Palais de congrès to be massive vaccination site
The Palais des congrès is being turned into a massive vaccination clinic, but we still don’t have the vaccine to go around.
Additionally, Canada is trying to get a vaccine production facility set up, and the news Tuesday morning is about how it will be in Montreal.
Update: Canada will have a facility to make a vaccine but it’s for a product that’s months away from approval.
EmilyG 09:20 on 2021-02-02 Permalink
I’m wondering if there’s any way people can help with the vaccination clinic. Volunteering, item donations, places to donate money?
Faiz imam 09:45 on 2021-02-02 Permalink
The coming ramp up is going to be wild.
We did about 120,000 a week in Canada for the last month, with a temporary drop now.
But in a few weeks we will rise to almost 500,000 a week
And in 3-4 months we are suppose to get a million doses a week.
Things will change fast, if we are able to cope.
the UK is doing 500,000 per day these days, and their population is only double ours.
We can do it!
Kate 10:32 on 2021-02-02 Permalink
EmilyG: I doubt it. This is going to be virtually military in execution. They need to pay people properly, not rely on charity and volunteers.
DeWolf 13:53 on 2021-02-02 Permalink
Quebec is indeed asking for volunteers to help give out vaccines – but only people who have training in a field that is authorized to administer vaccines. You can apply to help out in other Covid-related matters, though.
https://jecontribuecovid19.gouv.qc.ca/
Kate 14:45 on 2021-02-02 Permalink
Thank you, DeWolf.
EmilyG 14:54 on 2021-02-02 Permalink
Wow! Thank you, DeWolf.
Jonathan 15:20 on 2021-02-02 Permalink
I don’t think it is volunteer, though. I think they actually pay people who are recruited through the Jecontribue portal.