For several months, the public health in Montérégie has been preparing to vaccinate the population. Now the wait is over. Several vaccination clinics will be open in Suroît.
The Integrated Health and Social Services Center (CISSS) of Montérégie-Ouest is proud to announce the addition of several vaccination clinics in order to increase the accessibility of vaccination against COVID-19 in its territory.
The first clinic in Vaudreuil-Soulanges will open in Vaudreuil-Dorion, on March 11th , 2021, at the Centre Multisports, 3093, boulevard de la Gare. Then, on Thursday, March 18th , a vaccination clinic will be available in Rigaud at the Édifice Paul-Brasseur (Salle de l’Amitié), 10, Saint-Jean-Baptiste Street East.
Finally, the Vaudreuil-Soulanges region will have a third clinic. This time, it will be located at the Saint-Zotique Town Hall, 1250, rue Principale. This vaccination center will be open as of Friday, March 26th.
Beauharnois-Salaberry
Announced last week, the Centre Valleyfield, located at 50, rue Dufferin in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield has been hosting a vaccination clinic since February 26th . However, another vaccination clinic will be set up. This time, it will be in Beauharnois at Salle Marie-Rose, 600, rue Ellice in Beauharnois on Friday, March 19th .
Haut-Saint-Laurent
A COVID-19 vaccination site will also be opened in Haut-Saint-Laurent. As of Friday, March 19th, the public will be able to come to the Ormstown recreation center, 87, rue Roy to receive the vaccine.
Yves Masse, President and CEO of the Integrated Health and Social Services Center of Montérégie-Ouest (CISSSMO), explains that with the establishment of these clinics, the CISSSMO meets the objective of having a vaccination site per local service network (RLS) in the territory of Montérégie-Ouest.
“I am extremely proud of the thoroughness and speed shown by our teams in setting up vaccination clinics, which are major and essential in this fight against COVID-19. The staff is ready to vaccinate!” says Mr. Masse.
85 years old and over
The government of Quebec has announced that vaccination of the population aged 85 and over, born in 1936 and before, is now possible. In fact, the time slots show that this age group was really waiting for the vaccine. Vaccination days are already full.
“The start of the vaccination of the population marks a very important step in the current vaccination campaign, says Dr. Julie Loslier, director of public health for Montérégie. I personally invite everyone 85 and over to make an appointment without delay. Subsequently, people of different age groups will be called upon to be vaccinated. We only ask that you to be patient.”
Hope
For Dr. Loslier, the deployment of the vaccination campaign among the population gives a lot of hope in the fight against the pandemic. “Even after receiving the vaccine, people will have to remain vigilant since the vaccine takes several weeks to be effective, she says. The virus is still circulating, more contagious variants have been identified in Quebec. We must therefore continue to monitor public health measures to continue to protect the most vulnerable people.”
Appointment
People in the prioritized category, who wish to obtain the first dose of the vaccine are invited to consult the page quebec.ca/vaccinCOVID to make an appointment online and, thus, follow the progress of the vaccination campaign by region.
Those who do not have access to the Internet or who have difficulty using it can call 1 877 644-4545.
Staff needed at the vaccination clinics
The CISSS de la Montérégie-Ouest is currently looking for staff to meet the workforce needs in the vaccination clinics. In particular, service assistants, administrative agents, evaluators and vaccinators are in demand. Those wishing to contribute are invited to apply on the jecontribuecovid19.gouv.qc.ca site.
