures that campers and staff will have to follow this summer. Staff will be prioritized for vaccination and many campers will also be inoculated before the end of the school year, now that Health Canada has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for the 12-15 age group.
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School closures, distance learning and a lack of sports and opportunities to socialize have damaged the mental health of many adolescents, Quebec’s senior pediatricians say.
About 40 per cent of beds in pediatric hospitals are filled with youth suffering from eating disorders, anxiety and depression more than double the numbers seen in previous years, the physicians wrote in a letter to Premier François Legault, Education Minister Jean-François Roberge and public health director Horacio Arruda.
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After Gab Morin’s grandfather died from complications of COVID-19 last year, the high-school student and his family were determined to do their part to help end the pandemic.
“We all want to be part of the solution,” the 16-year-old student said in an interview. “We want to get this horrible thing over with.”
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So every Saturday, Morin spends four hours volunteering at the vaccination centre at the Bob Birnie Arena in Pointe-Claire.