Childhood vaccination rates remain stable in Quebec despite the COVID-19 pandemic
Coverage stayed near 90% for one-year-olds and 86% for two-year-olds, while health workers and counsellors pushed to limit vaccine hesitancy.
- As students head back to school across Quebec, data from the INSPQ indicate vaccination rates have remained stable in recent years, defying pandemic-era declines observed in many other countries.
- Arnaud Gagneur, a pediatrician at the University of Sherbrooke, attributes stability to proactive efforts like EMMIE, which trains counsellors to discuss vaccination with parents early in a child's life.
- Nicholas Brousseau notes that about 90 per cent of children in Quebec "are still well vaccinated," meaning they received most childhood vaccines, despite hesitancy rooted in questioning of political and health authorities.
- Reports indicate 25 per cent of parents did not perceive risk in delaying vaccination, while nearly 40 per cent believed multiple shots increased side-effect risks, according to research by Gagneur.
- While the "back-to-school dose" has lower uptake, Brousseau says various catch-up initiatives exist throughout a child's schooling, including a comprehensive review of vaccination records in 9th grade.
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The Toronto Star
Childhood vaccination rates remain stable in Quebec despite the COVID-19 pandemic
MONTRÉAL - As students head back to school across Quebec, data from the province's public health institute indicate that vaccination rates have remained stable in recent years.
No change in vaccination rates among Quebec children despite pandemic: INSPQ
As the school year begins this week for many children, data from the Institut national de santé public du Québec (INSPQ) show that vaccination coverage has remained stable. According to experts, Quebec is in a good position, but this has not come without effort. Vaccination coverage for vaccines required for the start of the school […]
As the school year begins this week for many children, data from the Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ) show that immunization coverage has remained stable. According to experts, Quebec is in a good position, but this has not been achieved without effort.
Data from the Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ) show that immunization coverage has remained stable.
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