Luc Boileau

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A sign for a hospital is shown in Montreal, on Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022. File photo by The Canadian Press/Graham Hughes

Influenza, RSV and COVID easing across Quebec

The three respiratory viruses that had been causing chaos in the fall in Quebec hospitals — COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus — are all on the decline, the province's public health research institute said on Thursday, December 29, 2022.

By The Canadian Press | News | December 30th 2022

People wear face masks as they walk through a subway station in Montreal, on Sunday, July 17, 2022, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in the province. File photo by The Canadian Press/Graham Hughes

COVID hospitalizations rise in Quebec

The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations is increasing across Quebec, but the rise is not as rapid as in previous waves and is not being felt in intensive care units, Health Minister Christian Dubé said on Wednesday, October 12, 2022.

By Jacob Serebrin | News, Politics | October 13th 2022

François Legault, COVID-19 booster vaccine, Kenza Kias, Montreal,

Quebec long term care residents offered fifth dose of COVID vaccine

Quebec on Monday, August 15, 2022, started offering fifth doses of COVID-19 vaccine to residents of long-term care homes and private seniors residences.

By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | August 16th 2022

Montreal offers monkeypox vaccination to all men who have sex with men

Calling Montreal the epicentre of the North American monkeypox outbreak, health officials in the city said on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, they were expanding vaccination against the disease to all men who have sex with men.

By Virginie Ann | News, Politics | June 15th 2022

This 2003 electron microscope image shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. (Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Russell Regner/CDC-AP)

Quebec offers vaccinations for those in close contact with monkeypox

Quebec will be the first Canadian province to launch a vaccination campaign against the monkeypox virus, interim public health director Dr. Luc Boileau said Thursday, adding that 25 cases of the disease have been confirmed in the Montreal area.

By Jacob Serebrin | News, Politics | May 27th 2022

Maggie Quart Robitaille, front right, who recently died of COVID-19, is pictured with her husband, Pierre Robitaille, front left, and her sister, Percylla Battista, along with her brother-in-law, Mario Battista. Handout photo by Percylla Battista

Quebec still has dozens of daily COVID deaths

While vaccination and improved treatment have made COVID-19 less deadly, Quebec reported Saturday that there have been 15,000 deaths attributed to the pandemic in the province — the most in Canada.

By Jacob Serebrin | News, Politics | May 2nd 2022

man, face mask, metro station, Montreal,

Sixth wave of COVID-19 hits Quebec as BA.2 subvariant takes hold

Quebec has already entered a sixth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic driven by the BA.2 subvariant, two experts said on Monday, March 28, 2022, although it's unclear how severe it will be and whether the rest of the country will follow.

By Morgan Lowrie | News, Politics | March 29th 2022

Liberal MP for Louis-Hébert Joël Lightbound speaks about COVID-19 restrictions during a news conference, on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in Ottawa. Photo by The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

Some provinces ease restrictions, leaving it up to individuals to assess COVID risk

Alberta, Saskatchewan and Quebec announced on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, plans to lift COVID-19 restrictions.

By Jacob Serebrin | News, Politics | February 9th 2022