COVID-19 cases in Quebec is expected to decline slowly, the province’s public health director said Friday.Dr. Luc Boileau told reporters in Montreal that he expects the seventh wave of the pandemic to reach a plateau in the coming days, followed by the slow decline.“It went up more slowly and it will go down more slowly,” he said. “That’s why it’s important to remember that the virus is continuing to spread.
If it doesn’t descend quickly, it’s because there’s still a lot of infections and spread of the virus.”Quebec began vaccinating children under five against COVID-19 on Monday, but Boileau said he won’t be trying to convince parents to give their children the vaccine.“It’s a personal choice for parents, there are advantages to being vaccinated, but it’s not something that needs to be done, except for kids that really need it,” he said.