Many of us have been patiently waiting for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympic Games to finally begin.
Both the Paralympic and Olympic Games, like many other sporting events, were postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
However, despite all the difficulties that the organizers and athletes have faced, the Olympics kicked off on 23 July.
The Paralympics will begin in just under a month, commencing on 24 August and ending on 5 September 2021.
This is the 16th year of the Summer Paralympic Games and it s the second time it has been hosted in Tokyo, first being held there in 1964.
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With the athletes itching to start competing, we re sure this year s Summer Paralympic Games will be jam-packed with amazing moments.
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The variant, A.2.5, first appeared in Central America and made its way across the United States before entering Quebec. A team of researchers detected the variant earlier this year in an outbreak in a school and a long-term care centre.
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Although A.2.5 has not been classified as a variant of concern, it does possess an unusually high number of mutations, 23, including the L452R mutation that’s associated with Delta. This mutation has been shown to promote viral replication, making it more infectious.
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Analysis: Quebec falls from 1st to 7th in provincial vaccination rates We are not ruling out any strategy to encourage young adults. The goal is to get as many people as possible to get their second dose.
Author of the article: Aaron Derfel • Montreal Gazette
Publishing date: Jul 09, 2021 • 13 hours ago • 3 minute read • Raphaël Beaudoin gets a COVID-19 vaccine shot from Geoffrey Truchetti at a walk-in (or bicycle ride-in) vaccination centre at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in May. Only 16 per cent of Quebecers among those aged 18 to 29 has received two vaccine doses. Photo by John Kenney /Montreal Gazette
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