Pandemic indicators are rising in Quebec while vaccine uptake stagnates, presenting a dangerous mix for the coming months, experts say.
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As of Wednesday, there were 1,780 people in hospitals with the disease, the highest count since August. Quebec was reporting a seven-day average of 878 new cases, though that number reflects only a portion of total infections due to limited access to PCR testing. “COVID is not over. We are not in the first waves anymore, but it is also not over,” Dr. Donald Vinh of the McGill University Health Centre said in an interview. “So what we need to do is make sure people are adequately protected.”Article contentWhile immunity from infections during the last wave and past vaccine doses is waning, booster shot uptake remains low. According to Quebec’s Health Ministry, less than a quarter of eligible adults are up to date with their COVID-19 vaccines.
“I think people have maybe forgotten how effective the vaccines are,” Barbeau said, noting pandemic fatigue has also likely played into the slower vaccine uptake.He noted the importance of being well protected for the fall and winter seasons, which are more conducive to transmission. And he warned of the multiple COVID-19 sub-variants circulating around the world.
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