Quebec to Make COVID-Era Vaccination Centres Permanent , Expand Testing Amid Rising COVID Cases

Quebec to Make COVID-Era Vaccination Centres Permanent , Expand Testing Amid Rising COVID Cases
Seniors wait after receiving a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in Montreal on Mar. 10, 2021. The Canadian Press/Paul Chiasson
Matthew Horwood
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As cases of COVID-19 continue to rise in Quebec, the province will spent $1.36 billion over five years to upgrade temporary vaccination centres set up during the pandemic and make them permanent, with some 100 centres with upgraded testing capabilities to be ready by October.

Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé announced Sept. 8 that the centres will be offering more services, including blood, urine, stool, and infection tests. They will be in addition to the 160 existing sample collection centres.