What will the interim national director of public health, Luc Boileau, announce this afternoon at 2 p.m. as COVID infections rise in Quebec as well as patients suffering from coronavirus in our hospitals?
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Will Dr. Boileau confirm that a 4th dose of the vaccine will be offered to Quebecers aged 80 and over to better protect them against the virus?
Will he specify that he intends to postpone the lifting of the wearing of the mask which was to take place in mid-April due to the increase in contamination and the entry into the scene of the BA.2 variant?
Follow us live on all our platforms from 2 p.m. for this press briefing where Dr. Boileau will be accompanied by Marie-France Raynault, senior strategic medical adviser from the Direction générale de la santé publique of the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux (MSSS), and by the medical microbiologist, clinical expert in support of the scientific management of the MSSS pandemic, Jean Longtin.