Quebec recruits 1,000 nurses to work full time amid urgent labour shortage Dubé said earlier this week about 13,000 health workers in the province had not received a single dose of vaccine, and he said the government would present a “contingency plan” next week to address how the network would cope with labour shortages.On Friday, he said that between 300 and 400 health workers every day are receiving a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and he urged all other unvaccinated workers to follow suit to avoid service disruptions.“Continue to go get vaccinated,” he said. “It’s the best solution to arrive at a contingency plan with the fewest impacts possible.” Quebec records 5 more deaths, 643 new cases attributed to COVID-19 Quebec’s public.