As a result, department will also launch a campaign blitz in high schools to boost vaccination rates and offer shots to eligible students and staff.
Drouin says only 53 per cent of eligible children between the ages of 12 to 17 have been fully vaccinated in the region.“It’s not enough at a collective level an impact to contain outbreaks,” she said.The vaccine is a key tool in this ongoing health crisis, Drouin said, noting it helps reduce the transmission of COVID-19 and the symptoms of the disease.“The message is to get vaccinated,” she said.—with files from Global News’ Olivia O’Malley.