New cases rise as vaccination app arrives
We have 550 new cases of Covid in Quebec on Wednesday.
I downloaded the Quebec vaccination app, VaxiCode, and entered my information. Either it wanted to scan a QR code, or it wanted to get my information direct from the government. My QR codes were in my email, so I let it go looking based on my info, and it got my QR directly and installed it.
Media say the app will be available for Android soon, before it’s required.
On an iphone, you can also get the other half of the picture, VaxiCode Verif, if you need it. Presumably that too will soon be on Android.
Update: Quebec had been planning to bring government workers back to the office (not, please, “back to work” – these people have been working the whole time) starting September, but the plan has now been delayed till October.
CE 12:07 on 2021-08-25 Permalink
I plan to use the paper version as I often don’t have my phone with me when I’m out and about. I hope they make a credit card sized version available as the form they send by email is a bit unwieldy (the French version is two pages and English is 1, the formatting is kinda weird).
My brother is coming to visit next week from another province. I sent in a question about what he’ll have to do on Daybreak this morning and Sean assured me that his paper proof of vaccination will be sufficient. I have a feeling there might be issues as he won’t have a QR code that they’ll be able to scan.
Mark Côté 12:18 on 2021-08-25 Permalink
With one week to go until school starts, the government finally announced that students will have to wear masks full time, at least in Montreal, Laval, and other populous areas. It’s a good and necessary idea, but it’s a hell of a thing that this is the third school year to be disrupted by the pandemic.
Ephraim 13:15 on 2021-08-25 Permalink
And the data in Ontario showed that the common source of outbreaks were asymptomatic kids bringing it home. So each outbreak, when they sent the kids home and did zoom school, cases started dropping again.
What it proves is that what we really need is excellent ventilation systems in the school. Either using HEPA filters or using superheated air technology. I mean the largest aircare units can handle a room of 600 sq ft. And just sit there, lowering the virus count in the air all damn day and by the morning, the air should be bacteria and virus free, with no filter or parts needed. We need better air for the kids in school. We built schools out of cinderblock to keep them safe in a fire… but we don’t give them safe air to breath?
DeWolf 13:27 on 2021-08-25 Permalink
CE, I downloaded my proof again and they’ve changed the format. It’s much more efficiently laid out and you could probably shrink it down pretty well.
mare 14:30 on 2021-08-25 Permalink
Does the government supply stickers or signs I can put on my front door?
“VaxiCode verification required for entry”
(A couple of weeks ago we had a prospective tenant who, after me asking, answered he wasn’t vaccinated. So I refused to give him a tour of the apartment, and then he threatened to go to the Regie because I discriminated against him. Good luck with that.)
Kate 20:08 on 2021-08-25 Permalink
Good going, mare. Solid policy.
GC 22:31 on 2021-08-25 Permalink
Thanks for the tip DeWolf. I also thought the formatting was very odd, but it didn’t occur to me that they might have reformatted them by now.
ant6n 07:35 on 2021-08-26 Permalink
I recently got a second dose when I did the first outside Quebec. They had a line where they checked documentation and put my first dose in the Quebec system. After I got that second shot they sent me the we code thingy, showing first dose abroad.
Anybody coming in from elsewhere spending a good amount of time in Quebec could probably do the same thing, although I’m not sure what happens if you never had a ramq number here.
ant6n 07:36 on 2021-08-26 Permalink
(This was at the Palais)
JohnS 09:14 on 2021-08-26 Permalink
It’s easy for a non résident to register. You don’t need a ramq number. The system asks for your mother’s first and maiden names as a substitute identifier. I know a few nonresidents who spend time in Quebec who have done this without issue and their vaccines work fine in VaxiCode
Kevin 11:11 on 2021-08-26 Permalink
I finally got around to downloading the QR code last night, and there are two options. The second one is a wallet-size image.
You can also put multiple people’s info on the same phone for the app.