Since December 14, 2020, the vaccination campaign against COVID-19 has started. The first sites were CHSLDs in Quebec and Montreal: CHSLD Saint-Antoine and the Maimonides Donald Berman Geriatric Center. How many people are vaccinated today? What are the priority groups and centers that will receive the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine?
How many vaccines against COVID-19 have been administered per region in Quebec?
The Government of Quebec publishes a list of the number of vaccine doses administered by region. The official site of the Government of Quebec presents this list. Here is the list dated April 15th 2021.
Régions | Nombre de doses de vaccins administrés |
| 01- Bas-Saint-Laurent | 54 117 |
| 02- Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean | 67 687 |
| 03- Capitale-Nationale | 184 502 |
| 04- Mauricie-et-Centre-du-Québec | 128 145 |
| 05- Estrie | 107 553 |
| 06- Montréal | 599 404 |
| 07- Outaouais | 90 463 |
| 08- Abitibi-Témiscamingue | 30 600 |
| 09- Côte-Nord | 34 415 |
| 10- Nord-du-Québec | 9 377 |
| 11- Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine | 36 220 |
| 12- Chaudière-Appalaches | 98 244 |
| 13- Laval | 105 487 |
| 14- Lanaudière | 121 060 |
| 15- Laurentides | 136 207 |
| 16- Montérégie | 317 774 |
| 17- Nunavik | 6 570 |
| 18- Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James | 15 950 |
| Inconnu | 2 150 |
| Total | 2 145 925 |
For any questions on this list, please contact the MSSS .For now, the first people to have received the vaccine are residents of CHSLDs or employees of these centers, in contact with patients.
COVID-19 vaccination campaign schedule calendar
The Government of Quebec also provides you with a complete calendar containing the approximate dates and forecasts for the vaccination.
See the calendar on the official government website
Priority groups to receive the vaccine
According to the Government of Quebec , vaccines will be available gradually and some people will be vaccinated before others, according to the ranks below:
Rank 1: Residents in public and private CHSLDs& RI
Rank 2: Healthcare workers (in contact with patients)
Rank 3: Residents in private seniors' residences (RPA)
Rank 4: Residents in remote communities with chronic health problems
Rank 5: People aged 80 and over
Rank 6: People aged 70 to 79
Rank 7: People aged 60 to 69
Rank 8: People under the age of 60 with a risk factor
Rank 9: Essential workers under 60
Rank 10: Remaining of the adult population under 60
Rank 11: Children (age to be determined according to the data to come)
Rank 12: Pregnant women
This comprehensive document from the Quebec Immunization Committee provides explanations on how priority groups were determined.
21 vaccination sites
According to La Presse , around fifteen regions started to receive their first doses of the vaccine. Here is the list:
- Bas-Saint-Laurent : Rimouski CHSLD
- Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean : CHSLD de la Colline
- Capitale-Nationale : University institute in mental health of Quebec, Saint-Antoine accommodation center (reception of new doses, the operation continues)
- Mauricie : Cloutier multiservice health and social services center
- Center-du-Québec : Drummondville-Sud Community Center
- Estrie : Center de foires de Sherbrooke
- Montreal : CHSLD Saint-Henri, CHSLD Maimonides (reception of new doses, the operation continues), CHSLD Jeanne Le Ber-IUSM, CHSLD Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci, CHSLD de l'Hôpital Sainte-Anne
- Outaouais : CHSLD Lionel-Émond
- Abitibi-Témiscamingue : CHSLD Pie-XII
- North Shore : Sept-Îles Hospital
- Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine : CHSLD New Carlisle
- Chaudière-Appalaches : CLSC-CHSLD Paul-Gilbert, Saint-Georges Hospital
- Laval : City-of-Health Hospital
- Lanaudière : Lanaudière Regional Hospital Center (Saint-Charles-Borromée)
- Laurentians : Designated screening clinic (Boisbriand)
- Montérégie: Saint-Hyacinthe Agricultural Society, COOP Pavilion, Quartier Dix30 vaccination clinic
January 25: beginning of the vaccination in private seniors' residence
Excellent news for residents of private residences, the COVID-19 vaccination campaign will begin on January 25, according to La Presse.
