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The vaccine passport is now required to enter the SAQ and SQDC

by Lorraine Carpenter

The public health mandate will be extended to big box stores on Jan. 24.

In a press conference on Jan. 6, Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé announced that the vaccine passport will be required for entry to SAQ and SQDC branches across the province as of Jan. 18. Dubé said that this measure will be extended to other non-essential businesses in the coming weeks (notably big box stores on Jan. 24), suggesting that the province is considering requiring proof of vaccination in the “personal care” industry.

The day following this announcement, first dose appointments across Quebec quadrupled.

This news was announced as pandemic numbers in Quebec continued to break records. On Jan. 5, 415 people were admitted to hospital in the province. Dubé said that hospitalizations were projected to reach 3,000 at a time when the province’s healthcare system was down 20,000 workers.

Quebec announces that the vaccine passport will be required to enter the SAQ and SQDC as of Jan. 18.

This article was originally published on Jan. 6 and updated on Jan. 18, 2022.

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by Lorraine Carpenter

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Lorraine Carpenter was born in Montreal and studied communications and journalism at Concordia. She co-founded Cult MTL in 2012 following 12 years at the now-defunct Montreal alt weekly the Mirror, where she worked in editorial as copy editor and music editor. She’s dedicated to supporting the cultural scene in Montreal.