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Itâs unclear when more Oxford-AstraZeneca shots will arrive but Ontario is expecting millions of Pfizer-BioNTech shots in the coming weeks.
Biologist and science communicator Samantha Yammine says some Canadians who have already received the Oxford-AstraZeneca shot may be comforted to know they have the option of a different dose.
She says the pandemic has given rise to an âinfodemic,â with a flood of advice about areas like the low risk of blood clots from viral-vector shots compared with mRNA vaccines.
Even with more mRNA vaccines on the way, Yammine says Canada should be careful about dismissing shots like Oxford-AstraZenecaâs because they are important to ending the global pandemic.
Montreal restaurants urge Quebec for clarity on reopening “The most frustrating part is that we have no guidance. We don’t know where we’re going,” said restaurant owner Pierre Lévêque.
Author of the article: Jesse Feith • Montreal Gazette
Publishing date: May 08, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 2 minute read • Pierre Lévêque, owner of Chez Lévêque on Laurier Ave., at his restaurant in Outremont on Saturday, May 8, 2021. After a difficult year, restaurant and bar owners are holding a symbolic opening on Saturday, handing out gift vouchers to people who visit. Photo by John Kenney /Montreal Gazette
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With temperatures nearing the 20s this weekend, tulips sprouting from the ground and the city’s restaurants and shops having the whole picnic prep thing down pat, we’ve hit peak springtime in Montreal, and it’s in everyone’s best interest to enjoy it while they can.
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Running until May 27, tickets continue to be available for the U-pick fields of Tulipes.ca in Laval and Boucherville, and proceeds from their month of operations will benefit the Canadian Liver Foundation, which funds lifesaving research in Canada. Unfortunately, they’re booked solid for Mother’s Day, but tickets remain for just about every other day. It’s $9.95 for entrance to the site, and tulips cost $1 each ($19.95 for 24 tulips or $39.95 for 50).