COVID-19: People aged 60 and over are there for the 4th dose of Outaouais
In Outaouais, people aged 60 and over, who now qualify for a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine, respond.
According to the director of the vaccination campaign in Outaouais, Nency Héroux, the vaccination of this segment of the population very good .
This is largely due, he says, to the fact that people at this age are generally more inclined to get vaccinated.
[Les personnes de 60 ans et plus] is present in the first dose of the booster. They were still in the second. Once we were able to adapt the Clic Santé portal so that these groups could make appointments, we actually saw an increase in attendees at our vaccination sites, including walk-in clinics. […] This is a group that 90% have been vaccinated [première] booster dose report by Ms. Heroux.
” As we get older, more people show up for [première] booster dose. “
– A quote from Nency Héroux, Director of the Outaouais Vaccination Campaign
In addition, the Outaouais Integrated Health and Social Services Center (CISSS) reports that on April 11, the day of opening appointments for people aged 60 and over in Quebec, 5,000 people were registered in Outaouais.
Almost a few weeks ago, we had less than 2,000 doses given to Outaouais, in an entire week, and this week we will clearly exceed 10,000 doses. So we see an acceleration of vaccination happening very quickly said the director of the vaccination campaign in Outaouais.
The 30-40 year old to convince the Outaouais
However, public health in Outaouais admitted that there still needs to be done to encourage customers aged 30 and 40 to accept their booster dose of vaccine against COVID-19.
For those under 40, we are less than 50% [qui ont reçu une dose de rappel] and the older you get, the more it declines.[…] The age groups we vaccinated were not the age groups we needed to convince the additional value of vaccination. the language is Ms. Héroux.
The challenge for 20-50 year olds on the Ontario side
In Ontario, the vaccination campaign for 4 at The dose of 60 years and over has been launched since April 7th.
According to Dr. Robert Cushman Acting Medical Officer of Health for the Health Unit of renfrew the real challenge is to convince citizens between the ages of 20 and 50 to get a third dose.
The big problem for us was that the number of third doses was not enough. For people over 80, the rate is impressive. We exceeded 80%. It’s so beautiful. But between 20 and 50, it’s really a problem. This was the third of those who had the third dose report by Dr. Cushman .
” The most serious situation in Ontario and Quebec recently has been the lack of a third dose [pour une grande partie de la population] “
– A quote from Dr. Robert Cushman, Acting Medical Officer of Health for the Renfrew Health Unit
Dr. Robert Cushman reminded them of the importance of taking their two booster doses. For him, there is no doubt that they make a difference when someone is infected with the coronavirus, especially for the most vulnerable.
Information from Fiona Collienne and Charles Lalande.
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