Vaccine coming to Canada this month
Justin Trudeau has announced 249,000 vaccine doses will arrive in Canada by the end of the month. Obviously it will be some time before we can all get it, but it’s a start.
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Faiz imam 17:28 on 2020-12-07 Permalink
Trudeau said that the amount will be distributed to each province as a proportion of their population.
Quebec is 23.23% of Canada.
That means we will get just under 58,000 doses, or 29,000 people.
Quebec has 190k people above the age of 85, and another 190k people between the ages of 80 and 85.
There are 45,000 doctors in Canada, 290k nurses and 51k social workers. That’s 386k, or 90k in Quebec.
All to say, these doses are a good start, but We have to hope the shipments in the new year are much higher.
Michael Black 18:36 on 2020-12-07 Permalink
But since this one needs two shots, we get half that number vaccinated.
Nobody’s explained it to me, but if I can’t get vaccinated about May, I’m out till about November. The drug I get every six months negates any vaccine.
Joey 19:53 on 2020-12-07 Permalink
Faiz, at today’s press conference the provincial health minister said he expects to receive enough doses to vaccinate 650K people by end of March, IIRC. Seemed to be enough to vaccinate all healthcare workers and CHSLD residents.
Clément 09:17 on 2020-12-08 Permalink
This article in La Presse breaks down the 12 prioritized groups as well as the estimated number of people in each group.
So by spring, we should already have close to a million people vaccinated, so somewhere around group 5 or group 6. I say that’s pretty good news.
Joey 12:34 on 2020-12-08 Permalink
@Clément once the priority populations (CHSLD & private seniors’ residents, healthcare workers, those over 80, etc.) are vaccinated, there will be enormous pressure to ease the COVID-19 restrictions, even as a majority of the population remains unprotected.