COVID-19 vaccination in Quebec

See also: COVID-19 vaccination in Canada
COVID-19 vaccination in Quebec
DateDecember 14, 2020 (2020-12-14) – present
LocationQuebec
Also known asCampagne de vaccination contre la COVID-19 au Québec (French)
CauseCOVID-19 pandemic in Quebec
Organized by- Health Canada
- Public Health Agency of Canada
- Quebec government
- Municipal government in Canada
Participants23,011,181 doses administered (April 11, 2023)[1]
7,080,723 second doses administered (April 11, 2023)[1]
Outcome84.8% of the population has received at least one dose of a vaccine (April 11, 2023)[1]
WebsiteGovernment of Quebec

The COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Quebec (French: Campagne de vaccination contre la Covid-19 au Québec) was a provincial effort to distribute and administer vaccines against COVID-19.

Quebec received their first shipments of COVID-19 vaccines on December 13, 2020.[2] Priority vaccination of long-term care home residents and healthcare workers began the next day, with an 89-year-old resident of a long-term care home in Quebec City being the first in the province and country to receive a vaccine.[3] On March 1, 2021, vaccination of the general population began, starting with people 80 years of age or older in Montreal.[4] Over the course of the next three months, the vaccination campaign was gradually expanded to each age group in descending order. By May 14, all adults in Quebec were able to book a vaccination appointment,[5] and by June 6, 75% of eligible Quebecers had received at least one dose of a vaccine.[6] By mid-January 2022, all adults were eligible to receive a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.[7]

From September 1, 2021, to March 12, 2022, a vaccine passport was required to enter restaurants, bars, gyms, and indoor venues, among other places.[8][9] For a short time, it was also required for big-box stores, provincial alcohol stores, and provincial cannabis stores.[10][11]

  1. ^ a b c "Données de vaccination contre la COVID-19 au Québec". INSPQ (in French). Gouvernement. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  2. ^ Radio-Canada (2020-12-13). "Les premières doses du vaccin contre la COVID-19 sont arrivées au Canada". Radio-Canada. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  3. ^ Forani, Jonathan; Aiello, Rachel (2020-12-14). "'V-Day': First COVID-19 vaccines administered in Canada". CTV News. Archived from the original on 2021-01-05. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  4. ^ Messier, François (2021-03-01). "C'est parti pour la vaccination de masse à Montréal" (in French). Radio-Canada. Archived from the original on 2021-03-02. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference vaccSched was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Ligne du temps COVID-19 au Québec". INSPQ (in French). Gouvernement du Québec. 5 October 2022.
  7. ^ "COVID-19 : l'accès à la 3e dose vaccinale étendu dès mardi au Québec". Radio-Canada (in French). 2022-01-04. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  8. ^ Cabrera, Holly; Olson, Isaac (2021-08-05). "Facing onset of 4th wave of COVID-19 infections, Quebec to implement vaccine passport system". CBC News. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  9. ^ "COVID-19 in Quebec: What you need to know this weekend". CBC News. 2022-03-12.
  10. ^ Nerestant, Antoni (2022-01-06). "Quebec expands vaccine passports to liquor, cannabis stores, with 3rd dose requirement on the way". CBC News. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  11. ^ Laframboise, Kalina (2022-02-15). "Quebec to end COVID-19 vaccine passport system on March 14". Global News.