"I think all of use agreed that it was the culmination of months of hard work and strict measures. We know that this is not the end, but it's a major step." - Eleanor Gull, interim Local Director
Photo credit: Maïtée Labrecque-Saganash/CBHSSJB
On Tuesday, January 5 the first COVID-19 vaccines in Eeyou Istchee were administered in Mistissini. 750 people were vaccinated by Friday afternoon, January 8
On Saturday January 9, 200 vaccines were deployed from Mistissini to Oujé-Bougoumou on Saturday to speed up the vaccination campaign amid an outbreak of COVID-19 in that community.
COVID-19 vaccines are scheduled to arrive in Eeyou Istchee this coming weekend. On Monday, COVID-19 vaccination clinic supplies were distributed to each community in Eeyou Istchee.
