Walk-in vaccination clinic opening Thursday at the corner of St-Laurent & Ste-Catherine

In a press conference this afternoon, Quebec Health and Social Services Minister Lionel Carmant introduced a new plan to persuade the 540,000 Quebec adults who remain unvaccinated to get their first shots of the COVID-19 vaccine.

The plan involves the opening of a series of pop-up clinics, the first being the CLSC Sainte-Catherine at the corner of Ste-Catherine and St-Laurent in Montreal, which will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (at 66 Ste-Catherine E.).

Carmant noted that the 8% of adult Quebecers who remain unvaccinated isn’t entirely made up of anti-vaxxers and people opposed to health measures; some come from vulnerable and marginalized populations.

Stratégie pour rejoindre les non-vaccinés ????

Nous allons intensifier nos efforts afin de mettre en place des actions adaptées dans les quartiers à faible taux de vaccination, afin de rejoindre le + de gens possible.

Chaque dose donnée, c’est un pas dans la bonne direction! ???????? pic.twitter.com/nhjbRH1RKb

— Lionel Carmant (@CarmantLionel) January 24, 2022

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