MONTREAL -- For a second day in a row, the COVID-19 vaccination centre in Montreal's NDG borough will be accepting walk-ins from youth as young as 12 years old.
The line up was long outside of the Bill-Durnan Arena Sunday, as those under 18 years old took advantage of the invitation to roll their sleeves up for a vaccine jab.
"We have been allocated 500 doses more per day than expected," said Montreal West-Central health and social services centre (CIUSSS) spokesperson Carl Theriault.
By 9 a.m., the centre was out of doses.
Theriault said the Bill-Durnan Arena welcomed 533 walk-ins on Saturday including 340, who were between 12 and 17 years old.
Quebec's public health ministry tweeted Saturday that appointments will soon be available for teenagers at all of the province's vaccination clinics and centres, and is urging those over 18 to book their appointments.
Health Minister Christian Dube said on Twitter that sites have been added to get closer to the province's vaccination goal.
"I invite the 18-44 (age group) to make an appointment so that we reach 75 per cent in these age groups," he said.
VACCINATION CAMPAIGN
As of Sunday afternoon, Quebec reports that 54 per cent of the province has received at least one vaccine dose (4,929,054 total).
Four per cent (323,113 people total) of the population has received a second dose.
The number of people under 18 years of age who have received a dose is 15,235.
