Mr. Legald promised not to Give pressure to anyone
And repeat that the vaccine passport Not applicable
For children 12 years and younger. But he urged families to carefully weigh the benefits of vaccinating children for themselves, their loved ones and the Quebec community as a whole.
It is not for nothing that the pediatric vaccine was released to adults and then to adolescents, he assures reluctant parents. Because there are so many real tests around the world.
Quebec thinks it can provide the first medicine for all families who want to vaccinate their children 5 to 11 years old for Christmas. The second dose is given to them eight weeks later, in mid-January.
Also, Quebec has already opened booking appointments on the Click Sunday portal, Tuesday morning. As of noon, less than 80,000 seats had already been booked, the prime minister said.
⁇ This is an important day to change the COVID situation in Quebec. ⁇
Instructions regarding the organization of the school immunization campaign were not explained Tuesday. However, the press release states Children 5 to 11 years of age can be vaccinated […] In many elementary schools from November 29th
.
The vaccine is not given in all primary schools and is warned, but they each provide a sample of the vaccine, either by hosting mobile vaccination teams or by arranging transportation to vaccination sites. .
At a press conference, Mr. Legalt promised that no child would be vaccinated without the written consent of his parents.
As for the vaccine at the centers provided for this purpose, it can be accessed with or without appointment. Depending on the region
, Refers to the message.
Quebec Vaccine Centers Specially fitted to receive children aged 5 to 11 years. Playful adaptations and tools are designed to reassure children and keep them patient.
, Sure-t-on.
Will the health emergency be lifted by the beginning of 2022?
According to the Prime Minister of Quebec, The Return to normal
5 to 11 years of age cannot be done without vaccination. However, when asked about this, Mr. Legalt refused to set the vaccination rate beyond the health emergency. Effective March 14, 2020, Can be lifted.
⁇ I know what I said last week that if 80% of children are vaccinated, that action is guaranteed to be eliminated. I said, [mais] Maybe I should not have said that. ⁇
According to him, a health emergency is necessary to impose the wearing of masks in public places. In some places a vaccination passport is required; To pay specific premiums in the health sector; Hire workers hired through the site I contribute to.
However, he raised the opportunity to lift it for good. Somewhere in late February, early March
, As soon as children receive the second dose.
Meanwhile, the Prime Minister said he hoped the health rules, which currently restrict the number of people to more than 10, could be expanded by Christmas. Mr. Legalt was careful not to promise anything on Tuesday because he wants to avoid it Do the same as last year
And Forced to retreat
.
We are going to give each other some more time
, He said, we are interested in a slight increase in the number of cases we have seen recently.
By launching a vaccination campaign for children between the ages of 5 and 11, Quebec is following in the footsteps of other provinces such as Ontario. (New window), Saskatchewan (New window), New Brunswick (New window) And Prince Edward Island (New window), A similar function will be activated from Wednesday.
Last week, in the days following the green light of Canada’s Public Health Agency, Minister Dubé said the province was ready to vaccinate about 650,000 children.
The approval was finally given on Friday., The Quebec Immunization Commission (CIQ) gave its own panel on Tuesday and recommended The COVID-19 vaccine has no contraindications for all adolescents aged 5 to 11 years.
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⁇ The mathematical model predicts that vaccinating children 5 to 11 years of age will reduce the impact of pre-holiday gatherings and reduce the spread of COVID-19 in the general population through the group’s immunity. ⁇
Young Cubans who will be vaccinated in the coming days will receive the Comirnaty vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech – the first vaccine against COVID-19 approved in the country for this age group. Canada won the weekend Its first volume is 2.9 million doses.
These sizes usually represent about a third of what is offered to their adults.
According to a survey conducted by the Institute National de Santo Public to Quebec (INSPQ), almost a quarter of parents of children between the ages of 5 and 11 Oppose vaccination Against Govt-19.
As of Tuesday, there were 6,326 active cases in Quebec, including 203 hospitals – most of which were not vaccinated enough.
