Vaccination: Montreal is the low point
Montreal is the least vaccinated area of Quebec per capita.
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DeWolf 11:19 on 2021-05-01 Permalink
I was confused by this story because it did not jive with the numbers reported by the MSSS. Then I realized what was going on:
“Le MSSS rapporte que pas moins de 785 000 doses ont été administrées sur l’île.”
“617 000 Montréalais ont reçu au moins une première dose de vaccin”
Basically, 168,000 of the people who have been vaccinated in Montreal do not live in Montreal. Which makes me think La Presse is kind of splitting hairs. As the story notes, most of the discrepancy represents people healthcare workers, emergency workers and other people who work in Montreal but who live off-island. In other words, they’re people who spend most of their waking lives on the island. So I don’t really see the problem.
Ephraim 11:31 on 2021-05-01 Permalink
Montreal does have a younger population than the rest of the province. Besides the 4 full campus universities, there are also those who seek community in Montreal, as with all large cities. People such as immigrants, 2SLGBTQ+, and younger people, etc. I mean, could you imagine trying to find someone on an app in St-Louis-de-Ha-Ha?
DeWolf 11:37 on 2021-05-01 Permalink
Yes, the article mentions the younger median age.
The detailed breakdown of vaccination numbers released by Montreal public health recently shows that uptake has been very high among eligible groups. There are many neighbourhoods where the rate for people 70+ is in the upper 90th percentile. So it’s just a matter of time now that eligibility is being opened up to everyone.
Joey 14:08 on 2021-05-01 Permalink
This article is kind of infuriating. The authors admit that the comparison isn’t fair, owing to our outlier age profile, but they don’t take the obvious step of correcting for that. Where’s the table showing the proportion of people on Montréal in each eligible category that has been vaccinated compared to the rest of Quebec?
Then to top it off we get to read once again from Dr. Borgès Da Silva who is all too eager to jump on an incomplete reading of the data to hammer against the provincial government.
How is this useful journalism?
Chris 23:26 on 2021-05-02 Permalink
>How is this useful journalism?
Perhaps it just isn’t. You clicked the link though, right? Advertising served, therefore article made La Presse some money. Outrage -> clicks -> profit.