As Quebec Premier François Legault prepares to restart the economy and get students back to schools amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, the concept of developing “herd immunity” in children is making many parents fearful.

While school is cancelled across Quebec, Assunta Iasenzaniro is helping to homeschool her three kids. Assunta suffers from asthma, but her children are all healthy.

Despite that, she won’t send her kids back to class this spring if schools reopen. “I am nervous about my kids contracting the virus and bringing it home,” Iasenzaniro said. “The herd immunity makes me anxious when I hear them talking about that.” Herd immunity happens when you have enough people in the population who are immune to a virus, according to

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Trudeau slams Canada trucker protests, police threaten arrests

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Fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine ‘conceivable’ to protect against Omicron variant: Fauci

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Alberta parents, school officials react to COVID-19 masking changes

Alberta students will not have to wear masks in schools come Monday — and parents are split on their feelings about the changes. Breanna Karstens-Smith reports.

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Trucker protests: Trudeau says government has helped people grappling with demonstrations in Alberta, Ottawa ‘every step of the way’

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Alberta Premier Jason Kenney explains timing of vaccine passport ending

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Edmonton exploring its own municipal restrictions exemption program

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COVID-19: City committee votes against exploring vaccine passport program just for Calgary

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Alberta businesses divided over vaccine passport elimination

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Goodell: NFL won’t tolerate racism, vows changes amid Dolphins fallout

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Snoop Dogg takes over Death Row Records, label that launched his career

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Central Bucks West choir director charged with recording former student as he undressed

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Former MLB player Jeremy Giambi dead at 47

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More than 56,000 boosters given yesterday; 306 community cases; 12 in hospital

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Almost all restrictions affecting Alberta children gone soon

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Windsor asks for help to end protest

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Valentine’s Day deals to get back at your ex

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Montreal high school teachers full of questions about the resumption of classes

There are still plenty of questions around the planned re-opening of Quebec schools over the next few weeks.

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Coronavirus: De-confinement plans could be put on hold, Quebec premier says

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Coronavirus outbreak: Quebec premier predicts more long-term care deaths in coming weeks

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Coronavirus outbreak: Quebec premier says Montreal won’t reopen on target dates unless specific goals for COVID-19 containment are met

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Quebec to ease coronavirus measures starting next week as cases, deaths continue to rise

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Coronavirus: As Quebec plans to reopen, care homes still a battleground

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Quebec and Ontario are hardest hit by coronavirus. Why are their reopening plans different?

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Quebec to provide coronavirus update after unveiling staggered recovery plan

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Quebec to unveil second part of recovery plan amid coronavirus pandemic

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Quebec set to unveil gradual return to class for students amid coronavirus pandemic

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Coronavirus: Quebec counts 69 more deaths, cases climb above 24,100

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Coronavirus: What should Quebec’s upcoming plan to return to school look like?

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Coronavirus: Former Olympic figure skater Joannie Rochette to work in Quebec care homes

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Coronavirus outbreak: Herd immunity ‘not a concept that should be supported’, Tam says

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Coronavirus: Canada adds over 1,700 new cases, 161 new deaths

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Coronavirus outbreak: Legault says Quebecers experiencing ‘2 different worlds’ amid crisis in care homes

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Quebec officials to provide update as coronavirus cases, deaths continue to rise

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Coronavirus: Quebec MNAs make virtual return to National Assembly to question ministers

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Coronavirus: Arcand says military help in Quebec long-term care homes was long overdue

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Coronavirus: Legault pushes ‘herd immunity’ ahead of gradual reopening of schools

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Quebec officials to provide coronavirus update as premier hopes to boost long-term care staffing

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Coronavirus: Quebec mulls gradual re-opening of schools, economy

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Quebec officials to give coronavirus update as premier considers slowly reopening economy, schools

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Coronavirus outbreak: Quebec reports 102 more deaths, bringing total to 1,041 as half of vacant health-care positions filled

Quebec Premier François Legault on Tuesday announced that the province’s updated death toll now stands at 1,041, which includes an increase of 102 more deaths as total COVID-19 cases top 20,000 in the province. The majority of those deaths are of people in long-term care homes.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Quebec officials meeting to discuss ‘gradual’ reopening of economy, schools, daycare centres

Quebec Premier François Legault said on Tuesday that a meeting will be held later in the day regarding how the province will gradually reopen its economy, its schools and its daycare centres.

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Officials to give coronavirus update as Quebec aims to increase staff in long-term care homes

The Quebec government and public health officials will provide an update on Tuesday afternoon on the spread of the novel coronavirus as the premier continues to appeal for more assistance in long-term care facilities.

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Quebec schools won’t reopen on May 4 amid coronavirus pandemic: François Legault

Quebec Premier François Legault says the province is not ready to re-open schools on May 4 — a potential date he had previously floated — amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Coronavirus: Former minister Gaétan Barrette among doctors to fill staffing gap at Quebec care homes

A number of medical specialists have stepped up to the plate following calls from Quebec Premier François Legault for help to staff the province’s troubled network of long-term care homes (CHSLDs) as they battle the novel coronavirus outbreak.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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