Many students haven’t been physically back to CEGEPs or universities because of the pandemic, he adds. Dubé says a lot of adults have also lost their livelihoods as restaurants, hotels and other industries face sweeping closures aimed at limiting the spread of COVID-19.“I want to tell you that I can hear you and that I know it has not been easy,” he wrote.“You might have felt like you weren’t a ‘priority’ and I can understand why.
But myself, as a father of two young adults, I have never forgotten you.”With vaccination opening up to all adults this week, the health minister is calling on young people to get their shots.