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2nd doses of Moderna vaccine arrive in Eeyou Istchee
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2nd doses of the Moderna vaccine were successfully delivered to communities in Eeyou Istchee today. The 2nd dose campaign starts Tuesday, April 6.
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CaptionView of the land from the plane as it flies from Montreal to Chibougamau -
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CaptionChibougamau... where vaccines were transferred from the cargo plane to vehicles that took them to Oujé-Bougoumou, Mistissini and Waswanipi. -
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CaptionWaskaganish. Kevin Cox and Isabelle Fauchon were waiting to pick up their box of vaccines. “We’re happy to get the 2nd doses now before everyone starts leaving for Goose Break,” Fauchon said. -
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CaptionNemaska, where Linda Orr and Head Nurse Nick picked up the community’s vaccines at the airport. -
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CaptionEastmain, where CMC staff Valérie Potvin and Elisabeth Bélanger-Roy met the cargo plane to get their supply of second vaccine doses. “We had a really good 1st dose campaign,” Potvin said. -
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CaptionWemindji. Head Nurse Michael Moutquin said he was wearing the same mask as when he picked up the 1st dose shipment in January. It’s for good luck. -
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CaptionChisasibi. Billy Bearskin, Sophie Rivest, Annie Dumontier and Frida Blackwell picked up their box of vaccines.
Getting vaccinated protects your family and community. Come get your second dose before Goose Break. Let’s get this done together!
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Updated
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A shipment of second doses of the Moderna vaccines is arriving in Eeyou Istchee on Monday, April 5. Drop-in vaccination clinics will open their doors in every community on Tuesday, April 6.
