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Quebec health officials apologize after tweeting a link to a porn site instead of a government update on COVID.
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April 14, 2022 • 52 minutes ago • 13 minutes reading Prime Minister Francois Lego puts on a mask after a press conference in Montreal on January 13, 2022. Photo by John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette
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Updated all day on Thursday, April 14th. Questions / Comments: ariga@postmedia.com
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Opinion: This is not the time to get rid of COVID
“I can’t help but feel that people live on two different planets: those who gather without care in the world, and others who continue to practice an abundance of caution.”
Read the last column of Fariha Naqvi-Mohammed.
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Make access to COVID-19 amplifier photos “ultra-comfortable”, experts say
From the Canadian press:
Easier access to COVID-19 vaccine boosters could be a way to tackle Canadian vaccine rates, public health and immunology experts say.
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Matthew Miller, a professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences at McMaster University, said some may see the repeal of public health measures across the country as a signal that they no longer need to be so wary of COVID infection. 19.
“The idea that we’ve been through the worst, I think, leads to a certain amount of apathy,” Miller said.
“I think this is also complicated by the fact that a significant proportion of the population (who) are not hesitant about the vaccine, but are also not super enthusiastic about getting vaccinated.”
He said there had been a sharp rise in immunization levels in Canada when governments introduced mandates to vaccinate against COVID-19.
“Now that these restrictions have also been lifted and have not been applied to third doses, I think the incentive has simply diminished,” Miller said.
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“There is a certain segment of the population that I just think is inertia, and without the kind of pressure that’s applied, they’re just not that interested in making every effort to get vaccinated, even though they generally want to.”
He said governments do not always have to resort to mandates to increase the uptake of vaccination levels. The answer may be to remove barriers for some people.
“You have to make it extremely convenient for people because people who are super enthusiastic about vaccines get their third vaccine,” Miller said.
“People who still don’t have boosters don’t have a complex (mix) of reasons, but the easiest to catch are those for whom the only thing that keeps them from getting it is a little apathy.”
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Federal government data show that about 57% of Canadians aged 18 and over have been fully vaccinated with the extra dose, while 47% of the general population have received a booster for COVID-19.
Dr Theresa Tam, the national chief public health officer, called on Canadians aged 18 and over to receive a raise due to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases due to the more portable AD. Option 2.
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Quebec will abolish the mandate for masks if hospitalizations decrease after two weeks, Lego says
At a press conference in Lac-Mégantic today, Prime Minister Francois Lego was asked whether Quebec would extend its mandate for masks in public places until May.
“The forecasts I saw – and they remain forecasts with great uncertainty – show that there will be an increase (in hospitalizations) for another two weeks and then we will start to see a decline.
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He added: “If we are in decline, we will not need to extend (the mandate of the mask), but we are reviewing this every day and following the public health recommendations for the last two years.”
Masks are the only remaining constraint on a Quebec pandemic.
Quebec initially said it would abolish the mandate for masks in all public places except public transport in mid-April. With the increase in hospitalizations, the deadline moved to the end of April.
The number of COVID-positive patients in Quebec hospitals is currently at its highest level since February 11, with the provincial government’s health research institute predicting an increase in the coming days.
On Wednesday, Dr Luc Boalo, interim director of public health in Quebec, said some hospital procedures were being canceled as the province’s healthcare system handled the accumulation of COVID-positive patients.
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11% fewer students from Quebec were absent this week due to COVID
The number of absent students in Quebec due to COVID-19 decreased by 11 percent this week.
The decline comes after a month of increases.
A total of 28,309 students were absent on Tuesday, up from 31,825 a week earlier, according to an analysis of data provided by the education ministry.
Of the 28,309 absentees this week, 18,420 are in primary school, with 9,127 in high school and 762 in adult education.
A week earlier, 18,836 elementary school students were out of school due to COVID, along with 12,125 high school students and 864 adults.
There was a big drop in the number of hours taught remotely.
On Tuesday, students in 37 classes studied virtually, up from 112 a week earlier.
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The number of absent teachers has also decreased due to COVID.
On Tuesday 2092 were absent.
This compares to 1848 last week.
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Ford of Ontario says it will extend the remaining mandates for masks if recommended by a top doctor
From the Canadian press:
The Ontario prime minister says he will have no problem extending remaining masks after the end of the month if recommended by the province’s chief physician.
Prime Minister Doug Ford made the comments Thursday at an unrelated press conference in Toronto.
The province has abolished mandates for masks in most conditions, with the exception of those considered high-risk, such as long-term care homes, hospitals and public transport.
The disguise requirements for these settings are due to expire on April 27, but Dr Kieran Moore, the province’s chief physician, said he was considering expanding them amid the latest wave of COVID-19 cases.
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Ford says he will accept the recommendation if Moore makes it because he wants to protect vulnerable people.
Also Thursday, Ontario pandemic experts advised that wastewater signals suggested that COVID-19 transmission in the province may have peaked, but it is unclear where the trend is heading. The Ontario Scientific Advisory Table COVID-19 shared its latest modeling of the disease on Thursday.
The expert group says it is unclear whether the apparent peak in the cases during the sixth wave will be followed by an increase, decrease or continued plateau after the long weekend.
The modeling suggests that hospitalizations and admissions to the intensive care unit will continue to increase, but are unlikely to reach the levels observed earlier this year during …
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