Months after launch of Quebec’s vaccine campaign, hardest-hit areas still struggle with access – CBC

Community worker wonders why health board hasn’t set up permanent walk-in clinic in low-income area

Jun 08, 2021

Months after the vaccination campaign began in Quebec, Rose Ndjel says there still isn’t a simple and easy way for people in her neighbourhood of Parc-Extension to get a COVID-19 vaccine.

Earlier this month, the province attained the milestone of having more than 70 per cent of its population vaccinated with one dose.

But data recently released by Quebec shows some of the cities and neighbourhoods that were hardest hit by the pandemic are trailing behind in vaccination rates.

Park Ex and the borough of Montréal-Nord have the lowest vaccination rates in the city, at 47 and 46 per cent respectively.

Montreal and Laval are lagging behind the rest of the province, too. While about 70 per cent of Quebecers over 12 have received at least one dose, the proportion is lower in Montreal at 67.5 per cent and Laval, at 67.3 per cent.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/vaccination-rates-lagging-hard-hit-montreal-1.6056102