Henri Ouellette-Vezina The Press
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“With the Omicron variant, there is fairly sustained transmission of COVID-19 in the region. The fifth wave seems to have hit the region later than elsewhere in Quebec, ”says the spokesperson for the Integrated Health and Social Services Center (CISSS) of the North Shore, Pascal Paradis.
According to the most recent data from the Institut national de santé publique du Québec, the North Shore currently has 484 active cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 inhabitants, which ranks the region first in Quebec in this regard, just ahead of the Bas-Saint-Laurent. Only a few days ago, this figure exceeded the 600 active cases in the same proportion.
These high numbers of cases seem to have had an impact on the death toll from the virus, which has risen sharply on the North Shore in recent weeks.
The region has gone from just 4 deaths at the end of January to 27 at present, the vast majority of which have occurred at home. The same phenomenon was also observed in the health network: from about ten hospitalizations in mid-January, the North Shore reached a peak of 60 hospitalizations a few days ago. This number is now around 46.
Situation “under control”
It must be understood that the region still has, like the rest of Quebec, “several outbreaks” in its health facilities, recalls Mr. Paradis. There are about ten sources of contamination still active on the North Shore. But “despite the numerous outbreaks, the situation is under control,” assures the CISSS.
“Our staff is mobilized, and we are able to offer services to the population everywhere on our vast territory”, supports the spokesperson, who says he is “confident that the situation will stabilize in the coming weeks”.
According to professor at the School of Public Health at the University of Montreal Roxane Borgès Da Silva, the waves can vary enormously “from one region to another”. “We saw it from the start, when Montreal was hit harder than elsewhere. There are several factors that come into play: the circulation of the virus, contacts with the population, the housing situation, vaccination, ”she says.
Each region reacts differently to COVID-19, especially since regions such as the North Shore were less affected in the first waves. It is to be taken into account.
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Roxane Borgès Da Silva, professor at the School of Public Health at the University of Montreal
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The professor and researcher specializing in immunology and virology at the National Institute for Scientific Research Alain Lamarre recalls that the “founder effect” of a virus or a variant – i.e. its ability to build itself with initial contaminations – is also a “matter of chance”.
“There is always a bit of chance in the way each region is affected, but what we see on the North Shore respects the logic, that is to say that their wave often comes after the big centers like Montreal and Quebec, where there are the most contacts. The pace of exposure in more rural areas, where there is less traffic, may take longer,” he concludes.
Still down
Throughout Quebec, the number of hospitalizations and intensive care patients continues to decline. The seven more deaths recorded on Monday have very little influence on the daily average of deaths due to COVID-19, which remained around 17 on Monday. The trend is thus down 24% over a period of one week.
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There was also a drop of 10 hospitalizations on Monday, which translates into 59 admissions and 69 discharges. To date, 1,446 patients with COVID-19 are still hospitalized, including 94 in intensive care, a decrease of 4 cases in 24 hours on this plan (7 entries, 11 exits).
Authorities reported 845 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the weekly average to 1,345, which also follows a downward trend of about 24% over a one-week period. Limitations on screening, however, make these data less representative. On the immunization side, the campaign continues to slow rapidly. By Saturday, just 8,375 additional vaccine doses had been administered. Quebec currently vaccinates an average of 13,636 people per day.
Pfizer’s vaccine less effective in children
New data collected by New York State showed Monday that Pfizer’s vaccine appeared to be less effective in preventing COVID-19 infection in young people aged 5 to 11 than in young adults or adolescents. According to the study in question, published on the medical site MedRxiv, the vaccine adequately protects children against serious complications, but offers virtually no protection against contamination by the virus, even months after the initial injection. . For the time being, only the Pfizer vaccine is authorized for children aged 5 to 11 in the United States.
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Henri Ouellette-Vezina
The Press
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“With the Omicron variant, there is fairly sustained transmission of COVID-19 in the region. The fifth wave seems to have hit the region later than elsewhere in Quebec, ”says the spokesperson for the Integrated Health and Social Services Center (CISSS) of the North Shore, Pascal Paradis.
According to the most recent data from the Institut national de santé publique du Québec, the North Shore currently has 484 active cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 inhabitants, which ranks the region first in Quebec in this regard, just ahead of the Bas-Saint-Laurent. Only a few days ago, this figure exceeded the 600 active cases in the same proportion.
These high numbers of cases seem to have had an impact on the death toll from the virus, which has risen sharply on the North Shore in recent weeks.
The region has gone from just 4 deaths at the end of January to 27 at present, the vast majority of which have occurred at home. The same phenomenon was also observed in the health network: from about ten hospitalizations in mid-January, the North Shore reached a peak of 60 hospitalizations a few days ago. This number is now around 46.
Situation “under control”
It must be understood that the region still has, like the rest of Quebec, “several outbreaks” in its health facilities, recalls Mr. Paradis. There are about ten sources of contamination still active on the North Shore. But “despite the numerous outbreaks, the situation is under control,” assures the CISSS.
“Our staff is mobilized, and we are able to offer services to the population everywhere on our vast territory”, supports the spokesperson, who says he is “confident that the situation will stabilize in the coming weeks”.
According to professor at the School of Public Health at the University of Montreal Roxane Borgès Da Silva, the waves can vary enormously “from one region to another”. “We saw it from the start, when Montreal was hit harder than elsewhere. There are several factors that come into play: the circulation of the virus, contacts with the population, the housing situation, vaccination, ”she says.
Each region reacts differently to COVID-19, especially since regions such as the North Shore were less affected in the first waves. It is to be taken into account.
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Roxane Borgès Da Silva, professor at the School of Public Health at the University of Montreal
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The professor and researcher specializing in immunology and virology at the National Institute for Scientific Research Alain Lamarre recalls that the “founder effect” of a virus or a variant – i.e. its ability to build itself with initial contaminations – is also a “matter of chance”.
“There is always a bit of chance in the way each region is affected, but what we see on the North Shore respects the logic, that is to say that their wave often comes after the big centers like Montreal and Quebec, where there are the most contacts. The pace of exposure in more rural areas, where there is less traffic, may take longer,” he concludes.
Still down
Throughout Quebec, the number of hospitalizations and intensive care patients continues to decline. The seven more deaths recorded on Monday have very little influence on the daily average of deaths due to COVID-19, which remained around 17 on Monday. The trend is thus down 24% over a period of one week.
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There was also a drop of 10 hospitalizations on Monday, which translates into 59 admissions and 69 discharges. To date, 1,446 patients with COVID-19 are still hospitalized, including 94 in intensive care, a decrease of 4 cases in 24 hours on this plan (7 entries, 11 exits).
Authorities reported 845 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the weekly average to 1,345, which also follows a downward trend of about 24% over a one-week period. Limitations on screening, however, make these data less representative. On the immunization side, the campaign continues to slow rapidly. By Saturday, just 8,375 additional vaccine doses had been administered. Quebec currently vaccinates an average of 13,636 people per day.
Pfizer’s vaccine less effective in children
New data collected by New York State showed Monday that Pfizer’s vaccine appeared to be less effective in preventing COVID-19 infection in young people aged 5 to 11 than in young adults or adolescents. According to the study in question, published on the medical site MedRxiv, the vaccine adequately protects children against serious complications, but offers virtually no protection against contamination by the virus, even months after the initial injection. . For the time being, only the Pfizer vaccine is authorized for children aged 5 to 11 in the United States.
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