The Integrated Health and Social Services Center (CISSS) des Laurentides is pleased to announce that the first round of vaccination against COVID-19 for all residents housed in private seniors’ residences (RPA) in the Laurentians territory is completed.

The Integrated Health and Social Services Center (CISSS) des Laurentides announced that the first round of vaccination against COVID-19 for all residents housed in private seniors’ residences (RPA) in the Laurentians territory is completed. In total, some 6,000 RPA residents have agreed to receive the vaccine, or nearly 90% of people housed in the region’s 85 certified RPAs.
The CISSS des Laurentides reminds everyone that the second dose remains important and will be offered as soon as possible. Regarding the small percentage of unvaccinated residents, it should be noted that the majority of these could not receive the vaccine due to their symptomatic state or a positive result for the disease. Therefore, these people will be offered the vaccine later.
It should also be remembered that the maximum efficacy of the vaccine seems to be reached 28 days after administration in the elderly.
“The administration of the first dose of the vaccine to residents accommodated in RPA is another particularly important step in this vaccination campaign which aims to protect as quickly as possible the most vulnerable people. I want to salute the hard work of the teams who made it all possible in such a short time. Due to the size of our territory and the strict instructions regarding the movement of the vaccine which made this operation more complex, our teams brilliantly met this major challenge
by administering between 400 to 900 doses on a daily basis, in 10 days only”, emphasized the President and CEO of the CISSS des Laurentides, Ms. Rosemonde Landry.
The COVID-19 vaccination campaign has already started in the general population, depending on age groups. Thus, in the Laurentians, people aged 85 and over (born in 1936 and before) have been invited, since February 25, to make an appointment to be vaccinated.
As of February 26, 11 a.m., 19,575 COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the Laurentians.